List of the best Steve Carell movies: The Big Short(2015), Crazy, Stupid, Love.(2011), The Way, Way Back(2013), Beautiful Boy(2018), The 40-Year-Old Virgin(2005), Foxcatcher(2014), Last Flag Flying(2017), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World(2012), Dan in Real Life(2007), Get Smart(2008), Date Night(2010), Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day(2014) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
130 Minutes
Steve Carell Ryan Gosling Christian Bale Brad Pitt Marisa Tomei Hamish Linklater Rafe Spall Jeremy Strong Adepero Oduye Karen Gillan Max Greenfield
guru banker investor specialist homeowner lawyer brooding emotional intense fascinating amusing new york city office street house car restaurant mortgage betting finance
In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market. In their research they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.
Romance
USA
2011
118 Minutes
Producer
Glenn Ficarra Steve Carell Ryan Gosling Julianne Moore Emma Stone Analeigh Tipton Jonah Bobo Joey King Marisa Tomei Beth Littleford John Carroll Lynch
husband wife daughter playboy son babysitter lighthearted hilarious melodramatic california bar high school household car divorce family rekindled romance one-night stand infidelity romance
A middle-aged husband's life changes dramatically when his wife asks him for a divorce. He seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a newfound friend, Jacob, learning to pick up girls at bars.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
103 Minutes
Trent
Jim Rash Steve Carell Toni Collette Allison Janney AnnaSophia Robb Sam Rockwell Maya Rudolph Liam James Rob Corddry Amanda Peet River Alexander
teen boy teen girl mother boyfriend manager best friend winsome charming massachusetts coast water park vacation home car adolescence teen angst mother/son relationship family dysfunction friendship first love growing up
Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.
Biography, Drama
USA
2018
112 Minutes
David Sheff
Steve Carell Timothée Chalamet Maura Tierney Amy Ryan Timothy Hutton Kaitlyn Dever Andre Royo LisaGay Hamilton
father son ex-wife drug addict doctor addict emotional intense melancholy raw tender powerful united states new york city los angeles school home addiction father/son relationship love
Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.
Romance
USA
2005
116 Minutes
Steve Carell Catherine Keener Paul Rudd Romany Malco Seth Rogen Elizabeth Banks Leslie Mann Jane Lynch Shelley Malil Loren Berman Kat Dennings
salesman pretty woman coworker friend single mother amusing cheeky playful los angeles store apartment virginity dating romance sex friendship discovery love growing up 2000s
Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother.
Crime, Drama
USA
2014
134 Minutes
John du Pont
Steve Carell Channing Tatum Mark Ruffalo Vanessa Redgrave Sienna Miller Anthony Michael Hall Guy Boyd Dave "Doc" Bennett Brett Rice Daniel Hilt
wrestler wealthy man brother murderer fugitive family member creepy intense brooding mansion gym bedroom shooting gallery wrestling ring yard wrestling self-esteem tragedy brother relationship murder
U.S. Olympic wrestling champions and brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz join "Team Foxcatcher", led by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont, as they train for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, but John's self-destructive behavior threatens to consume them all.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
124 Minutes
Steve Carell Bryan Cranston Laurence Fishburne Cicely Tyson Yul Vazquez J. Quinton Johnson Samuel Davis Kate Easton Deanna Reed-Foster Graham Wolfe Jeff Monahan
veteran bar owner preacher soldier emotional passionate solemn spirited tender new york city truck car church arlington national cemetery military service aging road trip brotherhood adventure pursuit
Thirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman Larry "Doc" Shepherd re-unites with his old buddies, former Marines Sal Nealon and Reverend Richard Mueller, to bury his son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
101 Minutes
Steve Carell Keira Knightley Adam Brody Connie Britton Melanie Lynskey Rob Corddry Patton Oswalt Derek Luke Martin Sheen Roger Aaron Brown Rob Huebel
salesman neighbor wife ex-girlfriend co-worker amusing cheeky offbeat suburb office household open road united states car apocalypse road trip search unlikely friendship lost love discovery
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
Romance
USA
2007
98 Minutes
Steve Carell Juliette Binoche Dane Cook Alison Pill Dianne Wiest John Mahoney Emily Blunt Britt Robertson Marlene Lawston Norbert Leo Butz Amy Ryan
advice columnist beautiful woman brother widower mother father amusing endearing charming rhode island family home bookstore bowling alley home family forbidden love loss serendipity relationships romantic dilemma
A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.
Comedy, Action
USA
2008
111 Minutes
Steve Carell Anne Hathaway Dwayne Johnson Alan Arkin Terence Stamp Terry Crews David Koechner James Caan Bill Murray Patrick Warburton Masi Oka
criminal spy chief agent analyst partner hilarious lighthearted suspenseful office washington, d.c. moscow ballroom headquarters airplane conspiracy espionage saving the world dangerous mission odd couple
Maxwell Smart, a highly intellectual but bumbling spy working for the CONTROL agency, is tasked with preventing a terrorist attack from rival spy agency KAOS.
Action, Romance
USA
2010
88 Minutes
Steve Carell Tina Fey Mark Wahlberg Taraji P. Henson Jimmi Simpson Common William Fichtner Leighton Meester JB Smoove Kristen Wiig Mark Ruffalo
husband wife cop mobster hunk couple amusing madcap engaging tense intense outlandish new jersey new york city boathouse suburb police station city apartment mistaken identity crooked cops
In New York City, a case of mistaken identity turns a bored married couple's attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into something more thrilling and dangerous.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2014
81 Minutes
Ben Cooper
Steve Carell Jennifer Garner Ed Oxenbould Dylan Minnette Kerris Dorsey Megan Mullally Bella Thorne Sidney Fullmer Mekai Matthew Curtis Lincoln Melcher Elise Vargas
teen boy mother father sister brother friend campy cheeky amusing house bedroom school car chemistry class restaurant bad luck growing up family friendship school
Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister - who all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Comedy, Fantasy, Biography, Drama
Japan|USA
2018
116 Minutes
Steve Carell Leslie Mann Diane Kruger Janelle Monáe Eiza González Merritt Wever Gwendoline Christie Leslie Zemeckis Neil Jackson Matt O'Leary Falk Hentschel
photographer nazi victim doll love interest friend amusing endearing emotional quirky touching house courtroom art gallery bar yard doctor's office survival friendship art imitating life
A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.
Comedy
USA
2020
101 Minutes
Gary Zimmer
Steve Carell Rose Byrne Chris Cooper Mackenzie Davis Topher Grace Natasha Lyonne Will Sasso C.J. Wilson Brent Sexton Alan Aisenberg Christian Adam
political candidate politician farmer hilarious lighthearted offbeat rural community washington, d.c. political campaign political commentary rural life underdog rivalry 2020s
A Democratic strategist helps a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest town.
Comedy
USA
2010
114 Minutes
Steve Carell Paul Rudd Bruce Greenwood Ron Livingston Jemaine Clement Jeff Dunham Stephanie Szostak Lucy Davenport Lucy Punch David Walliams Zach Galifianakis
businessperson friend boss nerd playful hilarious apartment street office dining friendship loneliness abuse infatuation transformation discovery 2010s
When he finds out that his work superiors host a dinner celebrating the idiocy of their guests, a rising executive questions it when he's invited, just as he befriends a man who would be the perfect guest.
Comedy
USA
2013
100 Minutes
Steve Carell Steve Buscemi Olivia Wilde Jim Carrey James Gandolfini Alan Arkin Jay Mohr Michael "Bully" Herbig Mason Cook Luke Vanek Zachary Gordon
magician partner rival colleague mentor assistant amusing outlandish las vegas stage magic act show business partnership rivalry transformation 2010s
A veteran Vegas magician tries to revive his career after his longtime partner quits, he gets fired from his casino act, and an edgy new "street magician" steals his thunder.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2007
96 Minutes
Evan Baxter
Steve Carell Morgan Freeman Lauren Graham John Goodman Wanda Sykes John Michael Higgins Jonah Hill Molly Shannon Jimmy Bennett Johnny Simmons Graham Phillips
congressman god wife mentor police officer son madcap hysterical heartwarming buffalo, n.y. virginia suburbia car government offices ark animals faith building an ark biblical events supernatural
God contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
102 Minutes
Frank
Greg Kinnear Valerie Faris Steve Carell Toni Collette Alan Arkin Abigail Breslin Paul Dano Justin Shilton Alissa Anderegg Jerry Giles Beth Grant
beauty queen child father grandfather brother uncle quirky california store new mexico aspirations road trip family hope song and dance homosexuality quest 2000s
A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2017
121 Minutes
Bobby Riggs
Jonathan Dayton Emma Stone Steve Carell Andrea Riseborough Natalie Morales Sarah Silverman Bill Pullman Alan Cumming Elisabeth Shue Eric Christian Olsen Fred Armisen
billie jean king tennis player journalist family member husband friend brooding emotional inspiring press conference tennis court locker room gym apartment house tennis gender bias gender equality sexual identity stress
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
Comedy
USA
2013
119 Minutes
Will Ferrell Steve Carell Paul Rudd David Koechner Christina Applegate Meagan Good James Marsden Josh Lawson Kristen Wiig Dylan Baker Judah Nelson
anchorman anchor person weatherman sports reporter boss amusing campy cheeky san diego television studio house newsroom news relationships office politics rivalry television personalities adventure pursuit temptation
With the 1970s behind them, San Diego's top-rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York City's first twenty-four-hour news channel by storm.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
2018
132 Minutes
Donald Rumsfeld
Christian Bale Amy Adams Steve Carell Sam Rockwell Alison Pill Eddie Marsan Justin Kirk LisaGay Hamilton Jesse Plemons Bill Camp Don McManus
president dick cheney george w. bush politician wife brooding bleak intricate disheartening tense washington, d.c. backyard office white house stage press conference dick cheney american foreign policy politics war
The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
2012
100 Minutes
Dr. Feld
Meryl Streep Tommy Lee Jones Steve Carell Brett Rice Mimi Rogers Elisabeth Shue Jean Smart Damian Young Ben Rappaport Marin Ireland Patch Darragh
wife husband counselor friend cheeky passionate endearing household small town aging marriage counseling sex rekindled romance relationships discovery love 2010s
After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.
Comedy
USA
2004
95 Minutes
Brick Tamland
Will Ferrell Christina Applegate Paul Rudd Steve Carell David Koechner Fred Willard Chris Parnell Vince Vaughn
anchorman journalist weatherman sports reporter enemy madcap playful san diego zoo newsroom gender bias television personalities news workplace romance bad behavior career rivalry love revenge fall
Ron Burgundy is San Diego's top-rated newsman in the male-dominated broadcasting of the 1970s, but that's all about to change for Ron and his cronies when an ambitious woman is hired as a new anchor.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Biography, Drama
USA|UK|France
2015
103 Minutes
Steven Goldstein
Julianne Moore Elliot Page Michael Shannon Josh Charles Luke Grimes Skipp Sudduth Steve Carell Tom McGowan Dennis Boutsikaris Mary Birdsong Gabriel Luna
detective lieutenant lesbian partner co-worker activist brooding emotional intense police station new jersey car house beach hospital partnership activism terminal illness dying wish love
New Jersey police lieutenant, Laurel Hester, and her registered domestic partner, Stacie Andree, both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer.