List of the best Stephen Root movies: The Empty Man(2020), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs(2018), Hello, My Name Is Doris(2015), Cedar Rapids(2011), Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates(2016), Leatherheads(2008), Office Space(1999), On the Basis of Sex(2018), The Soloist(2009), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story(2004), Over Her Dead Body(2008), Milo(2013) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
2020
137 Minutes
Arthur Parsons
James Badge Dale Owen Teague Marin Ireland Stephen Root Joel Courtney Aaron Poole Robert Aramayo Samantha Logan
A series of mysterious disappearances in a small Midwestern town may be linked to a supernatural entity.
Comedy, Western, Drama
USA
2018
132 Minutes
Teller (Segment "Near Algodones")
Joel Coen Tim Blake Nelson Willie Watson David Krumholtz James Franco Stephen Root Ralph Ineson Liam Neeson Harry Melling Tom Waits Zoe Kazan
Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
90 Minutes
Todd
Sally Field Max Greenfield Beth Behrs Wendi McLendon-Covey Stephen Root Elizabeth Reaser Isabella Acres Natasha Lyonne Tyne Daly Peter Gallagher Jack Antonoff
older woman young man co-worker single woman granddaughter best friend amusing charming endearing heartwarming inspiring melodramatic offbeat quirky manhattan staten island, n.y. united states workplace office single life
A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.
Comedy
USA
2011
87 Minutes
Bill Krogstad
Ed Helms John C. Reilly Anne Heche Isiah Whitlock Jr. Stephen Root Kurtwood Smith Alia Shawkat Thomas Lennon Rob Corddry Mike O'Malley Sigourney Weaver
insurance broker insurance executive boss beautiful woman prostitute madcap wild cedar rapids, iowa hotel office family home small town wisconsin business insurance city life convention adventure discovery temptation
Tim Lippe has no idea what he's in for when he's sent to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to represent his company at an annual insurance convention, where he soon finds himself under the "guidance" of three convention veterans.
Comedy
USA
2016
98 Minutes
Burt Stangle
Zac Efron Adam Devine Anna Kendrick Aubrey Plaza Stephen Root Stephanie Faracy Sugar Lyn Beard Sam Richardson Alice Wetterlund Kumail Nanjiani
brother sister fiancé woman mother father brash cheeky hilarious apartment television studio airplane hawaii resort beach wedding search false identity brotherhood party
Two hard-partying brothers place an online ad to find the perfect dates for their sister's Hawaiian wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, the boys instead find themselves out-hustled by an uncontrollable duo.
Romance
USA|Germany
2008
114 Minutes
Suds
George Clooney Renée Zellweger John Krasinski Jonathan Pryce Stephen Root Max Casella Tommy Hinkley Robert Baker Nick Paonessa Tim Griffin Matt Bushell
football player reporter commissioner war hero fan football coach offbeat amusing endearing duluth, minn. football field office newsroom locker room football secret double-cross heroism newspapers sports
In 1925, an enterprising pro football player convinces America's too-good-to-be-true college football hero to play for his team and keep the league from going under.
Comedy
USA
1999
89 Minutes
Milton Waddams
Ron Livingston Jennifer Aniston David Herman Ajay Naidu Diedrich Bader Stephen Root Gary Cole Richard Riehle John C. McGinley Alexandra Wentworth Rupert Reyes
programmer colleague neighbor girlfriend boss consultant hilarious quirky office apartment restaurant party work hypnosis computer virus embezzlement midlife crisis quest rise fall
Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|China|Canada
2018
120 Minutes
Professor Brown
Felicity Jones Armie Hammer Justin Theroux Jack Reynor Cailee Spaeny Stephen Root Sam Waterston Kathy Bates Chris Mulkey Francis X. McCarthy Wendy Crewson
attorney mother husband judge child incredible inspiring emotional confident tense new york city house court party office washington, d.c. gender equality ruth bader ginsberg court battles historical events
The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.
Biography, Drama
UK|France|USA
2009
117 Minutes
Curt
Jamie Foxx Robert Downey Jr. Catherine Keener Tom Hollander LisaGay Hamilton Stephen Root Nelsan Ellis Rachael Harris Jena Malone
journalist homeless person ex-wife sister cellist doctor tender heartwarming los angeles street opera house schizophrenia unusual friendship music life lessons rise underdog transformation 2000s
A newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation.
Comedy
USA
2004
92 Minutes
Gordon
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.
Romance
USA
2008
95 Minutes
Sculptor, Angel
Eva Longoria Paul Rudd Lake Bell Lindsay Sloane Jason Biggs Stephen Root Kali Rocha W. Morgan Sheppard Sam Pancake
ghost veterinarian psychic sister gay man amusing emotional los angeles airport wedding supermarket taxicab tragic death haunting deception drunkenness mourning love transformation metamorphosis
A ghost tries to sabotage her former boyfriend's current relationship with a psychic.
Horror, Comedy
2013
83 Minutes
Roger
Ken Marino Gillian Jacobs Peter Stormare Patrick Warburton Mary Kay Place Stephen Root Kumail Nanjiani Jonathan Daniel Brown Toby Huss Nick Jaine
A stressed-out man (Ken Marino) discovers that a tiny demon lives in his intestine, and that excessive anxiety causes the creature to escape and slaughter the man's tormentors.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2015
124 Minutes
Hymie King
Bryan Cranston Helen Mirren Diane Lane Elle Fanning Louis C.K. John Goodman Stephen Root Michael Stuhlbarg Roger Bart Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Dave Maldonado
In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2020
95 Minutes
Daddy Mac
Paul Bettany Sophia Lillis Peter Macdissi Steve Zahn Judy Greer Margo Martindale Stephen Root Lois Smith
In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina, for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover, Walid.
Sci-Fi
USA|Germany
1999
131 Minutes
Dennis Mansky
Robin Williams Sam Neill Embeth Davidtz Oliver Platt Wendy Crewson Hallie Kate Eisenberg Stephen Root Lynne Thigpen Bradley Whitford Kiersten Warren John Michael Higgins
android mother father daughter creator charming eerie emotional north america laboratory suburbia household robots family sentience marriage self-discovery freedom growing up transformation
An android endeavors to become human as he gradually acquires emotions.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2010
97 Minutes
Elliot
Will Ferrell Christopher Jordan Wallace Rebecca Hall Michael Peña Laura Dern Rosalie Michaels Stephen Root Glenn Howerton Jason Spisak
salesman alcoholic wife neighbor boss young boy heartwarming hedonistic amusing emotional house office neighborhood gas station parking lot pool unemployment new life alcoholism starting over
When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his return to form.
Comedy
USA|UK
2009
93 Minutes
Gus Lacey
George Clooney Jeff Bridges Ewan McGregor Kevin Spacey Robert Patrick Stephen Lang Stephen Root Glenn Morshower Waleed Zuaiter Rebecca Mader Nick Offerman
reporter soldier psychic leader iraqi editor fascinating engaging cool office airplane iraq barracks street car psychic abilities travel war stress survival
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
Romance
USA
2004
97 Minutes
Greenie
Ben Affleck Liv Tyler George Carlin Jason Biggs Raquel Castro Mike Starr Stephen Root Jennifer Lopez Jason Lee Matt Damon
widower dying person father young girl love interest heartwarming winsome new jersey new york city office school house father/daughter relationship career romance responsibility growing up love transformation 2000s
A widower must look after his precocious daughter and rebuild his life and career after he's sidelined by an unexpected tragedy and a personal blowup.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2011
89 Minutes
Sheriff Wynan
Michael Parks John Goodman Melissa Leo Kyle Gallner Michael Angarano Nicholas Braun Stephen Root Kerry Bishé Betty Aberlin
teen boy preacher murderer sheriff atf agent daughter brutal suspenseful shocking small town family home compound church high school american midwest cult religious fundamentalism entrapment abduction violence
Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.
Comedy
USA
2018
105 Minutes
Mike
Melissa McCarthy Gillian Jacobs Maya Rudolph Julie Bowen Matt Walsh Molly Gordon Stephen Root Jacki Weaver Adria Arjona Luke Benward Jessie Ennis
husband housewife daughter college student frat boy roommate hilarious quirky amusing emotional touching college house dorm bathroom party library starting over college mother/daughter relationship
After her husband abruptly asks for a divorce, a middle-aged mother returns to college in order to complete her degree.
Adventure, Drama
USA|UK
2012
107 Minutes
Gov. Haskell
John Krasinski Drew Barrymore Kristen Bell Vinessa Shaw Dermot Mulroney Tim Blake Nelson Ted Danson Stephen Root Ahmaogak Sweeney John Michael Higgins James LeGros
reporter ex-girlfriend governor soldier environmentalist inspiring alaska small town television studio ship military base whales environmentalism cold war journalism nature rescue 1980s
In small-town Alaska, a news reporter recruits his ex-girlfriend - a Greenpeace volunteer - on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2019
103 Minutes
Walt Breckman
Kristen Stewart Jack O'Connell Anthony Mackie Margaret Qualley Zazie Beetz Yvan Attal Vince Vaughn Stephen Root Colm Meaney
actress fbi agent black panther activist confident gripping passionate rousing paris france apartment los angeles airport field office fbi investigation civil rights movement failing career surveillance harassment
Inspired by real events in the life of French New Wave icon Jean Seberg. In the late 1960s, Hoover's FBI targeted her because of her political and romantic involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Mexico
2007
122 Minutes
Man who hires Wells
Tommy Lee Jones Ethan Coen Javier Bardem Josh Brolin Woody Harrelson Kelly Macdonald Garret Dillahunt Tess Harper Barry Corbin Stephen Root Rodger Boyce
hunter serial killer sheriff wife veteran chilling dark creepy texas countryside motel police station gas station murder drug trafficking assassination investigation pursuit mystery 1980s
Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
Horror, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Japan
2017
104 Minutes
Jim Hudson
Daniel Kaluuya Allison Williams Catherine Keener Bradley Whitford Caleb Landry Jones Marcus Henderson Betty Gabriel LaKeith Stanfield Stephen Root Lil Rel Howery Ashley LeConte Campbell
african-american girlfriend mother father servant friend creepy dark intense apartment bedroom house yard car forest meeting interracial relationship strange behavior danger survival
A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.
Comedy
USA
2004
104 Minutes
Fernand Gudge
Tom Hanks Irma P. Hall Marlon Wayans J.K. Simmons Tzi Ma Ryan Hurst George Wallace Diane Delano Stephen Root Jason Weaver Greg Grunberg
professor landlady criminal explosives expert insider thug amusing quirky suspenseful crafty mississippi boardinghouse casino heist deception murder plot ineptitude greed quest temptation
An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a classical ensemble in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting but sharp old landlady.
Drama
Canada|USA
2019
108 Minutes
Charlize Theron Nicole Kidman Margot Robbie John Lithgow Allison Janney Malcolm McDowell Kate McKinnon Connie Britton Liv Hewson Brigette Lundy-Paine Rob Delaney
anchorwoman corrupt businessman lawyer correspondent confident disheartening engaging intense television studio restaurant courtroom newsroom new york city sexual harassment lawsuit allegation legal battle discovery pursuit underdog
A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.
Sci-Fi, Comedy
USA
2006
84 Minutes
Luke Wilson Maya Rudolph Dax Shepard Terry Crews David Herman Erik Anderson Mitch Baker Tom Beaver Sara Rue Justin Long Brendan Hill
man prostitute president police officer imbecile witty creative unrestrained destroyed city washington, d.c. dump store field laboratory time travel evolution destruction future evading capture fall
Private Joe Bauers, the definition of "average American", is selected by the Pentagon to be the guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program. Forgotten, he awakes five centuries in the future. He discovers a society so incredibly dumbed down that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2011
137 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Naomi Watts Armie Hammer Josh Lucas Judi Dench Ken Howard Gunner Wright David A. Cooper Jeffrey Donovan Dermot Mulroney Denis O'Hare
fbi director companion secretary mother kidnapper somber fascinating washington, d.c. office house j. edgar hoover homosexuality mother/son relationship abuse of power fbi law enforcement rise wretched excess forbidden love 1970s
J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA
2010
121 Minutes
James McAvoy Robin Wright Kevin Kline Evan Rachel Wood Danny Huston Tom Wilkinson Alexis Bledel Justin Long Colm Meaney James Badge Dale Johnny Simmons
abraham lincoln john wilkes booth war hero veteran woman lawyer tense emotional heartwarming washington, d.c. boardinghouse courtroom assassination conspiracy trial american civil war injustice false accusations mystery fall
Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
Comedy
USA
1992
86 Minutes
Kristy Swanson Luke Perry Donald Sutherland Paul Reubens Rutger Hauer Michele Abrams Hilary Swank Paris Vaughan David Arquette Randall Batinkoff Candy Clark
killer of vampires cheerleader teen girl boyfriend mentor vampire spirited frenetic amusing los angeles school prom gym duty coming of age training justice supernatural vampires sacrifice
Flighty teenage girl Buffy Summers learns that she is her generation's destined battler of vampires.
Mystery & Thriller
2012
121 Minutes
Robert Redford Shia LaBeouf Julie Christie Susan Sarandon Nick Nolte Chris Cooper Terrence Howard Stanley Tucci Richard Jenkins Anna Kendrick Brendan Gleeson
reporter radical lawyer former lover fbi agent tense moving endearing new york city new york state canada open road on the run big city on the run secret society past crimes journalism relationships partnership
After a reporter (Shia LaBeouf) uncovers his real identity, a former Weather Underground activist (Robert Redford) goes on the run to track down his former lover (Julie Christie), a fellow member of his cell who never gave up the fight.
Drama, History
UK|USA|France
2014
128 Minutes
David Oyelowo Tom Wilkinson Carmen Ejogo Giovanni Ribisi Alessandro Nivola Cuba Gooding Jr. Tim Roth Oprah Winfrey Common Lorraine Toussaint Andre Holland
martin luther king jr. lyndon baines johnson protester police officer southerner racist brooding dark emotional alabama washington, d.c. white house street jail bedroom civil disobedience civil rights violence racism courage
A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
Comedy, Drama
UK|France|USA
2000
106 Minutes
George Clooney John Turturro Tim Blake Nelson John Goodman Holly Hunter Chris Thomas King Charles Durning Del Pentecost Michael Badalucco J.R. Horne Brian Reddy
convict politician salesman wife gangster musician quirky witty hilarious heartwarming mississippi farm river prison radio station escape treasure music betrayal racism
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.