45 Will Ferrell Movies Ranked (The Other Guys)

Critics Consensus: Boasting beautiful animation, a charming voice cast, laugh-a-minute gags, and a surprisingly thoughtful story, The Lego Movie is colorful fun for all ages.

Synopsis: An ordinary LEGO figurine Emmet who always follows the rules, is mistakenly identified as an extraordinary being and the key to saving the world. He... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman, Elizabeth Banks

Directed By: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Critics Consensus: Barbie is a visually dazzling comedy whose meta humor is smartly complemented by subversive storytelling.

Synopsis: To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you're a... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon

Directed By: Greta Gerwig

Critics Consensus: A movie full of Yuletide cheer, Elf is a spirited, good-natured family comedy, and it benefits greatly from Will Ferrell's funny and charming performance as one of Santa's biggest helpers.

Synopsis: Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves. Unable to shake the feeling... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Ed Asner

Directed By: Jon Favreau

Critics Consensus: While it isn't quite as much fun as its predecessor, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part fits neatly into an animated all-ages franchise with heart and humor to spare.

Synopsis: The citizens of Bricksburg face a dangerous new threat when LEGO DUPLO invaders from outer space start to wreck everything in their path. The battle... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish

Directed By: Mike Mitchell

Critics Consensus: A clever parody of cop-buddy action-comedies, The Other Guys delivers several impressive action set pieces and lots of big laughs, thanks to the assured comic chemistry between Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.

Synopsis: Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. Gamble relishes his... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton

Directed By: Adam McKay

Critics Consensus: It's just as uneven and loosely structured as the first Anchorman -- and while Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues may not be quite as quotable, it's nearly as funny as its predecessor.

Synopsis: Seven years after capturing the heart of co-anchor Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), newsman Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) is offered the chance of a lifetime: a... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner

Directed By: Adam McKay

Critics Consensus: A fun, whimsical tale about an office drone trying to save his life from his narrator, Stranger Than Fiction features a subdued performances from Will Ferrell that contributes mightily to its quirky, mind-bending affect.

Synopsis: A mentally unstable IRS auditor (Will Ferrell) hears an author's (Emma Thompson) voice in his head and discovers that he is the ill-fated protagonist of... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah

Directed By: Marc Forster

Critics Consensus: It may not improve on the Raymond Carver short story that inspired it, but Everything Must Go resists cliche and boasts a pair of magnetic performances from the perfectly cast Ferrell and Wallace.

Synopsis: Longtime salesman Nick Halsey (Will Ferrell) has seen better days. No longer at the top of his game, Nick, an alcoholic, loses his job for... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Christopher Jordan Wallace, Rebecca Hall, Michael Peña

Directed By: Dan Rush

Critics Consensus: Though it occasionally stalls, Talladega Nights' mix of satire, clever gags, and excellent ensemble performances put it squarely in the winner's circle.

Synopsis: NASCAR superstar Ricky Bobby is at the top of his game; adored by fans, a trophy wife by his side, and incredible wealth. But Ricky... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole

Directed By: Adam McKay

Critics Consensus: It regurgitates plot points from earlier animated efforts, and isn't quite as funny as it should be, but a top-shelf voice cast and strong visuals help make Megamind a pleasant, if unspectacular, diversion.

Synopsis: Though he is the most-brilliant supervillain the world has known, Megamind (Will Ferrell) is the least-successful. Thwarted time and again by heroic Metro Man (Brad... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill

Directed By: Tom McGrath

Critics Consensus: A clever, funny slice of alternate history, Dick farcically re-imagines the Watergate era and largely succeeds, thanks to quirky, winning performances from Michelle Williams, Kirsten Dunst and Will Ferrell.

Synopsis: Betsy (Kirsten Dunst) and Arlene (Michelle Williams) are two 15-year-old girls in 1976. When Betsy visits Arlene at the Watergate Motel, the two accidentally stumble... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Jim Breuer, Will Ferrell

Directed By: Andrew Fleming

Critics Consensus: Thanks to the spirited performances of a talented cast - particularly Will Ferrell and Jon Heder as rivals-turned-teammates -- Blades of Glory successfully spoofs inspirational sports dramas with inspired abandon.

Synopsis: Figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels and Jimmy MacElroy take their intense rivalry too far during the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City; both are... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler

Directed By: Will Speck, Josh Gordon

Critics Consensus: Although it adds little to the long tradition of Dickens adaptations, Spirited is so genially overstuffed that it's easy to at least intermittently enjoy.

Synopsis: A modern musical rendition of Charles Dickens' classic holiday story "A Christmas Carol."

Starring: Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Patrick Page

Directed By: Sean Anders

Critics Consensus: Curious George is a bright, sweet, faithful adaptation of the beloved children's books.

Synopsis: In this animated film, explorer Ted journeys to Africa hoping to recover an important artifact for his friend Bloomsberry, a museum director. Instead, however, he... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, David Cross, Eugene Levy

Directed By: Matthew O'Callaghan

Critics Consensus: Its crude brand of political satire isn't quite as smart or sharp as one might hope in an election year, but The Campaign manages to generate a sufficient number of laughs thanks to its well-matched leads.

Synopsis: When incumbent Congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) commits a major gaffe, two wealthy CEOs decide to try to gain influence in their district by putting... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott

Directed By: Jay Roach

Critics Consensus: Filled with inspired silliness and quotable lines, Anchorman isn't the most consistent comedy in the world, but Will Ferrell's buffoonish central performance helps keep this portrait of a clueless newsman from going off the rails.

Synopsis: Hotshot television anchorman Ron Burgundy welcomes upstart reporter Veronica Corningstone into the male-dominated world of 1970s broadcast news -- that is, until the talented female... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell

Directed By: Adam McKay

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: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga contains inspired ingredients and laugh-out-loud moments, but they're outnumbered by the flat stretches in this overlong comedy.

Synopsis: Two small-town singers chase their pop star dreams at a global music competition, where scheming rivals, high stakes and onstage mishaps test their bond.

Starring: Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens, Mikael Persbrandt

Directed By: David Dobkin

Critics Consensus: While not consistently funny, the movie does have its moments.

Synopsis: After discovering his girlfriend has been participating in group sex, attorney Mitch feels his world come undone. He moves into a new place, which happens... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Jeremy Piven

Directed By: Todd Phillips

Critics Consensus: Fast paced and teeming with slapstick gags, Despicable Me 4 is as overstuffed as a piñata but full of enough candy to give audiences an enjoyable sugar rush.

Synopsis: In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world's favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for an exciting, bold new era of Minions mayhem... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Pierre Coffin, Joey King

Directed By: Chris Renaud

Critics Consensus: Step Brothers indulges in a cheerfully relentless immaturity that will quickly turn off viewers unamused by Ferrell and Reilly -- and delight those who find their antics hilarious.

Synopsis: Brennan Huff (Will Ferrell) and Dale Doback (John C. Reilly) have one thing in common: they are both lazy, unemployed leeches who still live with... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen

Directed By: Adam McKay

Critics Consensus: Crudely effective and effectively crude, Strays is more amusing than hilarious, but this comedy's scattershot humor is partly offset by its surprisingly big heart.

Synopsis: They say a dog is a man's best friend, but what if the man is a total dirtbag? In that case, it might be time... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Will Forte, Isla Fisher

Directed By: Josh Greenbaum

Critics Consensus: Woody Allen's uneven Melinda and Melinda fails to find neither comedy nor pathos in what seems like a rehash of his previous themes.

Synopsis: While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Radha Mitchell, Chloë Sevigny, Jonny Lee Miller, Will Ferrell

Directed By: Woody Allen

Critics Consensus: Despite the rich source material, The Producers has a stale, stagy feel more suited to the theater than the big screen.

Synopsis: Failing producer Max Bialystock (Nathan Lane) and his accountant, Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick), scam a group of elderly women out of their nest eggs by... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell

Directed By: Susan Stroman

Critics Consensus: While Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon work well together as catty combatants, tired set pieces and a misjudged romantic subplot make this an invitation you can file under "maybe."

Synopsis: When two weddings are accidentally booked on the same day at the same venue, each bridal party is challenged with preserving their family's special moment... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon, Geraldine Viswanathan, Meredith Hagner

Directed By: Nicholas Stoller

Critics Consensus: The script is mediocre and fails to give Ferrell a proper comedic showcase.

Synopsis: As a child, Phil Weston (Will Ferrell) was never able to live up to the demands of his overbearing father, Buck (Robert Duvall), who wanted... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Mike Ditka, Kate Walsh

Directed By: Jesse Dylan

Critics Consensus: Thinly written and not as funny as it needs to be, Casa de mi Padre would have worked better as a fake trailer or short film; stretched to feature length, it wears out its welcome far too quickly.

Synopsis: Armando's (Will Ferrell) younger brother, Raul (Diego Luna), returns to the family ranch with his beautiful fiancée, Sonia (Genesis Rodriguez), and promises to fix its... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Gael García Bernal, Nick Offerman, Diego Luna

Directed By: Matt Piedmont

Critics Consensus: This dour coming-of-age story has nothing to distinguish it from similarly themed indie fare.

Synopsis: Tired of struggling to be an actress, Reese Holden (Zooey Deschanel) leaves New York and returns to her Michigan home. She has a cash advance... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ed Harris, Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell, Amelia Warner

Directed By: Adam Rapp

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: Fittingly named for a remake whose charms are dwarfed by its superior source material, Downhill is frequently -- and frustratingly -- less than the sum of its talented parts.

Synopsis: A woman starts to have second doubts about her husband after he runs away from an approaching avalanche, leaving her and their two sons behind.

Starring: Will Ferrell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Zach Woods, Zoe Chao

Directed By: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Critics Consensus: Dumb script and flat jokes made this another SNL misfire.

Synopsis: Orphaned after the death of her parents and raised by her strict grandmother (Glynis Johns), awkward Roman Catholic high-school student Mary Katherine Gallagher (Molly Shannon)... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Elaine Hendrix, Harland Williams

Directed By: Bruce McCulloch

Critics Consensus: Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg have proven comedic chemistry, but Daddy's Home suffers from a dearth of genuinely funny ideas - and lacks enough guts or imagination to explore the satirical possibilities of its premise.

Synopsis: Brad Whitaker (Will Ferrell) is a kindhearted radio executive who wants to be the best possible stepfather to his wife's (Linda Cardellini) two children. When... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Thomas Haden Church

Directed By: Sean Anders

Critics Consensus: A whodunnit that stacks its lists of suspects with wasted character actors, Drowning Mona is a twee farce that will prompt audiences to tune out before the mystery is solved.

Synopsis: The recently deceased Mona Dearly was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Neve Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis

Directed By: Nick Gomez

Critics Consensus: A waste of two fine funnymen, Get Hard settles for tired and offensive gags instead of tapping into its premise's boundary-pushing potential.

Synopsis: When a rich hedge-fund manager, James, is convicted of fraud and sentenced to a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him one month to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Craig T. Nelson, Alison Brie

Directed By: Etan Cohen

Critics Consensus: Only loosely based on the original TV series, Land of the Lost is decidedly less kid-friendly and feels more like a series of inconsistent sketches than a cohesive adventure comedy.

Synopsis: A space-time vortex sucks scientist Rick Marshall (Will Ferrell), his assistant Holly (Anna Friel) and a survivalist Will (Danny R. McBride) into a world populated... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone

Directed By: Brad Silberling

Critics Consensus: Bewitched is haunted by scattered laughs and a lack of direction.

Synopsis: Movie star Jack Wyatt (Will Ferrell) has hit a rough patch in his career. Looking to make a comeback, he signs on to play the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine

Directed By: Nora Ephron

Critics Consensus: Semi-Pro is an intermittently funny, half-hearted attempt at sports satire, and one of Will Ferrell's weaker cinematic efforts.

Synopsis: In 1976, singer Jackie Moon (Will Ferrell) uses the profits from his only hit single to fulfill a longtime dream of owning a basketball team.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André Benjamin, Maura Tierney

Directed By: Kent Alterman

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 formulaic comedy that's unlikely to spread much yuletide merriment, Daddy's Home 2 can only muster a few stray yuks from its talented cast.

Synopsis: Father and stepfather Dusty and Brad join forces to make Christmastime perfect for the children. Their newfound partnership soon gets put to the test when... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, John Lithgow

Directed By: Sean Anders

Critics Consensus: The House squanders a decent premise and a talented cast on thin characterizations and a shortage of comic momentum.

Synopsis: Scott and Kate Johansen must figure out a way to earn some money after their daughter's scholarship falls through. When all else fails, the desperate... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Jason Mantzoukas, Ryan Simpkins

Directed By: Andrew Jay Cohen

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Things go awry when an author (Will Ferrell) and his wife (Kristen Wiig) welcome a pregnant woman (Jessica Lowndes) into their home, with plans to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, Jessica Lowndes, Alyvia Alyn Lind

Directed By: Rachel Lee Goldenberg

Critics Consensus: The Ladies Man joins the growing list of mediocre movies based on SNL skits. It just doesn't have enough material to last the length of the movie.

Synopsis: After being ejected from his job for one too many vulgar and inappropriate comments, Leon (Tim Meadows) unsuccessfully seeks employment from every radio station in... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tim Meadows, Karyn Parsons, Billy Dee Williams, Will Ferrell

Directed By: Reginald Hudlin

Critics Consensus: Has the same problems as the worst SNL movies: one-note characters and plots unreasonably stretched to feature length runtime.

Synopsis: Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Molly Shannon, Dan Hedaya

Directed By: John Fortenberry, Amy Heckerling

Critics Consensus: The lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson than does Holmes and Watson.

Synopsis: Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate a mysterious murder at Buckingham Palace. It seems like an open-and-shut case as all... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Rebecca Hall, Rob Brydon

Directed By: Etan Cohen

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In this satire of the music industry, the members of the Suburbans, a has-been 1980s band, reunite when one of them gets married. After Cate... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Craig Bierko, Amy Brenneman, Antonio Fargas, Will Ferrell

Directed By: Donal Lardner Ward