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Ben Stiller

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Next of KinNext 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 BitesReality 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, TheCable 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 DisasterFlirting with Disaster (1996) Aro Favourite
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 EffectZero 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 MaryThere's Something About Mary (1998) Aro Favourite
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 NeighboursYour 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 MidnightPermanent 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 MenMystery Men (1999) Recommended
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 FaithKeeping 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 ParentsMeet the Parents (2000) Recommended
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…
ZoolanderZoolander (2001) Recommended
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, TheRoyal Tenenbaums, The (2001) Aro Favourite
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 CountyOrange 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 HutchStarsky and Hutch (2004) Recommended
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 PollyAlong 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…
DuplexDuplex (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,…
DodgeballDodgeball (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…
EnvyEnvy (2004) Recommended
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 FockersMeet 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…
MadagascarMadagascar (2005) Recommended
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)Extras - Series 1 (TV Series) (2005) Recommended
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 MuseumNight 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 DestinyTenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006) Aro Favourite
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 ShatnerComedy 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, TheHeartbreak 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 Tropic Thunder (2008) Aro Favourite
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 AfricaMadagascar 2: Escape to Africa (2008) Recommended
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 2Night 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, TheMarc 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.…
GreenbergGreenberg (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.…
MegamindMegamind (2010) Recommended
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 FockersLittle 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 HeistTower 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 WantedMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) Recommended
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, TheWatch, 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, TheSecret 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 TombNight 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 YoungWhile We're Young (2014) Recommended
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 2Zoolander 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 StatusBrad's Status (2017) Recommended
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)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 DownLocked Down (2021) Recommended
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…

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