Every Project Ben Stiller Has Directed, Ranked According To IMDb – Screen Rant

Ben Stiller is known for directing, as well as being the face in front of the camera - but which are his best directorial efforts?

Ben Stiller is one of a handful of famous actors who directs his own films from time to time. His big break as an actor came in the 1998 comedyThere's Something About Mary,but before that he had directed several projects, including two feature films. He's also directed himself on occasion, doing his films' heavy lifting behind and in front of the camera.

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From goofball comedies to dramatic miniseries, from micro-budget indies and canceled TV series to massive box-office hits, Stiller has amassed an eclecticbody of work as a director. Here are all of his major directorial projects, ranked according to IMDb.

Aspopular as the originalZoolanderis, questions remained as to whether or not it had the cache to warrant a sequel 15 years after its release. Stiller directed the first film, and returned for the second, hoping to defy the odds and bring Derek Zoolander and co. back with a bang.

To put things mildly, it didn't quite work out. The film was a failure with critics and audiences alike, hence its meager 4.7 IMDb rating and 22% Rotten Tomatoes Score. It's considered an unnecessary and uninspired sequel that's overly derivative of the original, and not nearly as funny.

Ben Stiller directed this 1996 dark comedy which featured Jim Carrey at the height of his popularity. Between 1994 and 1995, Carrey had starred in 5 major films: twoAce Venturamovies,The Mask, Dumb and Dumber,andBatman Forever.

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InThe Cable Guy,audiences were a bit thrown by the darkness of the material, and Carrey's character in particular, who begins the movie as an awkward but affable loner, and ends up a crazed stalker.This left an awkward taste in viewers' mouths, as they were so accustomed to loving Carrey's characters at the time. Nonetheless, the movie has its defenders to this day.

Stiller directed, co-wrote, and starred in the title role in this 2001 comedy about a fashion model who's brainwashed into committing an international crime after his career takes a turn for the worse. Unapologetically silly but also genuinely funny,Zoolanderwas a modest hit at the box office, and gained a significant following on DVD in subsequent years.

The ensemble cast is great, including Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, and Ben's father, Jerry Stiller, and as zany as the script is, the story is fast-paced andentertaining throughout.

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