Ben Stiller
Director, Actor
Filmography (All Films)
- Next of Kin (1989)
- Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Patrick Swayze, Adam Baldwin, Helen Hunt…
- Patrick Swayze is at his two–fisted best as a tough Chicago cop who teams with his hillbilly kinfolk when a young brother is brutally murdered…
- Reality Bites (1994)
- Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller
- This 'Gen X' movie works as romantic comedy but falls short of its mandate to be a mouthpiece for contemporary youth. Redeemed by the…
- Cable Guy, The (1996)
- Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Jim Carrey
- Straightguy Matthew Broderick is plagued by obnoxious cable–TV man Jim Carrey, who thinks he's found a new friend. Lively satire on the perils…
- Flirting with Disaster (1996)
- Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Mary Tyler Moore…
- This terrific, sophisticated comedy from the director of SPANKING THE MONKEY possesses broad audience appeal without compromising its integrity. Ben…
- Zero Effect (1997)
- Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. Bill Pullman, Ryan O'Neal, Ben Stiller…
- Bill Pullman is Darryl Zero, a bizarre millionaire–genius gumshoe hired by business tycoon Ryan O'Neal to track down his blackmailer, while…
- There's Something About Mary (1998)
- Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Matt Dillon, Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller
- After the cult classics DUMB AND DUMBER and KINGPIN, the Brothers Farrelly hit the box–office jack–pot by spiking a time–honoured…
- Your Friends and Neighbours (1998)
- Dir. Neil LaBute
Feat. Jason Patric, Amy Brenneman, Nastassja Kinski…
- Both elegant and caustic, this dark, dark comedy from Neil LaBute mingles with a pack of handsome, sexually carnivorous and frustrated urbanites…
- Permanent Midnight (1998)
- Dir. David Veloz
Feat. Ben Stiller, Elizabeth Hurley, Owen Wilson…
- Based on the therapeutic memoirs of television writer Jerry Stahl (namely of the hit series 'Alf'), infamous for snorting and injecting his sizeable…
- Mystery Men (1999)
- Dir. Kinka Usher
Feat. Ben Stiller, William H. Macy, Hank Azaria…
- Doing for the super–hero genre what PLEASANTVILLE did for 50s sitcoms, this frequently hilarious spoof sets a rag–tag team of…
- Keeping the Faith (2000)
- Dir. Edward Norton
Feat. Jenna Elfman, Edward Norton, Ben Stiller…
- The directing debut of actor Edward Norton, this is a relaxed and genial love–triangle comedy, the twist being that Big Apple executive Jenna…
- Meet the Parents (2000)
- Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson…
- Meeting his girlfriend's parents for the first time becomes nightmare for Ben Stiller, mostly due to Robert De Niro's politely hostile…
- Zoolander (2001)
- Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell…
- Co–writer and director Ben Stiller sucks in cheek as flaky, dim–bulb male supermodel Derek Zoolander whose reign supreme is challenged by…
- Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001)
- Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow…
- Spinning another pathologically eccentric comedy, the dir. of BOTTLE ROCKET and RUSHMORE will either have you declining to be amused or else…
- Orange County (2002)
- Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Harold Ramis…
- Wannabe teen author Colin Hanks (son of Tom) aspires to an ivory–tower creative–writing course but first must extricate himself from a…
- Starsky and Hutch (2004)
- Dir. Todd Phillips
Feat. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell…
- With this updated comic riff on the iconic cop show of the 1970s, Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson repeat the winning formula of hits like ZOOLANDER and…
- Along Came Polly (2004)
- Dir. John Hamburg
Feat. Ben Stiller, Jennifer Anniston, Philip Seymour Hoffman…
- A control–freak meets chaos–personified in a NYC comedy that, while utterly familiar, cannot fail due to its stars and overall…
- Duplex (2004)
- Dir. Danny De Vito
Feat. Drew Barrymore, Ben Stiller, Harvey Fierstein…
- Typically wicked premise from dir. De Vito, with Stiller and Barrymore as a duplex–owning young couple who are lumbered with an eccentric,…
- Dodgeball (2004)
- Dir. Rawson Marshall Thurber
Feat. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor…
- A very broad satire for pals Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn, who take their popular brand of lampoonery into the sports arena and aim it strictly below…
- Envy (2004)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Rachel Weisz…
- Ben Stiller and Jack Black team together for the first time in a black comedy that, for all its waywardness, is refreshingly off the beaten track for…
- Meet the Fockers (2004)
- Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman…
- A catalogue of embarrassments and misunderstandings proves a winning formula again in this sequel to MEET THE PARENTS, with…
- Madagascar (2005)
- Dir. Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Feat. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer…
- Punchy and old–fashioned animation concerning a group of animal residents of Central Park zoo in New York who have an adventure in the 'real'…
- Extras - Series 1 (TV Series) (2005)
- Dir. Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
Feat. Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, Ben Stiller…
- Gervais' self–proclaimed "difficult second album" is a more conventional but no less assured comedy success recalling the misadventures of Andy…
- Night at the Museum (2006)
- Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Dick Van Dyke…
- Rambuctious creature comedy starring Ben Stiller as a 'desperate dad' who takes the graveyard shift as a night guard for the Natural History Museum,…
- Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006)
- Dir. Liam Lynch
Feat. Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Ben Stiller…
- Comic chums Jack Black and Kyle Gass parade their mock–rock star alter–egos in a feature length adventure and prove there to be a number…
- Comedy Central Roasts: William Shatner (2006)
- Feat. William Shatner, Jason Alexander, Sandra Bullock…
- Foulmouthed 'tribute' to much loved ham Shatner doesn't skimp on the vitriol as celebrity friends take the stage to lampoon their boldly going pal,…
- Heartbreak Kid, The (2007)
- Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Ben Stiller, Jerry Stiller, Michelle Monaghan…
- Rude, crude, heartily "Farrelly–ised" remake of the 1972 classic about a man who marries too fast, meeting his ideal woman while on honeymoon.…
- Tropic Thunder (2008)
- Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jnr., Jack Black…
- Ferociously funny action comedy from actor–director Ben Stiller, following a group of pretentious actors on a mission to create the biggest…
- Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa (2008)
- Dir. Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Feat. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer…
- Delightful sequel to MADAGASCAR with our four crazy Zoo animals bungling their escape plan and ending up in the African plains where they encounter…
- Night At The Museum 2 (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian) (2009)
- Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson…
- Sequel to 2006 mega–hit NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM sees Ben Stiller return to his role as security guard, this time on a mission to infiltrate the…
- Marc Pease Experience, The (2009)
- Dir. Todd Louiso
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Ben Stiller, Anna Kendrick…
- Remorseless comedy of the deluded with Schwartzman as a sad–sack limo driver desperate to relive his glory days as a high school music star.…
- Greenberg (2010)
- Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans…
- An off–key, serio–comic role for Ben Stiller, here playing a challenged 40–something whose stint crashing at his brother’s L.A.…
- Megamind (2010)
- Dir. Tom McGrath
Feat. Will Ferrell, Jonah Hill, Brad Pitt…
- This zesty Dreamworks animation is a wry take on superheroes, with the fiendish baddie Megamind finding himself at a loose end after dispatching…
- Little Fockers (2010)
- Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson…
- Star–powered third entry in popular familial dysfunction series has Ben Stiller once again struggling to win stern patriarch De Niro's approval…
- Tower Heist (2011)
- Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck…
- Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead a group of working class bros on an elaborate take down of a mega–wealthy scamster in this large scale comedy…
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
- Dir. Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon
Feat. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer…
- The Madagascan gang are a long way from their beloved Central Park zoo in this rambunctious European outing.
As good, if not better than the…
- Watch, The (2012)
- Dir. Akiva Schaffer
Feat. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill…
- Four suburban blockheads form a neighbour watch group when they discover an alien invasion is upon them in this ballsy buddy comedy with a…
- Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The (2013)
- Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Kathryn Hahn…
- Ben Stiller directs and stars in this splashy adaptation of James Thurber's short story about a meek proofreader who finds solace and empowerment in…
- Night at the Museum 3:Secret of the Tomb (2014)
- Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson…
- Concluding chapter in the trilogy has museum guard Stiller trying to decipher why the exhibits are behaving so erratically.
- While We're Young (2014)
- Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver…
- Ben Stiller plays a documentarian whose career and marriage are overturned when a much younger couple enters their social circle in this…
- Zoolander 2 (2016)
- Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz…
- Amiable but only occasionally inspired sequel has Derek and Hansel return to the fashion world to help investigate who is behind the mysterious…
- Brad's Status (2017)
- Dir. Mike White
Feat. Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams, Jenna Fischer…
- Ben Stiller is well cast as a man living a comfortable but unspectacular life, who begins to have doubts about his happiness and prosperity after a…
- Escape at Dannemora (TV Mini-series) (2018)
- Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano…
- TV miniseries based on the 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape, where a prison employee (Patricia Arquette, who steals the show) becomes…
- Locked Down (2021)
- Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Stephen Merchant…
- Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor play a newly separated couple confined to their swanky London apartment during a mandatory lockdown, with…