65 Ben Stiller Movies & TV Shows, Ranked Best to Worst

Thirteen years earlier, Ted’s prom date with Mary was a complete fiasco. Nonetheless, he still loves her and hires a private investigator, Pat Healy to find her. Healy, not just finds her, but also falls for her. He misleads Ted and begins to date Mary himself. However, Ted soon finds out the truth and sets out to win Mary’s heart.

First of the Meet the Parents trilogy, this comedy film revolves around Greg Focker, a male nurse, who decides to first meet girlfriend Pam’s parents before asking her to marry. However, Pam’s ex-CIA father makes no attempt to hide his dislike for Focker. His futile endeavors to impress only end up in disasters, reducing his chances of winning over the family.  

Daydreamer Walter Mitty, the negative assets manager of Life magazine, finds his job at risk when the publication decides to go online. Matters complicate further when the negative 25 which is to be used for the cover of the last edition goes missing. To find Sean, the photographer, Walter steps out of his ordinary life and embarks on a real life adventurous journey around the world.

Eddie Cantrow marries Lila after dating only for a few months, without getting to know her properly. But Lila soon turns out to be a nightmare and he starts finding her beyond annoying during their honeymoon in Los Cabos. He also falls in love with another vacationer, Miranda. Disaster awaits as Eddie tries to get rid of Lila. 

Focused on a group of prima donna actors who are making a Vietnam War film, the movie Tropic Thunder is a parody of many famous war movies. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed more than $188 million worldwide. 

Larry Daley is divorced and unsuccessful. He is hired to work as a night watchman at a museum where, much to his astonishment, he finds that the exhibits to come to life every night and create a ruckus. It is up to Larry now to control the exhibits, prevent a theft attempt by three old guards and eventually gain respect in his son’s eye.

Risk analyst Reuben Feffer, determined to take back control of his life after he finds his newly married bride cheating on him on their honeymoon, becomes attracted to his free-spirited former classmate Polly Prince after meeting her at an art gallery. However, when his bride makes an attempt at reconciliation, he runs both through a risk-management computer program.

Average Joe's Gymnasium is on the verge of shutdown or even demolition unless its owner Peter LaFleur raises $50,000 to pay to the powerful Globo Gym owner, White Goodman. To raise the money, four underachievers and members of Average Joe decide to participate in a dodgeball tournament.  But then, Goodman builds his own team too to defeat them.

The film is the final installment of a trilogy based on Night at the Museum. The story focuses on Larry Daley, a night guard at American Museum of Natural History, where all the artifacts come to life at night and describes his travel to London in the company of Teddy Roosevelt, Sacagewea, Jedediah, Octavius, Dexter, Attila the Hun in order to save the tablet of Ahkmenrah from losing its magic.  

In 1970s San Diego, Ron Burgundy is a highly successful news anchorman in male-dominated Channel 4. However, the arrival of Veronica Corningstone, an ambitious woman aspiring to be a newswoman, changes the entire scenario. Ron becomes increasingly resentful of Veronica’s success beginning a fierce rivalry between the two.

A young couple moves into a gorgeous duplex in the middle of New York. However, they did not expect the elderly lady upstairs to be an issue. Her annoying behavior eventually forces the couple to take desperate measures. 

Schoolboy Jamie Graham gets separated from his wealthy British family in Shanghai after the Japanese army begins occupying China during WWII and struggles to overcome hunger on the streets until being taken to a POW camp. He remains upbeat despite witnessing the horrors of war firsthand and survives with the help of several strangers whom he befriends.

After a dead body is found on the beach of Bay City, two Police detectives, reckless workaholic David Starsky and the easy-going Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson, find clues that lead to drug kingpin Reese Feldman. Following a botched investigation, the two are suspended and their friendship is shattered, but must join forces to stop a bigger scheme by Feldman.

Dimwitted Derek Zoolander is devastated after he fails to win the top male fashion model honor and is disowned by his family for being unable to assist his father and brothers in the coal mines. Fashion mogul Jacobim Mugatu gives him a new lease of life, but is actually planning to brainwash him into assassinating Malaysia's Prime Minister.

Keeping the Faith is a romantic comedy film, which tells the story of a priest and a rabbi, who have been friends since boyhood. However, when both of them fall for the same woman, their friendship is under strain. 

Steven Kovacs bribes cable installer Ernie ‘Chip’ Douglas to give him free premium channels. However, Chip soon becomes intrusive, invades Steven’s personal life, and makes his life a living hell. When Steven tries to break their friendship, things take a much darker turn, including Chip taking Steven’s ex Robin as a hostage. 

Royal Tenenbaum and his now-separated wife Etheline have three children, including an adopted girl, all of whom were geniuses as teenagers, but are now struggling with their adult lives. Learning that Etheline is planning to remarry, Royal fakes cancer to bring his dysfunctional family together, but also exposes years of failure and betrayal, resulting in chaos.

Musicians JB and KG are on the cusp of becoming one of the greatest rock bands ever if they can find the legendary ‘pick of destiny’, which has supernatural powers. Unfortunately, the guitar pick is actually a piece of Satan’s tooth who wants it back to regain full power. 

Mel Colpin was adopted as a child, and when he becomes a father, he feels that he cannot name his son until he knows who his real parents are. Accompanied by his wife and an adoption agent, he departs on a road trip to find out the identity of his real parents.

Don’t Think Twice is a comedy drama film which tells the story of a group of best friends who are struggling to gain success as a comedy group. However, when one of them, Jack, gets a role in a popular show, insecurities arise among them.

Arthur Shaw, one of the richest residents of The Tower, is under house arrest for embezzling over US $2 billion from his investors. These include building manager Josh Kovaks and his co-workers, who then plan a tower heist with petty criminal, Slide, to break into the apartment to steal their money back. 

Reality Bites is a romantic comedy film, which tells the story of an aspiring videographer working on a documentary about the unvoiced lives of her friends, roommates as well as herself.  

Heavyweights is a comedy drama film which revolves around the lives of a few fat kids who are lured into joining a camp with the promise of quick weight loss. However, they soon find out that the former owners have declared bankruptcy and the new owner is a fitness fanatic. He turns the lives of the kids into a nightmare.

In this last film in the Meet the Parents series, Greg and Pam are leading a contented life with their twins when Jack Byrnes shows up and appoints his son in law as the successor of the Byrnes family. However, despite his move, Jack is still doubtful of Greg. His suspicion is enhanced when he sees Greg with the beautiful Andi Garcia.

A sequel to Meet the Parents, the movie sets up the meeting between the Byrnes family and Greg Focker’s parents, Bernie and Roz Focker. The polar opposite lifestyle of the parents almost tears the happy couple of Greg and Pam apart until they find their way back to each other through humorous situations. 

Documentary filmmaker Josh Srebnick and wife Cornelia are apparently happily married middle-aged couple; but everything is not so rosy on professional and personal fronts. Then they meet a generation younger charming couple, Jamie and Darby, who bring freshness in older couple’s life. They enjoy being around the youngsters and try doing things they do. Will this friendship rejuvenate Josh and Cornelia’s lives?

A black comedy based on three couples, Your Friends & Neighbors explores sexual power play between three men and three women from different social classes.

Brad takes his son on a college tour on the East Cost, and soon he meets up with an old friend. Upon realizing that most of his friends are living a luxurious life, he begins to feel that maybe he had made the wrong choices regarding his career, and maybe he could have done better than them.    

Well-known actor Joaquin Phoenix decides to retire from the world of acting and focus on a new career as a hip-hop musician. Later he approaches Sean Combs, American rapper and record producer, hoping he will produce the record.

Ronnie is a petty criminal who has a knack for getting arrested. Things take a turn for him when one of his crimes are caught on tape, and noticed by TV producer Terry Twillstein. After noticing Dobb’s popularity with viewers, he gets inspired to create a show entitled ‘Ronnie Dobbs Gets Arrested’, where Ronnie will be shown arrested in a different city every week. The show manages to be a big hit within a short time. 

Daryl Zero is a detective who believes himself to be the greatest. Along with his associate, he investigates a complex and mysterious case of blackmail and missing keys for a businessman named Gregory Stark. In order to trap the blackmailer, Zero sets up a sting up.  

This superhero satire features a group of aspiring superheroes of Champion City who often fail due to their incompetence. But when super-villain Casanova Frankenstein captures the city’s real superhero Captain Amazing, the amateur superheroes have to join their forces, and pull together their peculiar powers such as shoveling, flying bowling balls, fork-hurling and such expertise, to save the city and its superhero.

Recently discharged from hospital after suffering a nervous breakdown, New York City resident Roger visits Los Angeles to house sit for his brother, where he meets the family's personal assistant and soon falls in love with her.

In this second installment in the Night at the Museum series, Larry learns that the exhibits will be moved to the Smithsonian Institution without the Tablet of Ahkmenrah. He soon receives a call for help from Jedediah who, along with his other friends, is under attack from Kahmunrah. Kahmunrah intends to raise an army and conquer the world. Larry now must save his friends.

Roger, a meter-reader with low self-esteem, joins Dr. P’s confidence-building classes to win over his dream-girl, Amanda. As Roger makes good progress, he realizes that his confidence has pushed his egotistical teacher into competitive drive triggering an aggressive rivalry. After abolishing Roger’s personal and professional life, when Dr. P rushes to win Amanda’s affection, Roger must find a way to counter his teacher.

Four friends, Evan, Bob, Franklin, and Jamarcus in the town of Glenview, Ohio, form a neighborhood watch to find out who is killing their townspeople. When they discover aliens living amongst them and an alien plot to conquer the world, they must find a way to stop the invasion. 

Envy is a dark comedy film, which revolves around two friends, who are also neighbors and co-workers. However, when one of their inventions succeeds, the other finds himself quite jealous of his friends’ success.  

Next of Kin is a crime thriller action film which tells the story of Truman, a police officer in Chicago, whose brother is killed by the mob. Therefore, he sets out on a mission to find the killer. Meanwhile, Briar, another one of his brothers, decides to look for the killer on his own.

A group of Caucasian teens get fascinated as well as influenced by Harlem’s hip-hop crowd which includes the popular African-American rapper Rich Bower and his partner Cigar. The teens try their best to fit into their culture.

After leading reclusive lives away from modeling world for long time, models Derek and Hansel are enlisted by Interpol to investigate a series of murders of celebrities who died with a Zoolander-special ‘Blue Steel’ look. As they meet special agent Valentina Valencia at Rome fashion event, they uncover a sinister plot designed by fashion-magnate Mugatu, who is after the ‘Fountain of Youth.’  

Daydreamer Walter Mitty, the negative assets manager of Life magazine, finds his job at risk when the publication decides to go online. Matters complicate further when the negative 25 which is to be used for the cover of the last edition goes missing. To find Sean, the photographer, Walter steps out of his ordinary life and embarks on a real life adventurous journey around the world.

Focused on a group of prima donna actors who are making a Vietnam War film, the movie Tropic Thunder is a parody of many famous war movies. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed more than $188 million worldwide. 

Reality Bites is a romantic comedy film, which tells the story of an aspiring videographer working on a documentary about the unvoiced lives of her friends, roommates as well as herself.  

Dimwitted Derek Zoolander is devastated after he fails to win the top male fashion model honor and is disowned by his family for being unable to assist his father and brothers in the coal mines. Fashion mogul Jacobim Mugatu gives him a new lease of life, but is actually planning to brainwash him into assassinating Malaysia's Prime Minister.

Steven Kovacs bribes cable installer Ernie ‘Chip’ Douglas to give him free premium channels. However, Chip soon becomes intrusive, invades Steven’s personal life, and makes his life a living hell. When Steven tries to break their friendship, things take a much darker turn, including Chip taking Steven’s ex Robin as a hostage. 

After leading reclusive lives away from modeling world for long time, models Derek and Hansel are enlisted by Interpol to investigate a series of murders of celebrities who died with a Zoolander-special ‘Blue Steel’ look. As they meet special agent Valentina Valencia at Rome fashion event, they uncover a sinister plot designed by fashion-magnate Mugatu, who is after the ‘Fountain of Youth.’  

A supervillain Megamind kills the superhero Metroman after a long battle and takes over the Metro City. However, with no one to challenge his authority, he is soon bored. He, thus, creates a superhero to work against him. The problem begins when the superhero begins acting like a supervillain committing various crimes. Will the supervillain now take on the mantle of superhero?

Marty the zebra, Alex the lion, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippopotamus are best friends at New York's Central Park Zoo. Marty yearns for a life in the wilderness. His attempt to escape the zoo eventually lands the four on a ship en route to Africa. However, when the ship capsizes, they land in Madagascar and now have to learn to survive in the wild.

An animated comedy, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is the third film in the series and showcases four animals still trying to get back to their home in Central Park Zoo of New York. In this instalment, Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman join a travelling circus in Europe, all the while trying to evade capture by an overzealous animal control officer.

In their attempt to fly back to New York City aboard the rickety airplane, the Madagascar animals run out of fuel and crash-land in Africa, where Alex is reunited with his parents. However, the zoo-lion disappoints his father being unable to complete the rite of passage, while his homesick friends eagerly wait for the penguins to fix the plane.

Based on the novel of the same name by Joe Dunthrone, the coming-of-age movie follows teenager Oliver Tate navigating his way through life while trying to have a relationship with his classmate Jordana. He is also worried about his depressed father, Lloyd, and his mother, Jill, having an affair with new-age guru, Graham. 

Failed hockey player Happy Gilmore suddenly learns that he has a talent for hitting golf balls high, and decides to join the PGA Tour to earn money to save his grandmother's house from the IRS. He becomes a fan favorite for his unorthodox antics, but pro golfer Shooter McGavin conspires to expel him due to his poor etiquette.

Steve Coogan is a food critic who has been asked by The Observer to tour some of the finest restaurants in the country. However, his girlfriend backs out, and therefore he decides to take his best friend with him.

After his application is rejected at Stanford University, Shaun finds out that his academic transcript got mixed up with that of another student. Due to his determination to get accepted at the university, Shaun decides to use any means necessary. 

After a successful career in movies, comedian Pauly Shore stars in the lead role in a series where he plays the slacker son of a millionaire. However, his career begins to sink when the series turns out to be a commercial and critical failure. Soon his friends and even his girlfriend refuse to see him, and Shore is reduced to living in his mother’s attic. However, he is soon visited by the ghost of his mentor, who encourages him to fake his own death in order to boost the popularity in his films and merchandise.