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Documentaries like John Candy: I Like Me

Not everyone loves John Candy: I Like Me for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love John Candy: I Like Me

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You grew up laughing at John Candy in Uncle Buck or Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

  2. You can be moved by friends talking about a man they still miss.

  3. You like hearing a real life told by the people who were there.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind2018

    • you grew up laughing at John Candy in Uncle Buck or Planes, Trains and Automobiles
    • you can be moved by friends talking about a man they still miss
    • hearing a real life told by the people who were there

    Good for you if you want to laugh again at Robin Williams improvising at full speed.

  • I Am Heath Ledger2017

    • you can be moved by friends talking about a man they still miss
    • hearing a real life told by the people who were there

    Good for you if you want to see Heath Ledger through his own camera.

  • Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story2024

    • you can be moved by friends talking about a man they still miss
    • hearing a real life told by the people who were there

    Good for you if you like being moved by a man learning to live again.

  • STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie2023

    • you can be moved by friends talking about a man they still miss
    • hearing a real life told by the people who were there

    Good for you if you like hearing Michael J. Fox tell his story in his own words.

  • American: The Bill Hicks Story2010

    • you grew up laughing at John Candy in Uncle Buck or Planes, Trains and Automobiles
    • hearing a real life told by the people who were there

    Good for you if you like stand-up and want to see where Bill Hicks's jokes came from.

  • For the Love of Spock2016

    • hearing a real life told by the people who were there

    Good for you if you want the man behind Spock, told by people who knew him.

  • Val2021

    • you can be moved by friends talking about a man they still miss
    • hearing a real life told by the people who were there

    Good for you if you like an actor's life told through his own camera.

  • Andre the Giant2018

    • you can be moved by friends talking about a man they still miss
    • hearing a real life told by the people who were there

    Good for you if you like the life of André Roussimoff, from a French farm to the WWE.

  • Everybody’s Everything2019

    • you can be moved by friends talking about a man they still miss
    • hearing a real life told by the people who were there

    Good for you if you're ready to be moved by a life cut short at 21.

  • Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage2010

    • hearing a real life told by the people who were there

    Good for you if you want the band's whole story, from the start.

  • Saving Mr. Banks2013

    • you can be moved by friends talking about a man they still miss
    • hearing a real life told by the people who were there

    Good for you if you like a film that reveals the father behind Mr. Banks and makes you cry.

  • Life Itself2014

    • you can be moved by friends talking about a man they still miss
    • hearing a real life told by the people who were there

    Good for you if you want the life of Roger Ebert, from Chicago newsrooms to television.

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