The 10 Best Will Ferrell Movies, Ranked

Will Ferrell is an absolute comedic powerhouse, having produced a vast catalog of characters during his prolific career in Hollywood. As such, it cannot be easy to choose just 10 of his best movies to highlight. Nevertheless, below is a ranking of the ten best Will Ferrell movies, from the arguably developing to the most luminous.

10. Blades of Glory (2007)
    This figure-skating comedy follows Ferrell’s character Chazz Michael Michaels and Jon Heder’s Jimmy MacElroy being banned from the sport after a freak accident followed by a spectacular on-ice brawl. After finding out about a loophole in the rule book that allows them to compete as a pair, the former enemies become unlikely partners to become the “world’s greatest skating team.”

9. Elf (2003)
This Christmas classic depicts Ferrell’s character, Buddy, as a human raised by elves in the North Pole and moved to New York City—where he tries to bring his unique warmth and enthusiasm to the city.

8. Step Brothers (2008)
In this highly quotable and anarchic comedy, Ferrell plays Brennan, a 40-year-old failure who still lives with his mother. When her new husband’s son, Dale (John C. Reilly), arrives and moves into his new home, the two are thrust into an awkward brotherhood of middle-aged men-children.

7. Stranger than Fiction (2006)
Having created numerous comedic characters, Ferrell impressively seamlessly branches into drama with this film, depicting a character experiencing a story where he’s a character. As Harold Crick “lives” within a novelist’s work, he rapidly finds himself in mortal peril—architecting an offbeat, unique turn on narrative structure.

6. The Other Guys (2010)
Ferrell is joined by Mark Wahlberg’s officer Terry Hoitz in this short-tempered buddy cop comedy. Ferrell plays Detective Allen Gamble, an accident-prone desk jockey forced into a street patrol with Hoitz after their heroes of the NYPD are taken off the case.

5. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
This movie’s anchorman, played by Will Ferrell, is a throwback to the newsworthiness of the 1970s. He owns a musical station in San Diego. Burgundy has developed a brand-new program that is wildly popular and unexpectedly outperforms the station’s ratings.

4. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Ricky Bobby is a multi-time champion of raceway clade and has an ewer-minded approach to his career, with Ferrell playing the charmingly boorish race car driver. After a French challenger jeopardizes his success, Bobby must find a way to get back on top and win the hearts of the American people.

3. Old School (2003)
Ferrell plays Frank “The Tank” Ricard in this cult classic, an attorney who shocks his coworkers by leaving his law firm and joining a group of former college friends in starting a party fraternity.

2. Zoolander (2001)
Ferrell plays the villainous Jacques “Mugatu” D’Agastino in this model-focused comedy, an antagonistic fashion designer that hatches a bad plan to murder the prime minister of Malaysia.

1. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy returns in this follow-up to Anchorman with a hammy, over-the-top performance that makes the film a pure delight. The comedic antics of the Channel 4 News team thrust Burgundy into a spectacular, hilarious showdown with his rival mentioned above, played by James Marsden.

Although Ferrell still creates high-quality comedies, the above films represent some of his best work. Undoubtedly, they will remain effervescent in the annals of fans’ minds forever.