Steve Carell’s Typical Vibe
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Steve Carell has 44 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 4 rank in the Top 10%, led by Little Miss Sunshine.
Recurring themes

Dedicated to my ex
2019
Drama · Comedy

Bridget Jones's Baby
2016
Drama · Comedy

The Love Punch
2014
Comedy · Romance

Titeuf
2011
Animation · Comedy

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
2010
Comedy · Family

Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
Comedy · Family

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2012
Comedy · Family

Malibu Rescue
2019
Comedy · Family

Little Miss Sunshine
2006 · Movie · Actor
Top 2%Netflix · Included

The Big Short
2015 · Movie · Actor
Top 5%Paramount+ · Included

Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011 · Movie · Actor
Top 6%Max · Included

Beautiful Boy
2018 · Movie · Actor
Top 9%Prime Video · Included

Freeheld
2015 · Movie · Actor
Top 14%Prime Video · Included

IF
2024 · Movie · Voice
Top 20%Netflix · Included

A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
Dir. Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton · With Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
Dir. Adam McKay · With Steve Carell, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling

Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer, a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.
Dir. Glenn Ficarra, John Requa · With Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore

After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
Dir. Felix van Groeningen · With Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney

Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.
Dir. Jim Rash, Nat Faxon · With Liam James, Steve Carell, Toni Collette

New Jersey car mechanic Stacie Andree and her police detective girlfriend Laurel Hester both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits after she was diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Dir. Peter Sollett · With Julianne Moore, Elliot Page, Steve Carell

After discovering she can see everyone's imaginary friends, a girl embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten imaginary friends with their kids.
Dir. John Krasinski · With Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski

Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God — and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.
Dir. Tom Shadyac · With Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston

It's the 1970s and San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.
Dir. Adam McKay · With Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd

George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and Defense Secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.
Dir. Adam McKay · With Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell

Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.
Dir. Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin · With Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker

Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three precocious daughters. Things get even more complicated when Dan finds out that the woman he falls in love with is actually his brother's new girlfriend.
Dir. Peter Hedges · With Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook

As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
Dir. Lorene Scafaria · With Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Connie Britton

A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family himself.
Dir. Karey Kirkpatrick, Tim Johnson · With Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell

Determined to prove he's the world's greatest supervillain, Gru hatches an audacious plan to steal the Moon. To pull it off, he adopts three orphaned girls—Margo, Edith, and Agnes—intending to use them as part of his scheme. But the unexpected bond they form forces him to question the life he's always known.
Dir. Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud · With Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand

A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.
Dir. Kyle Balda · With Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Alan Arkin

The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant café society that defined the spirit of the age.
Dir. Woody Allen · With Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell

Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothering his sex-obsessed male co-workers: Andy is still a virgin. Determined to help Andy get laid, the guys make it their mission to de-virginize him. But it all seems hopeless until Andy meets small business owner Trish, a single mom.
Dir. Judd Apatow · With Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd

Bill is a penniless drifter who scams strangers out of just enough money to feed himself and his partner in crime, an orphan girl known as Curly Sue. Bill and Curly Sue target Grey, a yuppie lawyer, but their con takes an unexpected turn when the successful woman begins to like the ramshackle duo. But there's one problem—Grey's jealous, conniving boyfriend, Walker.
Dir. John Hughes · With Jim Belushi, Alisan Porter, Kelly Lynch

Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry, Sal and Richard reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. Forgoing the burial, the trio take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire – along the way reminiscing and coming to terms with the shared memories of a war that continues to shape their lives.
Dir. Richard Linklater · With Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne

The true story of the 1973 tennis match between world number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
Dir. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris · With Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough

as Gru (voice) (uncredited) · Voice
When Margo, Edith, and Agnes chase after an ice cream truck, little Agnes struggles to keep up and takes a tumble while pedaling her bike. Seeing her disappointment, the Minions spring into action to lift her spirits. Using their quirky ingenuity, they construct a unicorn-themed motorcycle to help Agnes ride in style. With her new wheels, Agnes embarks on a whimsical and heartwarming ride through town, showcasing the Minions’ unwavering dedication to bringing joy to the girls’ lives. This short captures the charm of teamwork, creativity, and pure delight.
Dir. Eric Favela, Régis Schuller · With Pierre Coffin, Miranda Cosgrove, Elsie Fisher

When members of the nefarious crime syndicate KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control and the identities of secret agents are compromised, the Chief has to promote hapless but eager analyst Maxwell Smart to field agent. He is partnered with veteran and capable Agent 99, the only spy whose cover remains intact. Can they work together to thwart the evil world-domination plans of KAOS and its crafty operative?
Dir. Peter Segal · With Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson

The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
Dir. Bennett Miller · With Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo

Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.
Dir. Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin · With Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton

as Gru(voice)(uncredited) · Voice
Two Minions are busy at work in the mailroom. One of them, bored, decides to throw a box of expired PX-41 samples into its designated chute.
Dir. Fabrice Joubert, Mark O'Hare · With Pierre Coffin, Steve Carell

Gru and Lucy and their girls—Margo, Edith and Agnes—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru also faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, forcing the family to go on the run.
Dir. Chris Renaud · With Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell

With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.
Dir. Adam McKay · With Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd

as Brick Tamland
While Ron Burgundy's rivalry with Veronica Corningstone escalates quickly, a group of unprofessional thieves better known as 'The Alarm Clock' try to make the truth known, whatever that may mean...
Dir. Adam McKay · With Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd

Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reservation leads to their being mistaken for a couple of thieves—and now a number of unsavoury characters want Phil and Claire killed.
Dir. Shawn Levy · With Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg
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