Cast: Ben Stiller
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Ben Stiller. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 79
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (TV Series)
2007 · Series · 11 min. · United States
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.
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...
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
I'm Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix
2010 · Movie · 108 min. · United States
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
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020 · Documentary · 85 min. · United States
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