Movies by Ricky Gervais
As part of the cast:
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The Muppets (2011)
Cast: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper …
Directed by: James Bobin
When Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sympathetic human, Gary, and his puppet roommate, Walter, swoop in to help the gang put on a…
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Cemetery Junction (2010)
Cast: Christian Cooke, Felicity Jones, Tom Hughes …
Directed by: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
After taking a new job to escape a bleak existence as a working-class stiff in a small English town, Freddie Taylor gets involved in more drama than he bargained for when he runs into his…
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The Ricky Gervais Show: Season 1 (2010)
Cast: Ricky Gervais, Karl Pilkington, Stephen Merchant …
In this animated HBO series, "The Office" co-creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant hit pay cable in cartoon form, sharing their thoughts on a variety of topics with their lovable -- if…
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Louie: Season 1 (2010)
Cast: Louis C.K., Hadley Delany, Todd Barry …
Cranky, loud and always ready to say the wrong thing to the wrong person, stand-up comic Louis C.K. displays his special warmth in this post-Seinfeld diary of a New York comedian trying to…
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The Ricky Gervais Show (2010)
Cast: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Karl Pilkington …
This ingenious animated series brings to life the smash-hit podcasts of comedians Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, in which the pair riffs mercilessly (and hilariously) on the oddball…
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Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Cast: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson …
Directed by: Shawn Levy
In this sequel to the hit comedy, Ben Stiller returns as hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley, who must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've…
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The Invention of Lying (2009)
Cast: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill …
Directed by: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson
In a world where no one fibs, fiction doesn't exist and people take each other at their literal word, unsuccessful screenwriter Mark gains fame and fortune -- and maybe the girl of his…
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Ghost Town (2008)
Cast: Ricky Gervais, Téa Leoni, Greg Kinnear …
Directed by: David Koepp
British funnyman Ricky Gervais ("The Office," "Extras") stars in his first feature film lead as Bertram Pincus, a hapless gent who's pronounced dead, only to be brought back to life with…
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Ricky Gervais: Out of England: The Stand-Up Special (2008)
Cast: Ricky Gervais
Directed by: John Moffitt
Funnyman Ricky Gervais unleashes his formidable talent on Madison Square Garden -- with political correctness taking a backseat -- in his first special for HBO, home of his Emmy-winning…
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Stardust (2007)
Cast: Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer …
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
To win his true love's heart, wide-eyed Tristan Thorn journeys to a forbidden realm to retrieve a fallen star that has taken human form. But the star is being pursued by an evil witch…
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For Your Consideration (2006)
Cast: Catherine O'Hara, Stephen Rannazzisi, Ed Begley Jr. …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
A director (Christopher Guest) who's never had a hit film pins his hopes on the independent drama Home for Purim, a movie about a Jewish family living in the 1940s South that's…
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Night at the Museum (2006)
Cast: Ben Stiller, Ricky Gervais, Carla Gugino …
Directed by: Shawn Levy
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a…
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Valiant (2005)
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais, Tim Curry …
Directed by: Gary Chapman
During World War II, a misfit pigeon named Valiant joins the Royal Pigeon Service to do his share for his nation. As it turns out, his job becomes one of the most vital of the war: carrying…
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The Office (U.K.) (2001)
Cast: Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook …
Set in suburban London at a dysfunctional paper company, this caustic British sitcom follows the day-to-day troubles of the firm's uninspired desk jockeys while a documentary team…
As a director:
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Cemetery Junction (2010)
Cast: Christian Cooke, Felicity Jones, Tom Hughes …
Directed by: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
After taking a new job to escape a bleak existence as a working-class stiff in a small English town, Freddie Taylor gets involved in more drama than he bargained for when he runs into his…
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The Invention of Lying (2009)
Cast: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill …
Directed by: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson
In a world where no one fibs, fiction doesn't exist and people take each other at their literal word, unsuccessful screenwriter Mark gains fame and fortune -- and maybe the girl of his…