All Owen Wilson Movies Ranked by Tomatometer

Critics Consensus: Fantastic Mr. Fox is a delightfully funny feast for the eyes with multi-generational appeal -- and it shows Wes Anderson has a knack for animation.

Synopsis: After 12 years of bucolic bliss, Mr. Fox breaks a promise to his wife and raids the farms of their human neighbors, Boggis, Bunce, and... View Full Synopsis

Starring: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray

Directed By: Wes Anderson

Critics Consensus: It may not boast the depth of his classic films, but the sweetly sentimental Midnight in Paris is funny and charming enough to satisfy Woody Allen fans.

Synopsis: Gil Pender is a screenwriter and aspiring novelist. Vacationing in Paris with his fiancée, he has taken to touring the city alone. On one such... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Michael Sheen

Directed By: Woody Allen

Critics Consensus: Typically stylish but deceptively thoughtful, The Grand Budapest Hotel finds Wes Anderson once again using ornate visual environments to explore deeply emotional ideas.

Synopsis: In the 1930s, the Grand Budapest Hotel is a popular European ski resort, presided over by concierge Gustave H. (Ralph Fiennes). Zero, a junior lobby... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody

Directed By: Wes Anderson

Critics Consensus: Wonder doesn't shy away from its bestselling source material's sentiment, but this well-acted and overall winsome drama earns its tugs at the heartstrings.

Synopsis: Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie Pullman becomes the most unlikely of heroes... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay, Izabela Vidovic

Directed By: Stephen Chbosky

Critics Consensus: Bottle Rocket is Reservoir Dogs meets Breathless with a West Texas sensibility.

Synopsis: In Wes Anderson's first feature film, Anthony has just been released from a mental hospital, only to find his wacky friend Dignan determined to begin... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Robert Musgrave, Andrew Wilson

Directed By: Wes Anderson

Critics Consensus: Despite sometimes sitcom-like execution, Meet the Parents is a hilarious look at familial relationships that works mostly because the chemistry between its two leads is so effective.

Synopsis: Everything that can possibly go wrong for groom-to-be Greg Focker does. The problems begin with Greg's disastrous first meeting with his girlfriend's family -- most... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo

Directed By: Jay Roach

Critics Consensus: The Royal Tenenbaums is a delightful adult comedy with many quirks and a sense of poignancy. Many critics especially praised Hackman's performance.

Synopsis: Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow

Directed By: Wes Anderson

Critics Consensus: Although the plot is really nothing to brag about, Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson work well together. The cinematography looks great, and Jackie delivers a hilarious performance. This is an old-fashioned crowd-pleaser.

Synopsis: Bumbling Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) works as an Imperial guard in the Forbidden City of China. When Princess Pei Pei (Lucy Liu) is taken hostage,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu, Roger Yuan

Directed By: Tom Dey

Critics Consensus: A loving ode to the spirit of journalism, The French Dispatch will be most enjoyed by fans of Wes Anderson's meticulously arranged aesthetic.

Synopsis: THE FRENCH DISPATCH brings to life a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine published in a fictional 20th-century French city.

Starring: Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux

Directed By: Wes Anderson

Critics Consensus: Cars offers visual treats that more than compensate for its somewhat thinly written story, adding up to a satisfying diversion for younger viewers.

Synopsis: While traveling to California to race The King and Chick Hicks in the Piston Cup Championship, Lightning McQueen falls out of his trailer and winds... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy

Directed By: John Lasseter, Joe Ranft

Critics Consensus: Wedding Crashers is both raunchy and sweet, and features top-notch comic performances from Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson.

Synopsis: Jeremy (Vince Vaughn) and John (Owen Wilson) are divorce mediators who spend their free time crashing wedding receptions. For the irrepressible duo, there are few... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams

Directed By: David Dobkin

Critics Consensus: Cars 3 has an unexpectedly poignant story to go with its dazzling animation, suggesting Pixar's most middle-of-the-road franchise may have a surprising amount of tread left.

Synopsis: Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast cars, the legendary Lightning McQueen finds himself pushed out of the sport that he loves. Hoping to get... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Armie Hammer, Chris Cooper

Directed By: Brian Fee

Critics Consensus: With the requisite combination of humor, sorrow and outstanding visuals, The Darjeeling Limited will satisfy Wes Anderson fans.

Synopsis: Estranged brothers Francis (Owen Wilson), Peter (Adrien Brody) and Jack (Jason Schwartzman) reunite for a train trip across India. The siblings have not spoken in... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Amara Karan

Directed By: Wes Anderson

Critics Consensus: A silly, anachronistic mess, but the pairing of Chan and Wilson makes the movie fun.

Synopsis: After taming the wild west in the comedy "Shanghai Noon," Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) and Roy O'Bannon (Owen Wilson) are back in the saddle, but... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Tom Fisher

Directed By: David Dobkin

Critics Consensus: A wacky satire on the fashion industry, Zoolander is one of those deliberately dumb comedies that can deliver genuine laughs.

Synopsis: Propelled to the top of the fashion world by a photogenic gaze he calls Blue Steel, dimwitted male model Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) thinks he's... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor

Directed By: Ben Stiller

Critics Consensus: It's uneven and occasionally somewhat aimless, but Starsky & Hutch benefits from Stiller and Wilson's chemistry and a surprisingly warm-hearted script.

Synopsis: High-strung workaholic David Starsky (Ben Stiller) and laid-back ladies' man Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson (Owen Wilson) are detectives who patrol the crime-ridden streets of Bay City,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Fred Williamson

Directed By: Todd Phillips

Critics Consensus: Pet owners should love it, but Marley and Me is only sporadically successful in wringing drama and laughs from its scenario.

Synopsis: Newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan leave behind snowy Michigan and move to Florida, where they buy their first home and find jobs at competing newspapers.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner

Directed By: David Frankel

Critics Consensus: Marry Me's silly storyline is heavy on the "something old" and "something borrowed," but the movie's well-matched leads make it easy to say "I do."

Synopsis: Kat Valdez (Jennifer Lopez) is half of the sexiest celebrity power couple on Earth with hot new music supernova Bastian (Maluma, making his feature-film debut).... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Chloe Coleman, Maluma

Directed By: Kat Coiro

Critics Consensus: Much like the titular oceanographer, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou's overt irony may come off as smug and artificial -- but for fans of Wes Anderson's unique brand of whimsy it might be worth the dive.

Synopsis: Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston

Directed By: Wes Anderson

Critics Consensus: No Escape's talented cast and taut B-movie thrills are unfortunately offset by its one-dimensional characters and uncomfortably retrograde worldview.

Synopsis: American businessman Jack Dwyer, wife Annie and their two young daughters arrive in Southeast Asia to begin a new life. As his company plans to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Lake Bell, Pierce Brosnan, Sterling Jerins

Directed By: John Erick Dowdle

Critics Consensus: While not without its moments, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb is a less-than-inspired sendoff for the trilogy.

Synopsis: When the exhibits at New York's Natural History Museum start behaving strangely, Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) -- now the director of nighttime operations -- must... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Dan Stevens

Directed By: Shawn Levy

Critics Consensus: There are far worse family viewing options, but given the talent assembled, Secret Headquarters is a disappointingly bland and muddled action movie.

Synopsis: While hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world's most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When villains attack,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Walker Scobell, Jesse Williams, Keith L. Williams

Directed By: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman

Critics Consensus: She's Funny That Way is an affectionate, talent-filled throwback to screwball comedies of old -- which makes it even more frustrating that the laughs are disappointingly few and far between.

Synopsis: The cast and crew of a Broadway play are thrown into a romantic roundelay when a lecherous director (Owen Wilson) hires a hooker-turned-actress (Imogen Poots)... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Imogen Poots, Kathryn Hahn, Rhys Ifans

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich

Critics Consensus: Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian is busy enough to keep the kids interested but the slapstick goes overboard and the special effects (however well executed) throw the production into mania.

Synopsis: Once the night guard at the Museum of Natural History, Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is now a successful purveyor of infomercial products. Soon after learning... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson

Directed By: Shawn Levy

Critics Consensus: Parents might call this either a spectacle-filled adventure or a shallow and vapid CG-fest, depending on whether they choose to embrace this on the same level as their kids.

Synopsis: A night watchman (Ben Stiller) at a museum of natural history makes a startling discovery: Thanks to the unleashing of an ancient Egyptian curse, the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney

Directed By: Shawn Levy

Critics Consensus: Though made with care and affection for its characters, The Big Year plods along, rarely reaching any comedic heights.

Synopsis: Three men find that they have come to a turning point. Stu (Steve Martin) faces a late-life crisis, Kenny (Owen Wilson) is in the grip... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Brian Dennehy

Directed By: David Frankel

Critics Consensus: Cars 2 is as visually appealing as any other Pixar production, but all that dazzle can't disguise the rusty storytelling under the hood.

Synopsis: Racecar Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and his tow-truck buddy, Mater (Larry the Cable Guy), have had their share of adventures together but nothing like what... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer

Directed By: John Lasseter

Critics Consensus: Anaconda's pulpy pleasures are constricted by its own absurdity, but creature feature fans may enjoy its brazen silliness.

Synopsis: Filmmaker Terri Flores (Jennifer Lopez) is traveling deep in the Amazon jungle looking for a forgotten tribe. Terri and her crew, which includes an anthropologist... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, Eric Stoltz

Directed By: Luis Llosa

Critics Consensus: The Wendell Baker Story is a lackadaisical comedy of quirky characters and situations, but ultimately the lazy narrative bores instead of charms.

Synopsis: Career con artist Wendell Baker (Luke Wilson) discovers he has a talent for straightening out tense situations. Following his release from jail, he decides to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Kris Kristofferson, Eva Mendes

Directed By: Luke Wilson, Andrew Wilson

Critics Consensus: Talented cast is wasted as the movie is content with recycling jokes from its predecessor, Meet the Parents.

Synopsis: Now that Greg Focker is "in" with his soon-to-be in-laws, Jack and Dina Byrnes, it looks like smooth sailing for him and his fiancée, Pam.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand

Directed By: Jay Roach

Critics Consensus: Lovely to look at but about as intelligent as the asteroid that serves as the movie's antagonist, Armageddon slickly sums up the cinematic legacies of producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay.

Synopsis: When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton) determines the only way to stop it is to drill... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck

Directed By: Michael Bay

Critics Consensus: The plot for Behind Enemy Lines is more jingoistic than credible, and the overload of flashy visual tricks makes the action sequences resemble a video game.

Synopsis: A Navy pilot (Owen Wilson) is shot down over enemy territory, and struggles to survive the relentless pursuit of a ruthless secret police enforcer, a... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, Gabriel Macht, Charles Malik Whitfield

Directed By: John Moore

Critics Consensus: The Internship weighs down Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson's comic charisma with a formulaic script and padded running time that leans heavily on its stars' easygoing interplay.

Synopsis: After old-school salesmen Billy and Nick find themselves downsized, Billy decides that, despite their complete lack of technological savvy, they should work for Google. The... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rose Byrne, Max Minghella

Directed By: Shawn Levy

Critics Consensus: Masterminds' great cast and stranger-than-fiction true story are largely wasted on a scattershot comedy with a handful of funny moments and far too much wackiness.

Synopsis: An armored-car driver (Zach Galifianakis) helps a flirty co-worker (Kristen Wiig) and her friends pull off a heist, then finds himself holding the bag after... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Ross Kimball

Directed By: Jared Hess

Critics Consensus: Some filmgoers may be surprised by the Farrellys' defense of traditional domestic values in Hall Pass -- unfortunately, they'll probably also be dismayed by the absence of laughs.

Synopsis: Best friends Rick and Fred each have been married for a long time, and they are showing signs of restlessness. To revitalize their marriages, their... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate

Directed By: Peter Farrelly, Robert Farrelly

Critics Consensus: Hit-and-miss family fare that bares only the slightest resemblance to Verne's novel.

Synopsis: Phileas Fogg (Steve Coogan) is an inventor living in Victorian England. He believes he can travel around the world in 80 days. Another inventor (Jim... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Cécile de France, Jim Broadbent

Directed By: Frank Coraci

Critics Consensus: Thanks to a creative canvas that's stretched too thin and haphazardly splashed with far too few colors, most viewers will find watching Paint a painfully dry experience.

Synopsis: In PAINT, Owen Wilson portrays Carl Nargle, Vermont's #1 public television painter who is convinced he has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Michaela Watkins, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ciara Renée

Directed By: Brit McAdams

Critics Consensus: How Do You Know boasts a quartet of likeable leads -- and they deserve better than this glib, overlong misfire from writer/director James L. Brooks.

Synopsis: Lisa Jorgenson's (Reese Witherspoon) entire life has been defined by softball, but at 31, she is deemed too old to play and cut from the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd, Jack Nicholson

Directed By: James L. Brooks

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Crayons team up to save the day when an unfinished drawing tries to steal all the world's color.

Starring: Christina Ricci, Rosie Perez, Craig Ferguson, Wayne Brady

Directed By: Frank Gladstone

Critics Consensus: When it comes to building an entertaining sci-fi drama around some cool ideas, this Bliss is largely ignorant.

Synopsis: Bliss is a mind-bending love story following Greg (Owen Wilson) who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel (Salma Hayek), a... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Salma Hayek, Nesta Cooper, Jorge Lendeborg

Directed By: Mike Cahill

Critics Consensus: Owen Wilson's charms can't save Drillbit Taylor, an unfunny, overly familiar bullied-teen comedy.

Synopsis: For three misfit freshmen, the first day of high school becomes a living hell when Filkins (Alex Frost), the school bully, zeroes in on them.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Troy Gentile, David Dorfman, Nate Hartley

Directed By: Steven Brill

Critics Consensus: The movie is overwhelmed by its chaotic visual effects and disjointed storyline.

Synopsis: An unhappy car dealer (Bruce Willis) believes that a dime-store author/philosopher (Albert Finney) has the answers to life's important questions.

Starring: Bruce Willis, Albert Finney, Nick Nolte, Barbara Hershey

Directed By: Alan Rudolph

Critics Consensus: Zoolander No. 2 has more celebrity cameos than laughs -- and its meager handful of memorable gags outnumbers the few worthwhile ideas discernible in its scattershot rehash of a script.

Synopsis: Former models Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) and Hansel find themselves thrust back into the spotlight after living in seclusion for years. Invited to a major... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Penélope Cruz

Directed By: Ben Stiller

Critics Consensus: A rather generic entry into the arrested development subgenre, with themes borrowed from other more successful and funnier films. Dupree wears out its welcome.

Synopsis: Newlyweds Carl (Matt Dillon) and Molly (Kate Hudson) are anxious to start their lives together, but the pair soon become a trio when Carl invites... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas

Directed By: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Critics Consensus: Technically proficient yet creatively moribund, Free Birds begs unfortunate comparisons with the dim-witted fowl that inspired it.

Synopsis: Pardoned by the president, a lucky turkey (Owen Wilson) named Reggie gets to live a carefree lifestyle, until fellow fowl Jake (Woody Harrelson) recruits him... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler, George Takei

Directed By: Jimmy Hayward

Critics Consensus: Sophisticated visual effects fail to offset awkward performances and an uneven script in The Haunting

Synopsis: This horror tale focuses on visitors to the secluded mansion of Hill House who have been called to the isolated location by Dr. David Marrow... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, Lili Taylor

Directed By: Jan de Bont

Critics Consensus: Success has many fathers, but failure is Father Figures.

Synopsis: Brothers Kyle and Peter Reynolds were raised to believe that their dad died when they were young. They're shocked to discover that their mother lied... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ed Helms, Owen Wilson, Glenn Close, J.K. Simmons

Directed By: Lawrence Sher

Critics Consensus: Insipid and mirthless, I-Spy bares little resemblance to the TV series that inspired it.

Synopsis: When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from the U.S. government, one of the United States' top spies, Alex... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen, Malcolm McDowell

Directed By: Betty Thomas

Critics Consensus: As star-studded as it is heartbreakingly lazy, Little Fockers takes the top-grossing trilogy to embarrassing new lows.

Synopsis: After 10 years of marriage and two children, it seems that Greg Focker has finally earned a place in the "circle of trust" of his... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Dustin Hoffman

Directed By: Paul Weitz

Critics Consensus: Dull and unfunny, Marmaduke offers family filmgoers little more than another round of talking animals and scatological humor.

Synopsis: With the help of his best feline friend, a lovable Great Dane named Marmaduke (Owen Wilson) helps his family (Lee Pace, Judy Greer) adjust to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Lee Pace, Judy Greer, David Walliams

Directed By: Tom Dey

Critics Consensus: Given the amount of talent assembled on both sides of the camera, Are You Here falls bewilderingly flat.

Synopsis: After his eccentric pal (Zach Galifianakis) inherits a fortune from his estranged father, an aimless, womanizing weatherman (Owen Wilson) becomes involved in the legal battle... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Poehler, Laura Ramsey

Directed By: Matthew Weiner