Cast: Jon Stewart

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


The Daily Show (TV Series)

1996 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Madeleine Smithberg · Lizz Winstead · Chuck O'Neil · Scott Preston

Cast Jon Stewart · Stephen Colbert · Craig Kilborn · Lewis Black

Synopsis Providing comedy/news in the tradition of TV Nation and SNL's Weekend Update, Comedy Central's Daily Show reports on the foibles and of the real world with a satirical edge. In addition to news stories, the Daily Show also has celebrities...

7.8

135 votes

7.8

135 votes

The Colbert Report (TV Series)

2005 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Stephen Colbert · Ben Karlin · Jon Stewart · Jim Hoskinson

Cast Stephen Colbert · Jon Stewart · Paul Dinello · Jay Katsir

Synopsis Satirist news caster Stephen Colbert provides humorous commentary on the big issues going on in the United States and the rest of the world, with his larger then life ego and overly patriotic spirit along with him every step of...

7.7

102 votes

7.7

102 votes

Tickling Giants

2016 · Documentary · 111 min. · United States

Direction Sara Taksler

Cast Bassem Youssef · Jon Stewart · Shadi Alfons

Synopsis In the midst of the Egyptian Arab Spring, Bassem Youssef makes a decision that’s every mother’s worst nightmare… He leaves his job as a heart surgeon to become a full-time comedian. Dubbed, “The Egyptian Jon Stewart,” Bassem creates the satirical...

7.5

28 votes

7.5

28 votes

George Carlin's American Dream (TV)

2022 · Documentary · 217 min. · United States

Direction Judd Apatow · Michael Bonfiglio

Cast Jerry Seinfeld · Patton Oswalt · Bill Burr · Chris Rock

Synopsis Interviews with George Carlin's family and friends, material from his stand-up specials and footage from his personal archive.

Max

7.4

106 votes

7.4

106 votes

Wordplay

2006 · Documentary · 94 min. · United States

Direction Patrick Creadon

Cast Will Shortz · Bill Clinton · Jon Stewart · Bob Dole

Synopsis An in-depth look at The New York Times' long-time crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz and his loyal fan base.

7.0

48 votes

7.0

48 votes

All the President's Men Revisited (TV)

2013 · Documentary · 120 min. · United States

Direction Peter Schnall

Cast Bob Woodward · Carl Bernstein · Robert Redford · Dustin Hoffman

Synopsis Looks back at Watergate, the original game changer of America politics. How has Watergate changed the Presidency? What effect has the scandal had on our political leaders? And has hope and optimism forever been replaced in our national dialogue by...

6.4

40 votes

6.4

40 votes

Direction Chris Robinson

Cast Dave Chappelle · Neal Brennan · Chris Tucker · Aziz Ansari

Synopsis An all-star lineup of entertainers salute and celebrate the career achievements of comedian Dave Chappelle, the recipient of the 22nd Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

6.4

163 votes

6.4

163 votes

The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series)

1992 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Larry Sanders · Dennis Klein · Todd Holland · Ken Kwapis

Cast Garry Shandling · Jeffrey Tambor · Rip Torn · Wallace Langham

Synopsis The Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television sitcom that originally aired from August 1992 to May 1998 on the HBO cable television network in the United States. It starred stand-up comedian Garry Shandling as vain, neurotic talk show host...

Max

6.4

85 votes

6.4

85 votes

Playing by Heart

1999 · Movie · 124 min. · United States

Direction Willard Carroll

Cast Gillian Anderson · Ellen Burstyn · Sean Connery · Anthony Edwards

Synopsis Eleven articulate people work through affairs of the heart in L.A. Paul produces Hannah's TV cooking show, and they must move beyond gentle barbs when she wants to know about an affair of his years ago. Mark is dying of...

6.3

2K votes

6.3

2K votes

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

2024 · Documentary · 64 min. · United States

Direction Joe DeMaio

Cast John Mulaney · Jerry Seinfeld · Stavros Halkias · Ray J

Synopsis John Mulaney, a comedian, explores Los Angeles during a week when many comedians are in town, captured in six live shows.

6.2

21 votes

6.2

21 votes

The Adjustment Bureau

2011 · Movie · 107 min. · United States

Direction George Nolfi

Cast Matt Damon · Emily Blunt · Anthony Mackie · John Slattery

Synopsis David Norris (Matt Damon), a rising young politician in New York City, loses badly in a bid for the Senate. Going into the bathroom to compose his concession speech, he encounters ballerina Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) hiding in a stall...

6.1

22K votes

6.1

22K votes

6.1

119 votes

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Kevin Smith

Cast Jason Mewes · Kevin Smith · Ben Affleck · Shannon Elizabeth

Synopsis Once upon a time in a galaxy very, very close to New Jersey Jay and Silent Bob stumble upon something new called the internet and discover that Miramax is making a movie about their alter-egos, "Bluntman & Chronic." In order...

5.7

19K votes

5.7

19K votes

Cast Pete Davidson · Jon Stewart · John Mulaney · Chelsea Handler

Synopsis Celebrating the greats in stand-up comedy field, a space for comedy lovers to come together.

5.7

27 votes

5.7

27 votes

Big Daddy

1999 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction Dennis Dugan

Cast Adam Sandler · Joey Lauren Adams · Jon Stewart · Rob Schneider

Synopsis Sonny Koufax graduated from law school years ago but chose not to take the bar exam. Instead he works as a toll booth collector, and spends his day loafing around. One day his grilfriend decides that she has had enough,...

5.4

20K votes

5.4

20K votes

Death to Smoochy

2002 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Danny DeVito

Cast Edward Norton · Robin Williams · Catherine Keener · Jon Stewart

Synopsis In the cutthroat world of children's television, Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuscia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame -...

5.3

3K votes

5.3

3K votes

The Faculty

1998 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Robert Rodriguez

Cast Elijah Wood · Jordana Brewster · Josh Hartnett · Laura Harris

Synopsis A horror tale set in a High School where the students suspect the teaching staff of being aliens, who are intent on making the students their victims.

4.7

46K votes

4.7

46K votes

Mixed Nuts

1994 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Nora Ephron

Cast Steve Martin · Rita Wilson · Madeline Kahn · Juliette Lewis

Synopsis Christmas is only hours away, and Philip and his dedicated staff are about to go just a little crazy. Philip is a clumsy do-gooder who runs Lifesavers, a suicide prevention hotline service in the funky beach community of Venice, California....

4.3

646 votes

4.3

646 votes

Wishful Thinking

1997 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction Adam Park

Cast Drew Barrymore · Jennifer Beals · James Legros · Jon Stewart

Synopsis A story told from three angles. Max meets Elizabeth; they live together, but when she talks of marriage, he balks. He becomes extremely jealous, probably without cause, and thinks she's taken up with a friend of his, Jack. Elizabeth, stung...

4.3

100 votes

4.3

100 votes