Movies starring Ben Stiller
Whether suffused with tension or laced with humor, the heist movie has enjoyed enduring appeal since the heyday of film noir. Good heist movies proceed according to an established template that includes meticulous attention to the details of the sc...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-11-04
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Ben Stiller, Judd Hirsch, Stephen McKinley Henderson, ...
Just when it was starting to look like the concept of a "funny comedy" has gone out of vogue, along comes Pineapple Express and its cinematic cousin, Tropic Thunder. The latter film, which has emerged from the warped mind of Ben Stiller, is a litt...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-08-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drugs)
Genre: COMEDY/ACTION
Director: Ben Stiller
Cast: Ben Stiller, Tom Cruise, Nick Nolte, ...
Comedy-based "science fiction" needn't be universally appalling but, to work, it has to be handled with more skill and care than is evident here. The Watch is a studio turd marinated in eau de skunk that stinks worse than week-old fish. It might ha...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-07-27
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: COMEDY/SCIENCE FICTION
Director: Akiva Schaeffer
Cast: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, ...
While We're Young offers two movies for the price of one. The first, about a married couple in their 40s coping with being rootless and middle-aged while lamenting the loss of their youth, is smartly-observed and relatable. The second...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-04-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Noah Baumbach
Cast: Ben Stiller, Charles Grodin, Naomi Watts, ...
For his second feature, director Neil LaBute ventures across a domestic landscape that is no less dark than the world of corporate backstabbing he visited with In the Company of Men. Those looking for something lightweight or feel-good need not bo...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-08-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: Neil LaBute
Cast: Jason Patric, Ben Stiller, Catherine Keener, ...
Zero Effect is a perfect example of how the medium in which a story is told can affect one's opinion of it. As a made-for-TV movie/series pilot, Zero Effect would hold a great deal of promise: it introduces offbeat characters like Daryl Zero (Bil...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-01-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: COMEDY/THRILLER
Director: Jake Kasdan
Cast: Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Kim Dickens, ...
Under normal circumstances, Zoolander is the kind of movie I would recommend giving a pass to in theaters and waiting for the video release. But these are far from normal circumstances. In the wake of the World Trade Center disaster, audiences ar...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-09-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Ben Stiller
Cast: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor, ...
Fans of Ben Stiller’s fashion satire Zoolander will be delighted to learn that Zoolander 2 offers more of the same. Of course, there are drawbacks to this approach - those who were less-than-impressed by the 2001 comedy aren’t likely to b...
U.S. Release Date: 2016-02-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ben Stiller
Cast: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz, ...