Movies starring Ben Stiller
I am not a fan of Meet the Parents, the 2000 film that introduced Ben Stiller to the joys of having an ex-CIA agent as a potential father-in-law. The movie is too much like a sit-com, although, as a counterbalance, it offers several big laughs. Me...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-12-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Jay Roach
Cast: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, ...
What has happened to Robert De Niro's career? Once referred to as one of the top working American actors, De Niro has seen his talents wasted countless times in recent years as he has chosen one bad project after another. The list of titles reads...
U.S. Release Date: 2000-10-06
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Jay Roach
Cast: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner, ...
After the misstep of Mistress America, The Meyerowitz Stories (full name: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)) represents a “return to form” for writer/director Noah Baumbach. Less pretentious and self-indulgent than some of his mumb...
U.S. Release Date: 2017-10-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Noah Baumbach
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, ...
With a cast featuring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, and Ricky Gervais, one has a right to expect something amusing from Night at the Museum. Oddly, not only is the movie unfunny, but it rarely tries for laughs. The only jokes in the pr...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-12-22
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: ADVENTURE
Director: Shawn Levy
Cast: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, ...
The best thing that can be said about the second Night at the Museum (which bears the unnecessarily long full title of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian) is that it's harmless. And pointless. And dumb. This is a perfect example of a ...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-05-22
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Mild Profanity, Cartoon Violence)
Genre: ADVENTURE/COMEDY
Director: Shawn Levy
Cast: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, ...
When I first heard the title of this movie, I thought it was a great ploy to release it around Christmas. Then I realized it was "Tenenbaums", not "Tannenbaums"... so much for that idea. Actually, Touchstone has elected a year-end release because...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-12-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, ...
School for Scoundrels feels like a wasted opportunity. This is a case of a motion picture failing to unlock the promise of a ripe potential. As black comedies go, this one is too tepid to hit any mark by which a movie is deemed successful. The d...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-09-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, Jacinda Barrett, ...
One could make a compelling argument that The Secret Life of Walter Mitty does what a good remake should do: it takes the essential premise of the original and, while retaining some of the names and touchstones of its predecessor, moves in a new di...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-12-25
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: ADVENTURE
Director: Ben Stiller
Cast: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Sean Penn, ...
The mining of old television shows continues, and, while one wouldn't expect much from a movie version of the vintage late-1970s TV cop series, Starsky and Hutch, this is one time when the filmmakers have uncovered some surprisingly rich ore. The ...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-03-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Drugs, Nudity, Violence)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, ...
The Farrelly Brothers' first two films, Dumb and Dumber and Kingpin, were outrageous, uncouth, bawdy, and unapologetically lowbrow. Their third film, There's Something about Mary, is all of those things and one more: hilarious. I rarely chuckl...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-07-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Peter Farrelly & Bobby Farrelly
Cast: Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, ...