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Pair · Actor and director

Films Ben Stiller made with Jack Black

Ben Stiller and Jack Black worked together on seven films, from The Cable Guy (1996) to Dear Santa (2024). Ben Stiller directed two of them. No one worked on more of Jack Black's films on this site than Ben Stiller.

Timeline

  • Directed by one of the two
  • Both in the cast

Black appeared in the unaired TV pilot Heat Vision and Jack, directed by Ben Stiller, in which he played an ex-astronaut pursued by actor Ron Silver.

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The 7 films

By release year

  1. 1996 · Mystery, Comedy · 96 min · United States

    The Cable Guy

    Ben Stiller: director and actor · Jack Black: actor

    Music: John Ottman

    Camera: Robert Brinkmann

    Written by: Ben Stiller, Judd Apatow

    Produced by: Judd Apatow

  2. 2002 · Coming-of-age, Teen · 79 min · United States

    Orange County

    Ben Stiller: actor · Jack Black: actor

    Music: Michael Andrews

    Camera: Greg Gardiner

    Written by: Mike White

    Produced by: Scott Rudin

  3. 2002 · Comedy · 86 min · United States

    Run Ronnie Run

    Ben Stiller: actor · Jack Black: actor

    Music: Scott Aukerman

    Written by: Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

    Produced by: Mark Burg, Oren Koules

  4. 2004 · Comedy · 95 min · United States

    Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

    Ben Stiller: actor · Jack Black: actor

    Music: Alex Wurman

    Camera: Thomas E. Ackerman

    Written by: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay

    Produced by: David O. Russell, Judd Apatow

  5. 2004 · Comedy · 99 min · United States

    Envy

    Ben Stiller: actor · Jack Black: actor

    Music: Mark Mothersbaugh

    Camera: Tim Maurice-Jones

    Written by: Steve Adams

    Produced by: Larry David

  6. 2008 · Parody, Action · 107 min · United Kingdom, Germany

    Tropic Thunder

    Ben Stiller: director and actor · Jack Black: actor, as Jeff Portnoy

    Music: Theodore Shapiro

    Camera: John Toll

    Written by: Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux

    Produced by: Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld

  7. 2024 · Christmas, Comedy · United States

    Dear Santa

    Ben Stiller: actor · Jack Black: actor

    Music: Rupert Gregson-Williams

    Written by: Peter Farrelly, Ricky Blitt

    Produced by: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

See also

Worked with both

  • Owen Wilson12 films with Ben Stiller, 2 with Jack Black
  • Will Ferrell5 films with Ben Stiller, 2 with Jack Black
  • Tim Robbins2 films with Ben Stiller, 5 with Jack Black
  • Vince Vaughn6 films with Ben Stiller, 1 with Jack Black
  • Paul Rudd2 films with Ben Stiller, 4 with Jack Black
  • Andy Dick4 films with Ben Stiller, 2 with Jack Black

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