Movies starring Ben Stiller

Empire of the Sun (1987)

152 mins     Biography, Drama, War      

"Empire of the Sun" is a war movie, it takes us to Shanghai in 1941 and we watch how following Pearl Harbour life is turned upside down for the British and American's who live there. But "Empire of the Sun" is not your usual ...

The Cable Guy (1996)

96 mins     Comedy, Thriller      

Having hit his stride and made his name with comedies such as "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective ", "The Mask" and even "Dumb and Dumber" it seemed like rubber faced Canadian Jim Carrey could barely put a foot wrong. Well that is un...

Flirting with Disaster (1996)

92 mins     Comedy      

That makes "Flirting with Disaster" sound like quite a run of the mill road trip comedy with some typical character types; the nervy, neurotic man in a mid life crisis, the sex mad wife who is desperate to sort things out so ...

There's Something About Mary (1998)

119 mins     Comedy, Romance      

I've lost track of the number of times I have watched the Farrelly brothers' "There's Something About Mary" but every time, even now 10 years plus since it was released, it still makes me laugh. Ironically "There's Something ...

Keeping the Faith (2000)

124 mins     Comedy, Romance      

It has to be said "Keeping the Faith" starring Edward Norton and Ben Stiller is a surprisingly enjoyable movie, basically a rom-com which also sort of attempts to deliver a message that religion need not be boring. Does it su...

Meet the Parents (2000)

108 mins     Comedy      

Meet the Parents - Ben Stiller is Gaylord Focker who is meeting his girlfriend's parents for the first time and hopes to make a good impression...

Zoolander (2001)

87 mins     Comedy      

Trust me, that when I say "Zoolander" is completely stupid, it is not a criticism, in fact "Zoolander" is indeed quite funny as it goes about spoofing the world of male modelling. But whilst the movie provides a certain amoun...

Our House (2003)

89 mins     Comedy      

"Our House" or "Duplex" feels to me like director Danny DeVito trying to bring the dark humour of the Ealing Comedy to a modern audience, and by the various reviews I have read an audience which didn't appreciate it. It has a...

Along Came Polly (2004)

96 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Risk assessor Reuben Feffer (Ben Stiller - Zoolander) has his life planned out, not only has he just got married but he has bought a new home. But whilst still on his honeymoon his whole life is thrown into disarray, when his...

DodgeBall (2004)

88 mins     Comedy      

To be totally honest, I really did not find "DodgeBall" that funny, well to start with anyway. But having watched it a few times it has sort of grown one me. Not that it is an exceptionally good movie; in fact it is distinctl...

Starsky and Hutch (2004)

101 mins     Comedy      

So "Starsky and Hutch" yet another remake of a classic American series, to think in 20 years time, we could be watching movie remakes called "Hill Street Blues" or "ER". Anyway, back to the movie, as a like for like remake, "...

Meet the Fockers (2004)

115 mins     Comedy, Romance      

There is a simple way to describe both "Meet the Fockers" and its predecessor "Meet the Parents", they are the "American Pie" movies for the twenty to thirty something market, which want boundary pushing comedy without the ne...

Envy (2004)

99 mins     Comedy      

There is a line in the movie "Envy" where Rachel Weisz's character Debbie proclaims "I don't get your jokes some times", that could have been expanded to "I don't get this movie at all". Seriously "Envy" has to be one of the ...

Madagascar (2005)

86 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy      

I've said it before but I will say it again, I am not a huge fan of modern animations, I enjoyed them at the start when the CGI animations were something new but I quickly grew tired as one after another was churned out with ...

Night at the Museum (2006)

105 mins     Action , Comedy, Family, Fantasy      

A while ago I had the pleasure of doing an online movie survey where I had to watch a movie trailer for a soon to be released movie, the movie in question was "Night at the Museum" and after completing the survey I was adaman...

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)

93 mins     Comedy, Musical      

I think I must have been in my late 20's when I first heard of Tenacious D as someone told me I had to listen to this hilarious song and whilst I can't remember the song I clearly remember how funny it was with its comical us...

The Heartbreak Kid (2007)

118 mins     Comedy, Romance      

There is no doubt that Bobby and Peter Farrelly have in the past made some hugely entertaining and memorable movies which often verge on the edge of decency with their like for outrageous jokes. In fact I thought that "There'...

Tropic Thunder (2008)

102 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy, War      

Despite at times feeling like an extension of Ben Stiller's other famous creation "Zoolander" it has to be said that "Tropic Thunder" is an entertaining comedy which whilst being a little long keeps you entertained from start...

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

89 mins     Adventure , Animation      

With reluctance I sat down to watch "Madagascar 2" aka "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" as whilst the first movie probably entertained young children it did very little for me. But in fairness the opening to "Madagascar 2" grabb...

Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

100 mins     Action , Comedy, Family, Fantasy      

After the first "Night at the Museum" which both finished nicely and was very entertaining I didn't really see a need for a sequel. But one was made and what can only be seen as a case of blatant commercialism we got "Night a...