Cast: Ben Stiller

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


Direction Tim Heidecker · Eric Wareheim · Jonathan Krisel

Cast Tim Heidecker · Eric Wareheim · Bob Odenkirk · John C. Reilly

Synopsis Two comedians, average nobodies, and celebrity guest stars perform bizarre low-budget comedy sketches.

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7.8

50 votes

7.8

50 votes

Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series)

2000 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Larry David · Robert B. Weide · Larry Charles · Bryan Gordon

Cast Larry David · Jeff Garlin · Cheryl Hines · Susie Essman

Synopsis Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) (2000) follows Larry David, co-creator of *Seinfeld*, as a fictionalized version of himself navigating everyday life in Los Angeles. The semi-improvised comedy highlights Larry's social missteps, petty grievances, and awkward interactions, often leading to hilariously...

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7.4

7K votes

7.4

7K votes

Empire of the Sun

1987 · Movie · 145 min. · United States

Direction Steven Spielberg

Cast Christian Bale · John Malkovich · Joe Pantoliano · Miranda Richardson

Synopsis Empire of the Sun (1987) follows young Jamie "Jim" Graham, a privileged British boy living in Shanghai, whose life is upended during the Japanese invasion of 1941. Separated from his parents, Jim is thrust into the chaos of war and...

7.3

28K votes

7.3

28K votes

The Royal Tenenbaums

2001 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Wes Anderson

Cast Gene Hackman · Anjelica Huston · Ben Stiller · Luke Wilson

Synopsis In their youth, the Tenenbaums--an eccentric New York family--were extraordinary. They were all geniuses. Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) was a successful litigator. His wife Etheline (Angelica Huston) raised their children to be ambitious, entrepreneurial, and creative--then published an acclaimed book...

6.9

28K votes

6.9

28K votes

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

2009 · Documentary · 101 min. · United States

Direction Gregory V. Sherman · Jeff Sherman

Cast Richard M. Sherman · Robert B. Sherman · Dick Van Dyke · Angela Lansbury

Synopsis "The Boys" documents the extraordinary lives of two radically diverse siblings: the multi-award-winning songwriting team-- the Sherman Brothers. The documentary traces the origins of their remarkable careers--from their childhood and young adulthood, through a six-decade collaboration that included 50 motion...

6.9

40 votes

6.9

40 votes

Harmontown

2014 · Documentary · 101 min. · United States

Direction Neil Berkeley

Cast Dan Harmon · Jeff Bryan Davis · Spencer Crittenden · Erin McGathy

Synopsis On the surface, Harmontown is a road movie about the boozy live shows of the popular podcast of the same name. Capturing backstage shenanigans and philosophical musings along the way, the film follows a band of misfits that include TV...

6.6

136 votes

6.6

136 votes

Meet the Parents

2000 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Jay Roach

Cast Robert De Niro · Ben Stiller · Blythe Danner · Teri Polo

Synopsis Meet the Parents (2000) follows Greg Focker, a kind-hearted nurse, as he travels to meet his girlfriend Pam's family for the first time. Eager to make a good impression, Greg faces a series of comedic mishaps, especially under the watchful...

6.6

61K votes

6.6

61K votes

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

2013 · Movie · 114 min. · United States

Direction Ben Stiller

Cast Ben Stiller · Kristen Wiig · Adam Scott · Patton Oswalt

Synopsis The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) follows Walter Mitty, a daydreaming photo editor at Life magazine, who escapes his mundane life through vivid fantasies. When a crucial negative goes missing, Walter embarks on a real-life adventure to find the...

6.2

29K votes

6.2

29K votes

Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny

2006 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction Liam Lynch

Cast Jack Black · Kyle Gass · JR Reed · Tim Robbins

Synopsis In Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny (2006), aspiring rockers JB and KG embark on a wild quest to find a legendary guitar pick forged from Satan's tooth. Believing it holds the power to make them the greatest band ever,...

6.2

7K votes

6.2

7K votes

Reality Bites

1994 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Ben Stiller

Cast Winona Ryder · Ethan Hawke · Janeane Garofalo · Ben Stiller

Synopsis Reality Bites (1994) follows recent college graduate Lelaina Pierce as she navigates the challenges of adulthood in 1990s Houston. Dreaming of a career in filmmaking, she documents her friends' lives while facing romantic entanglements with the charming but unreliable Troy...

6.2

10K votes

6.2

10K votes

There's Something About Mary

1998 · Movie · 119 min. · United States

Direction Peter Farrelly · Bobby Farrelly

Cast Cameron Diaz · Ben Stiller · Matt Dillon · Chris Elliott

Synopsis There's Something About Mary (1998) follows Ted, a lovable but awkward man who hires a private investigator to track down his high school crush, Mary, years after their prom night went disastrously wrong. As Ted reconnects with Mary, he discovers...

6.2

154K votes

6.2

154K votes

Direction Casey Affleck

Cast Joaquin Phoenix · Antony Langdon · Carey Perloff · Larry McHale

Synopsis I'm Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix (2010) is a provocative mockumentary that blurs the line between reality and performance. The film follows Joaquin Phoenix as he abruptly retires from acting to pursue a career in hip-hop, sparking...

6.2

6K votes

6.2

6K votes

Meet the Fockers

2004 · Movie · 115 min. · United States

Direction Jay Roach

Cast Ben Stiller · Robert De Niro · Dustin Hoffman · Barbra Streisand

Synopsis You've met the parents; now meet the Fockers. Her straight-arrow parents have less than nothing in common with his free-spirited progenitors. Patriarchs Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro face off as matriarchs Blythe Danner and Barbra Streisand size each other...

6.0

64K votes

6.0

64K votes

The Ben Stiller Show (TV Series)

1992 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Judd Apatow · Jeff Kahn · Ben Stiller · John Fortenberry

Cast Ben Stiller · Andy Dick · Janeane Garofalo · Bob Odenkirk

Synopsis This comedy/variety show specialized in parodies of movies and television shows and commercials. Often, they would also have a special guest (e.g., a TV actor) join them in the comedy sketches, with hilarious results.

6.0

26 votes

6.0

26 votes

Miami Vice (TV Series)

1984 · Series · 50 min. · United States

Direction Anthony Yerkovich · John Nicolella · Richard Compton · Leon Ichaso

Cast Don Johnson · Philip Michael Thomas · Edward James Olmos · Saundra Santiago

Synopsis TV Series (1984-1990). 5 Seasons. 111 Episodes. Miami Vice was one of the most innovative and powerful TV series of all time, focusing on the Miami Metro-Dade police "Vice" department and it`s continued battle against the illicit drug, prostitution, and...

6.0

26K votes

6.0

26K votes

The Meyerowitz Stories

2017 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Noah Baumbach

Cast Adam Sandler · Ben Stiller · Dustin Hoffman · Grace Van Patten

Synopsis The Meyerowitz Stories (2017) follows the dysfunctional Meyerowitz family as they reunite in New York City. Estranged siblings Danny, Jean, and Matthew grapple with their complicated relationships with their self-absorbed, aging father, Harold, a once-aspiring artist. Through humor and heartache,...

6.0

6K votes

6.0

6K votes

Brad's Status

2017 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Mike White

Cast Ben Stiller · Austin Abrams · Jenna Fischer · Michael Sheen

Synopsis A father takes his son to tour colleges on the East Coast and meets up with an old friend who makes him feel inferior about his life's choices.

6.0

3K votes

6.0

3K votes

Direction Donick Cary

Cast Adam Horovitz · Nick Offerman · Rosie Pérez · Adam Scott

Synopsis Mixing comedy with a thorough investigation of psychedelics, 'Have a Good Trip' explores the pros, cons, science, history, future, pop cultural impact, and cosmic possibilities of hallucinogens.

5.9

747 votes

5.9

747 votes

Your Friends & Neighbors

1998 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Neil LaBute

Cast Jason Patric · Nastassja Kinski · Catherine Keener · Aaron Eckhart

Synopsis In this incendiary cocktail of modern mores set in suburbia, the intimacy between husbands and wives, between friends and neighbors, is explored...and exploded.

5.8

1K votes

5.8

1K votes

Stella

1990 · Movie · 109 min. · United States

Direction John Erman

Cast Bette Midler · John Goodman · Trini Alvarado · Stephen Collins

Synopsis Stella is determined, courageous, vulgar, unfashionable...and all her daughter has. Through the trials of teenagehood, to the problems of adulthood, Stella will do anything for Jenny...ending in an selfless, unforgettable sacrifice.

5.8

100 votes

5.8

100 votes