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Ben Stiller

Best rated: The Royal Tenenbaums (7.6)

Films
46
Avg rating
6.18
Peak run
2000’03
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The career

Ben Stiller, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 2000 to 2003, 6.684567819901995200020052010201520202025The Royal Tenenbaums 7.6Zoolander 2 4.7Career avg 6.18

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Ben Stiller's career barcodecoolhot
198746 films2026
Current formLast 5: 5.78 vs career 6.18 (−0.40)
  1. LZoolander 22016 · 4.7−1.5
  2. WBrad's Status2017 · 6.5+0.3
  3. LNutcrackers2024 · 5.5−0.7
  4. LHappy Gilmore 22025 · 6.1−0.1
  5. LThe Dink2026 · 6.1−0.1
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Ben by the numbers

Average
6.18
46 rated films
Vote weighted
6.25
bigger films count more
Median
6.2
half are better
Consistency
±0.74
rating spread
Career
40y
1987 to 2026
Total votes
6.78M
across every film
Best
7.6
The Royal Tenenbaums
Worst
4.7
Zoolander 2
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2026The Dink posterThe DinkDr. Stone6.111,800
2025Happy Gilmore 2 posterHappy Gilmore 2Hal L.6.1124K
2024Nutcrackers posterNutcrackersMike Maxwell5.510,617
2017Brad's Status posterBrad's StatusBrad Sloan6.520,326
2016Zoolander 2 posterZoolander 2Derek4.782,750
2014While We're Young posterWhile We're YoungJosh6.356,432
2014Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb posterNight at the Museum: Secret of the TombLarry Daley6.2153K
2013The Secret Life of Walter Mitty posterThe Secret Life of Walter MittyWalter Mitty7.3379K
2012Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted posterMadagascar 3: Europe's Most WantedAlex6.8222K
2012The Watch posterThe WatchEvan5.7139K
2011Tower Heist posterTower HeistJosh Kovaks6.2159K
2010Little Fockers posterLittle FockersGreg Focker5.5128K
2010Megamind posterMegamindBernard7.3331K
2010Greenberg posterGreenbergRoger Greenberg6.140,466
2009The Marc Pease ExperienceJon Gribble4.12,390
2009Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian posterNight at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianLarry Daley6.0233K
2008Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa posterMadagascar: Escape 2 AfricaAlex6.7276K
2008Tropic Thunder posterTropic ThunderTugg Speedman7.1499K
2007The Heartbreak Kid posterThe Heartbreak KidEddie5.9103K
2006Night at the Museum posterNight at the MuseumLarry Daley6.5417K
Better together?

Ben Stiller's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

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