5 Movies Directed by Ben Stiller

Reality Bites

Reality Bites

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-02-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (33829 Reviews)

Director:

Ben Stiller

Fullplot:

In this study of Generation X manners, Lelaina, the valedictorian of her college class, camcords her friends in a mock documentary of posteducation life. Troy is her best friend, a perpetually unemployed musical slacker. Vickie is a manager at the Gap who worries about the results of an AIDS test, while Sammy has problems grappling with his sexuality. When Lelaina meets Michael, an earnest video executive who takes her homemade video to his MTV-like station, she must decide what she values--the materialism of yuppie Michael or the philosophical musings of Troy.

The Cable Guy

The Cable Guy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-06-14

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(112985 Reviews)

Director:

Ben Stiller

Fullplot:

Steven Kovak has been kicked out of his apartment by his girlfriend. Steven has a new apartment, and decides to slip the cable guy (Chip) $50 for free cable. Steven then fakes an interest in Chip's line of work. However Chip takes this to heart trying to become Steven's best bud. When Steven no longer wants to be Chips friend the man who can do it all goes on an all out assault to ruin Steven's life. In the backdrop is the delicate sub-plot of the trial of a former kid star for murdering his brother.

Zoolander

Zoolander

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-09-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

Germany, USA

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (176103 Reviews)

Director:

Ben Stiller

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Drake Sather (character Derek Zoolander)

Ben Stiller (character Derek Zoolander)

Drake Sather (story)

Ben Stiller (story)

Drake Sather (screenplay)

Ben Stiller (screenplay)

John Hamburg (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Derek Zoolander is VH1's three time male model of the year, but when Hansel wins the award instead, Zoolander's world becomes upside down. His friends disappear, his father is disappointed in him, and he feels that he's not good as a model anymore. But when evil fashion guru Mugatu hires Zoolander, he thinks his life has turned back round again, that is until he finds out that Mugatu has actually brainwashed him to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Can Zoolander and his new friends find out how to prevent the incident before it's too late?

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-12-25

Languages:

English, Spanish, Icelandic

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (211230 Reviews)

Director:

Ben Stiller

Cast:

Writer:

Steve Conrad (screenplay)

Steve Conrad (screen story by)

James Thurber (based on the short story by)

Fullplot:

The manager of the negative assets sector of Life magazine, Walter Mitty, has been working for sixteen years for the magazine and has a tedious life, not going anywhere but from his home to his job and vice-versa. He is an escapist, daydreaming into a world of fantasy many times a day. Walter has a crush on the recently hired Cheryl Melhoff but he is too shy to invite her on a date and he is trying to contact her via online dating. The magazine is preparing to release its last printed edition and the loathsome manager of transition Ted Hendricks is preparing an inevitable downsizing over the next few days. Walter has been the liaison between the magazine and the mysterious independent photographer Sean O'Connell who has sent to him a package of negatives and a wallet as a gift for his work. Sean also suggests to the senior management the use of negative 25 for the cover of the last edition. However, Walter cannot find the negative that is missing. Walter has no means to contact Sean and finds a clue that he might be in Greenland. He decides to travel to Greenland to track Sean down in the beginning of an unbelievable adventure.

Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-08-13

Languages:

English, Mandarin

Countries:

USA, UK, Germany

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(285021 Reviews)

Director:

Ben Stiller

Genres:

ActionComedy

Cast:

Writer:

Justin Theroux (screenplay)

Ben Stiller (screenplay)

Etan Cohen (screenplay)

Ben Stiller (story)

Justin Theroux (story)

Fullplot:

A film crew is in Southeast Asia filming a Vietnam-war memoir. It's early in the shooting, but they're already behind schedule and over budget. On the day an accident befalls the novice director, the cast and crew are attacked by a gang of poppy-growing local drug dealers, except the cast and crew don't realize these aren't actors who are stalking them. The thugs kidnap Tugg Speedman, an actor whose star seems on the decline, and it's up to the rest of the ragtag team to band together long enough to attempt his rescue. But will Tugg want to leave?

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