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Metascore
25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumAn 
unexpectedly revealing, disconcerting documentary that benefits from the filmmaker's unmediated approach, his home-movie-
quality visual style, and his controlled use of on-the-fly moments.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeAs entertaining as any showbiz documentary in recent memory.
- 80Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichIt's an equally insightful and excruciating journey, with our quip-ready protagonist perpetually caught between two modes: eager-to-please caffeinated and near-breakdown frustrated.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis is not to say Conan O'Brien is a bad man. In fact, after the movie, I rather admired him. What we are seeing is a man determined to vindicate himself after a public humiliation.
- 70Boxoffice MagazineMark KeizerBoxoffice MagazineMark KeizerMore than just a jocular account of a musical comedy revue, Conan O'Brien Can't Stop is a snapshot of a unique man's psyche at a very peculiar moment.
- 70VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonThe biggest laughs and most intriguing revelations are provided offstage in this slickly produced documentary, as O'Brien -- often pushing himself to the point of exhaustion before, during and after performances -- plays for keeps while playing for laughs.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceAs fly-on-the-wall as it gets-meaning the camerawork is often sloppy-Flender's film presents O'Brien in full-on Tortured Star mode, alternately overexerting himself and complaining that he's being overworked, courting attention and sulking alone. The portrayal is at times startlingly negative.
- 50Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesThroughout the tour O'Brien makes it a point of pride to oblige his fans, though even this comes off as self-centered.
- 38Slant MagazineNick SchagerSlant MagazineNick SchagerCan't mask that, at heart, it's merely a trifling tour documentary that gives further excessive attention to the late-night star's 2010 ouster as The Tonight Show host.
- 38Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsMaybe this review is more about me than about Conan O'Brien, but I really couldn't get past the odor of self-congratulation emanating from nearly every scene in Conan O'Brien Can't Stop.