Cast: Stephen Merchant

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Stephen Merchant. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Direction Ricky Gervais · Stephen Merchant

Cast Ricky Gervais · Stephen Merchant · Ashley Jensen · Shaun Pye

Synopsis Enraged at the critical evisceration of his highly rated sitcom "When the Whistle Blows," an irrational Andy Millman (Ricky Gervais) resorts to extreme measures in a desperate attempt to balance respectability with fame. Though television viewers tune in to his...

7.6

1K votes

7.6

1K votes

The Office (TV Series)

2001 · Series · 30 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ricky Gervais · Stephen Merchant

Cast Ricky Gervais · Martin Freeman · Mackenzie Crook · Lucy Davis

Synopsis TV Series (2001-2003). 2 Seasons. 14 Episodes. The Office is a British television comedy series, created, written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, and first aired in the UK on BBC Two on July 9, 2001. After the...

7.6

8K votes

7.6

8K votes

Direction Richard Ayoade

Cast Matthew Holness · Matt Berry · Alice Lowe · Richard Ayoade

Synopsis In the 1980s horror writer Garth Marenghi wrote, produced, directed and starred in 'Darkplace', a groundbreaking series set in a hospital and exploring the depths of the author's imagination.

7.4

660 votes

7.4

660 votes

Extras (TV Series)

2005 · Series · 30 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ricky Gervais · Stephen Merchant

Cast Ricky Gervais · Ashley Jensen · Stephen Merchant · Shaun Williamson

Synopsis TV Series (2005-2007). 2 Seasons. 13 Episodes. Extras is a British sitcom about extras working on film sets and in theatre. The series was co-produced by the BBC and HBO, and is created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and...

7.3

4K votes

7.3

4K votes

Jojo Rabbit

2019 · Movie · 108 min. · New Zealand

Direction Taika Waititi

Cast Roman Griffin Davis · Scarlett Johansson · Thomasin McKenzie · Taika Waititi

Synopsis Lonely German boy Jojo "Rabbit" Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis) has his world view turned upside down when he discovers that his single mother Rosie (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his...

7.2

29K votes

7.2

29K votes

Life's Too Short (TV Series)

2011 · Series · 30 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ricky Gervais · Stephen Merchant · Warwick Davis

Cast Warwick Davis · Ricky Gervais · Stephen Merchant · Rosamund Hanson

Synopsis TV Series (2011). 7 Episodes. Life's Too Short is a sitcom mockumentary created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant from an idea by Warwick Davis, and is as described by Gervais, about "the life of a showbiz dwarf"....

7.2

2K votes

7.2

2K votes

An Idiot Abroad (TV Series)

2010 · Documentary · 45 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ricky Gervais · Stephen Merchant · Karl Pilkington · Krishnendu Majumdar

Cast Karl Pilkington · Ricky Gervais · Stephen Merchant · Luke Campbell

Synopsis Ricky Gervais calls An Idiot Abroad, "The most expensive practical joke I've ever done." Ricky and longtime friend Stephen Merchant are sending their uncultured colleague, Karl Pilkington to visit the 7 Wonders of the World. Will it open his eyes...

7.0

832 votes

7.0

832 votes

Logan

2017 · Movie · 135 min. · United States

Direction James Mangold

Cast Hugh Jackman · Patrick Stewart · Dafne Keen · Boyd Holbrook

Synopsis In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being...

6.9

34K votes

6.9

34K votes

6.5

42 votes

Hello Ladies (TV Series)

2013 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Stephen Merchant · Lee Eisenberg · Gene Stupnitsky · Julian Farino

Cast Stephen Merchant · Christine Woods · Nate Torrence · Kevin Weisman

Synopsis TV Series (2013). 9 Episodes. The project, which The Office co-creator co-wrote with former Office writer-producers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, stars the 6 foot-7 Merchant as a gawky Englishman searching for the woman of his dreams in Los Angeles....

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6.3

876 votes

6.3

876 votes

Cemetery Junction

2010 · Movie · 94 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ricky Gervais · Stephen Merchant

Cast Christian Cooke · Felicity Jones · Tom Hughes · Jack Doolan

Synopsis A 1970s-set comedy centered on three upstart professional men working at an insurance company. Reading, the 1970s. The lifestyle of three friends — Freddie (Cooke), Bruce (Hughes) and Snork (Doolan) — is put to the test when Freddie starts a...

6.2

2K votes

6.2

2K votes

Fighting with My Family

2019 · Movie · 108 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Stephen Merchant

Cast Florence Pugh · Lena Headey · Nick Frost · Dwayne Johnson

Synopsis A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.

6.1

2K votes

6.1

2K votes

Misery Loves Comedy

2014 · Documentary · 118 min. · United States

Direction Kevin Pollak

Cast Jon Favreau · Kevin Smith · Freddie Prinze Jr. · Matthew Perry

Synopsis Over fifty very famous American and Canadian funny people (filmmakers, writers, actors and comedians) share life and professional journeys and insights, in an effort to shed light on the thesis: Do you have to be miserable to be funny?

5.9

27 votes

5.9

27 votes

Hello Ladies: The Movie (TV)

2014 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Stephen Merchant

Cast Stephen Merchant · Christine Woods · Nate Torrence · Kevin Weisman

Synopsis The Stephen Merchant comedy concludes with an 80-minute movie where Stuart asks a model to pose as his girlfriend to impress his ex-girlfriend, who's visiting Los Angeles with her husband.

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5.9

495 votes

5.9

495 votes

Direction Jason Reitman

Cast Rob Reiner · Zazie Beetz · Nicholas Braun · Oliver Lennon

Synopsis Serialized remake of 'The Princess Bride' told in short chapters featuring celebrities at home during quarantine.

5.8

55 votes

5.8

55 votes

Run Fatboy Run

2007 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Schwimmer

Cast Simon Pegg · Thandie Newton · Hank Azaria · Dylan Moran

Synopsis Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.

5.6

3K votes

5.6

3K votes

The Girl in the Spider's Web

2018 · Movie · 117 min. · United States

Direction Fede Álvarez

Cast Claire Foy · Sverrir Gudnason · Vicky Krieps · Sylvia Hoeks

Synopsis Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.

5.4

3K votes

5.4

3K votes

Burke and Hare

2010 · Movie · 91 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Landis

Cast Simon Pegg · Andy Serkis · Isla Fisher · Tom Wilkinson

Synopsis A black comedy about two 19th century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.

5.4

2K votes

5.4

2K votes