List of the best Ben Stiller movies: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty(2013), Tropic Thunder(2008), Reality Bites(1994), Zoolander(2001), Brad's Status(2017), Night at the Museum(2006), Keeping the Faith(2000), Permanent Midnight(1998), While We're Young(2014), Tower Heist(2011), Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb(2014), Greenberg(2010) ... ...
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|UK
2013
114 Minutes
Director
Ben Stiller Kristen Wiig Shirley MacLaine Adam Scott Kathryn Hahn Sean Penn Patton Oswalt Adrian Martinez Olfur Darri Olafsson Marcus Antturi
dreamer boss mother love interest sister office worker airy dreamy city fantasy world surrealism office escape love magazine travel escape adventure 2010s
When both he and a colleague are about to lose their job, Walter takes action by embarking on an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined.
Comedy, Action
USA|UK|Germany
2008
107 Minutes
Director
Ben Stiller Jack Black Robert Downey Jr. Nick Nolte Steve Coogan Jay Baruchel Danny McBride Brandon T. Jackson Bill Hader Brandon Soo Hoo Reggie Lee
celebrity actor soldier friend enemy director hilarious thrilling intense hysterical hollywood, calif. jungle village river mountain helicopter show business deception drug addiction hostage situation
Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
Drama
USA
1994
98 Minutes
Director
Winona Ryder Ethan Hawke Ben Stiller Janeane Garofalo Steve Zahn Swoosie Kurtz Joe Don Baker John Mahoney Harry O'Reilly Susan Norfleet David Pirner
documentarian yuppie slacker gay man tv personality friend witty engaging quirky tender houston austin, texas television studio house office bar love triangle post-college friendship dating
A documentary filmmaker and her fellow Generation X graduates face life after college, looking for work and love in Houston.
Comedy
Germany|USA
2001
89 Minutes
Director
Ben Stiller Owen Wilson Will Ferrell Christine Taylor Milla Jovovich Jerry Stiller Jon Voight David Duchovny Judah Friedlander Nathan Lee Graham Alexander Manning
fashion model agent rival journalist judge tycoon hilarious confident spa runway office united states malaysia fashion assassination labor pursuit rivalry discovery 2000s
At the end of his career, a clueless fashion model is brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
102 Minutes
Brad Sloan
Ben Stiller Michael Sheen Jenna Fischer Luke Wilson Jemaine Clement Austin Abrams Shazi Raja Mike White Kenny Wong
father high-school student wife college buddy dean emotional endearing heartwarming inspiring house car college harvard university restaurant hotel room midlife crisis college admission family ties career vs. family growing up
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.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|UK
2006
108 Minutes
Larry Daley
Ben Stiller Carla Gugino Dick Van Dyke Mickey Rooney Bill Cobbs Jake Cherry Ricky Gervais Robin Williams Owen Wilson Patrick Gallagher Kim Raver
security guard cowboy theodore roosevelt student museum curator sacajawea frenetic amusing lighthearted museum new york city central park magic dinosaurs romance mummy adventure escape pursuit 2000s
A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.
Romance
USA
2000
127 Minutes
Ben Stiller Edward Norton Jenna Elfman Anne Bancroft Eli Wallach Ron Rifkin Milos Forman Holland Taylor Lisa Edelstein Rena Sofer Ken Leung
best friend rabbi priest executive bartender amusing charming heartwarming new york city church synagogue apartment bar temple friendship love love triangle religion following your heart faith
Two friends, a priest and a rabbi, fall in love with the same woman they knew in their youth, but the religious position of both men denies them romance.
Drama
USA
1998
85 Minutes
Jerry Stahl
Ben Stiller Elizabeth Hurley Maria Bello Owen Wilson Lourdes Benedicto Peter Greene Cheryl Ladd Fred Willard Charles Fleischer Janeane Garofalo Jerry Stahl
writer friend wife agent comedian gritty chilling dark los angeles apartment television studio drug addiction television wealth heroin family dysfunction fame fall temptation wretched excess
A comedy writer struggles to overcome his addiction to heroin.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
94 Minutes
Ben Stiller Naomi Watts Adam Driver Amanda Seyfried Charles Grodin Adam Horovitz Maria Dizzia Ryan Serhant Dree Hemingway Matthew Maher Brady Corbet
filmmaker wife middle-aged man middle-aged woman couple friend amusing charming cheery classroom club apartment subway new york city street middle age age difference acceptance youth friendship
A middle-aged couple's career and marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives.
Comedy, Adventure
USA
2011
105 Minutes
Ben Stiller Eddie Murphy Casey Affleck Alan Alda Matthew Broderick Stephen McKinley Henderson Judd Hirsch Tea Leoni Michael Peña Gabourey Sidibe Nina Arianda
superintendent concierge maid financier swindler engineer lighthearted intricate cheeky cool new york city condo penthouse heist class distinctions financial crisis crime revenge underdog quest
When a group of hard-working guys find out they've fallen victim to their wealthy employer's Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
UK|USA
2014
97 Minutes
Ben Stiller Robin Williams Owen Wilson Dan Stevens Ben Kingsley Steve Coogan Ricky Gervais Rebel Wilson Skyler Gisondo Rami Malek Patrick Gallagher
guard museum director son theodore roosevelt lancelot thrilling amusing madcap london museum fantasy world magic historical exhibit reanimation chase race against time quest metamorphosis sacrifice pursuit
Larry spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2010
107 Minutes
Ben Stiller Greta Gerwig Rhys Ifans Jennifer Jason Leigh Chris Messina Susan Taylor Merritt Wever Zach Chassler Mina Badie Blair Tefkin Mark Duplass
musician carpenter brother assistant woman best friend offbeat winsome new york city los angeles house recovery relationships depression uncertainty unlikely romance second chance quest underdog love
A man from Los Angeles, who moved to New York years ago, returns to L.A. to figure out his life while he house-sits for his brother. He soon sparks with his brother's assistant.
Comedy
USA
1996
91 Minutes
Director
Jim Carrey Matthew Broderick Leslie Mann Jack Black George Segal Diane Baker Ben Stiller Harry O'Reilly Misa Koprova Janeane Garofalo Andy Dick
cable installer customer girlfriend friend father police officer dark hilarious outlandish suspenseful california house theater restaurant roof friendship obsession television stalking troubled childhood
A lonely and mentally disturbed cable guy raised on television just wants a new friend, but his target, a designer, rejects him, with bad consequences.
Romance
USA
2004
90 Minutes
Reuben Feffer
Ben Stiller Jennifer Aniston Philip Seymour Hoffman Debra Messing Hank Azaria Bryan Brown Alec Baldwin Nick Corri Michele Lee Bob Dishy
actuary newlywed best friend former child star former classmate free spirit amusing lighthearted cheeky west indies new york city art gallery wedding basketball court party relationships risk opposites attract romance friendship
A buttoned-up newlywed finds his strictly organized life descend into chaos when he falls in love with an old classmate.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|Canada
2009
105 Minutes
Ben Stiller Robin Williams Amy Adams Owen Wilson Hank Azaria Christopher Guest Alain Chabat Steve Coogan Ricky Gervais Bill Hader Mizuo Peck
ceo cowboy theodore roosevelt pharaoh son al capone frenetic amusing lighthearted museum new york city magic capture love interest search adventure escape quest rescue 2000s
Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.
Comedy
USA
2007
118 Minutes
Eddie
Ben Stiller Bobby Farrelly Michelle Monaghan Jerry Stiller Malin Akerman Carlos Mencia Rob Corddry Ali Hillis Kathy Lamkin Amy Sloane Lauren Bowles
newlywed beautiful woman father shrew love interest wife charming hysterical engaging amusing unrestrained mexico mississippi diner reception hall boardwalk car family marriage sex
A newly wed man who believes he's just gotten hitched to the perfect woman encounters another lady on his honeymoon.
Sci-Fi, Comedy
USA
2012
101 Minutes
Evan Troutwig
Ben Stiller Vince Vaughn Jonah Hill Richard Ayoade Rosemarie DeWitt Will Forte Doug Jones R. Lee Ermey Nicholas Braun Joseph A. Nuñez Mel Rodriguez
store manager suburbanite father neighbor wife daughter amusing madcap glenview, ohio neighborhood household neighborhood watch suburban life male bonding aliens discovery rescue 2010s
Four men who form a neighborhood watch group as a way to get out of their day-to-day family routines find themselves defending the Earth from an alien invasion.
Comedy, Adventure
USA|Italy
2016
102 Minutes
Director
Ben Stiller Owen Wilson Will Ferrell Penélope Cruz Kristen Wiig Fred Armisen Kyle Mooney Milla Jovovich Christine Taylor Justin Theroux Nathan Lee Graham
model friend special agent killer pop star villain hilarious creative cool fashion show rome street prison car apartment fashion murder stupidity search celebrities
Derek and Hansel are lured into modelling again, in Rome, where they find themselves the target of a sinister conspiracy.
Comedy
USA
2000
108 Minutes
Greg Focker
Robert De Niro Ben Stiller Blythe Danner Teri Polo James Rebhorn Jon Abrahams Phyllis George Kali Rocha Tom McCarthy Nicole DeHuff Owen Wilson
nurse teacher cat ex-boyfriend father ex-cia agent amusing hilarious madcap chicago mansion house store marriage family dysfunction humiliation cia wedding blackmail underdog
Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare.
Comedy
USA
2017
110 Minutes
Matthew
Adam Sandler Ben Stiller Dustin Hoffman Emma Thompson Elizabeth Marvel Grace Van Patten Judd Hirsch Rebecca Miller Adam Driver Matthew Shear Candice Bergen
An estranged family gathers together in New York City for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.
Comedy
USA
2004
115 Minutes
Greg Focker
Robert De Niro Ben Stiller Dustin Hoffman Barbra Streisand Blythe Danner Teri Polo Tim Blake Nelson Alanna Ubach Ray Santiago Kali Rocha Shelley Berman
nurse fiancé father mother therapist ex-cia agent hilarious lighthearted long island, n.y. florida car house island family pregnancy marriage investigation rivalry underdog 2000s
All hell breaks loose when the Byrnes family meets the Focker family for the first time.
Comedy
USA
2010
97 Minutes
Greg Focker
Robert De Niro Ben Stiller Owen Wilson Dustin Hoffman Barbra Streisand Blythe Danner Teri Polo Jessica Alba Laura Dern Harvey Keitel Kevin Hart
nurse cia agent wife mother-in-law father-in-law child hilarious engaging amusing heartwarming hysterical chicago house office party family home hospital family heart attack relocation
Family-patriarch Jack Byrnes wants to appoint a successor. Does his son-in-law, the male nurse Greg Focker, have what it takes?
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
80 Minutes
Jason Schwartzman Ben Stiller Anna Kendrick Ebon Moss-Bachrach Gabrielle Dennis Jay Paulson Amber Wallace Shannon Holt
star jason driver amusing reunion limousine the past musicals band love
Former high school musical star, Marc Pease, finds himself still living in the past, eight years after graduating.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2001
108 Minutes
Chas Tenenbaum
Gene Hackman Anjelica Huston Ben Stiller Gwyneth Paltrow Luke Wilson Owen Wilson Danny Glover Bill Murray Seymour Cassel Kumar Pallana Grant Rosenmeyer
mother father adopted daughter tennis player son neighbor amusing confident quirky hotel house new york city family dysfunction divorce moving affair secret reunion discovery love
The eccentric members of a dysfunctional family reluctantly gather under the same roof for various reasons.
Comedy
USA
2004
92 Minutes
Producer
Vince Vaughn Christine Taylor Ben Stiller Rip Torn Justin Long Stephen Root Joel David Moore Chris Williams Alan Tudyk Missi Pyle Jamal Duff
gym owner competitor dodgeball player attorney gym member employee hilarious outlandish winsome gym sport tournament dodgeball competition training rivalry underdog 2000s
A group of misfits enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in order to save their cherished local gym from the onslaught of a corporate health fitness chain.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1995
97 Minutes
Tony Perkis, Tony Perkis Sr.
Tom McGowan Aaron Schwartz Ben Stiller Shaun Weiss Tom Hodges Leah Lail Paul Feig Kenan Thompson Max Goldblatt Jeffrey Tambor Jerry Stiller
overweight kid camper camp counselor fitness guru mother father hilarious heartwarming camp cabin woods north carolina household lake weight problems camping teamwork rebellion discipline relay race
Plump kids are lured into joining a posh fat camp with the promise of quick weight loss and good times, only to find that the facility is a woodland hellhole run by a psycho ex-fitness instructor.
Drama
USA
1994
98 Minutes
Director
Winona Ryder Ethan Hawke Ben Stiller Janeane Garofalo Steve Zahn Swoosie Kurtz Joe Don Baker John Mahoney Harry O'Reilly Susan Norfleet David Pirner
documentarian yuppie slacker gay man tv personality friend witty engaging quirky tender houston austin, texas television studio house office bar love triangle post-college friendship dating
A documentary filmmaker and her fellow Generation X graduates face life after college, looking for work and love in Houston.
Romance
USA
1996
94 Minutes
Bwick Elias
Sarah Jessica Parker Eric Schaeffer Ben Stiller Elle Macpherson James Rebhorn Dominic Luchese Robert John Burke David Thornton
teacher artist therapist best friend beautiful woman student creative playful charming new york city apartment artist's studio school art show brooklyn bridge suicide attempt death pact single life loneliness race against time
Two NYC roomies have a pact to jump off Brooklyn Bridge, if they haven't found life partners before she's 30. That's less than a month away.
Comedy
USA|Germany
2006
97 Minutes
Executive Producer
Jack Black Kyle Gass JR Reed Tim Robbins Ben Stiller Colin Hanks David Krumholtz Jason Segel Meat Loaf Aday Amy Poehler
musician band member music lover satan mother friend hysterical outlandish hollywood, calif. bar museum car apartment dreams rock 'n' roll friendship music coming of age journey quest
To become the greatest band of all time, two slacker, wannabe-rockers set out on a quest to steal a legendary guitar pick that gives its holders incredible guitar skills, from a maximum security Rock and Roll museum.
Documentary, Music
USA
2006
89 Minutes
Mike D Adam Horovitz Adam Yauch Doug E. Fresh Darryl McDaniels Ben Stiller
the beastie boys audience member musician cool frenetic madison square garden concert stage new york city rap music filmmaking performance discovery 2000s
A live performance shot by audience members at a 2004 Beastie Boys concert at Madison Square Garden.
Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1998
99 Minutes
Jerry
Amy Brenneman Aaron Eckhart Catherine Keener Nastassja Kinski Jason Patric Ben Stiller Josh Dotson Lola Glaudini
husband wife writer professor lover doctor witty disturbing emotional raw united states city household art gallery hotel adultery marital problems love triangle bad behavior sex
Unhappy couples fall apart and hop into other beds with other people.
Comedy, Action, Fantasy
USA
1999
120 Minutes
Mr. Furious
Hank Azaria Janeane Garofalo William H. Macy Kel Mitchell Paul Reubens Ben Stiller Wes Studi Greg Kinnear Lena Olin Geoffrey Rush Tom Waits
superhero teammate vigilante villain guardian aspiring superhero amusing quirky hilarious champion city insane asylum compound superheroes crimefighting dangerous assignment aspiring superheros kidnapping good versus evil underdog adventure
A group of inept amateur superheroes must try to save the day when a supervillain threatens to destroy a major superhero and the city.
Romance
USA
1988
105 Minutes
Tipton
Molly Ringwald Andrew McCarthy Patti D'Arbanville Molly Hagan Doug Hutchison Ben Stiller Leon Russom
A Cincinnati college student breaks off his engagement to his wealthy fiancée after he falls in love with a backwoods Kentucky girl he meets at a party. She claims to be 20 years old, but ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1996
91 Minutes
Director
Jim Carrey Matthew Broderick Leslie Mann Jack Black George Segal Diane Baker Ben Stiller Harry O'Reilly Misa Koprova Janeane Garofalo Andy Dick
cable installer customer girlfriend friend father police officer dark hilarious outlandish suspenseful california house theater restaurant roof friendship obsession television stalking troubled childhood
A lonely and mentally disturbed cable guy raised on television just wants a new friend, but his target, a designer, rejects him, with bad consequences.
Crime, Drama
USA
1989
108 Minutes
Lawrence Isabella
Patrick Swayze Liam Neeson Adam Baldwin Helen Hunt Andreas Katsulas Bill Paxton Ben Stiller Michael J. Pollard Ted Levine Del Close Valentino Cimo
police officer truck driver brother gangster crime boss younger brother dark brutal chicago police station kentucky cemetery family honor mob violence moral dilemma vengeance brotherhood murder revenge sacrifice
Truman, a Chicago cop, sets out to find the killer of his brother. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself.
Comedy
USA|Mexico
1987
92 Minutes
Chris Honeywell
John Cusack Robert Loggia Wendy Gazelle Jerry Stiller Monte Markham Shelley Fabares Ben Stiller
Dan arrives too late for his girlfriend's family's plane to the Caribbean. He gets the next. Once there, Dan's hot pursuit of his girlfriend includes 3 friendly locals, a dubious yacht skipper, corrupt police, hijacker, pirates etc.
Drama
1990
114 Minutes
Jim Uptegrove
Bette Midler John Goodman Trini Alvarado Stephen Collins Marsha Mason Eileen Brennan Linda Hart Ben Stiller William McNamara
A working-class woman (Bette Midler) raises her out-of-wedlock daughter (Trini Alvarado) alone, then lets her go to her rich father.
Adventure
USA|UK
1987
152 Minutes
Dainty
Christian Bale John Malkovich Miranda Richardson Nigel Havers Joe Pantoliano Leslie Phillips Masatô Ibu Emily Richard Rupert Frazer Ben Stiller Robert Stephens
pilot soldier young boy doctor bleak inspiring emotional china prison camp war prison air force world war ii adventure growing up sacrifice 1940s
A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation during World War II.
Comedy
USA
2000
95 Minutes
Jerry Stiller Janeane Garofalo Max Perlich Ginger Lynn Allen Billy Burke Andy Dick Fred Dryer Ethan Embry Jonathan Katz John Lydon Anne Meara
independent filmmaker actor director daughter serial killer assistant hilarious quirky madcap nevada prison film set filmmaking financing debt family career movies quest underdog
A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story of a serial killer who wants his biography film to be a musical.
Comedy
USA
1991
94 Minutes
Patrick Bergin Chad Lowe Kristy Swanson Adam Storke Pamela Gidley Richard Farnsworth Jarrett Lennon C.J. Graham Lita Ford Gilbert Gottfried Kevin Peter Hall
teen boy fiancée satan mechanic cop zombie hilarious frenetic thrilling campy highway hell purgatory gas station road trip abduction racing evil running away marriage
An eloping bride is taken into Hell, and her fiancé must pursue.
Romance
USA
2006
100 Minutes
Billy Bob Thornton Jon Heder Jacinda Barrett Michael Clarke Duncan Luis Guzman Sarah Silverman Horatio Sanz Omar J. Dorsey David Cross Nicole Randall Johnson DeRay Davis
loser love interest teacher classmate meter reader romantic rival lighthearted hysterical charming school airport classroom street romance pranks competition deception schemes love triangle love
A young guy short on luck enrolls in a class to build confidence to help win over the girl of his dreams, which becomes complicated when it turns out his teacher has the same agenda.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1999
98 Minutes
Scott Caan Robert Downey Jr. Stacy Edwards Allan Houston Gaby Hoffmann Kidada Jones Jared Leto Marla Maples Joe Pantoliano Bijou Phillips Power
rapper gangster filmmaker high-school student basketball player corrupt cop dark dense unrestrained manhattan central park high school harlem, n.y. apartment race relations rap music coming of age filmmaking crime sexual identity
A group of white high school teens become involved with Harlem's black hip-hop crowd.