Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost

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Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost

2025

1h 38m

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Biography

Comedy

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Ben Stiller tells the story of his parents, comedy icons Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, exploring their impact both on popular culture and at home, where the lines between creativity, family, life and art often blurred. In the process, Stiller turns the camera on himself and his family to examine Jerry and Anne's enormous influence on their lives, and the generational lessons we all can learn from those we love.

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Critics Consensus

An affectionate and deeply personal exploration of a comedic power couple, Nothing is Lost is a fitting tribute from director Ben Stiller to his parents.

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Robert Levin

Newsday

Oct 31

3.5/5

A deeply personal documentary about show business icons. Don't miss it.

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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

Oct 31

3.5/4

Meet the Stillers in a doc that blows past the usual greeting-card twaddle to show us what family really is.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Oct 29

4/5

An intriguing, bittersweet family study.

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Matt Pais

MattPais.com

Dec 11

B+

A complex and somewhat uncomfortable examination of how performing parents made it work, with an answer not meant to be entirely clear.

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Shawn Peer

That Shelf

Nov 25

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost is an insightful documentary into the look at the personal and professional lives of famous comedians.

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Patrick Beatty

ABC4 Utah

Nov 16

A personal introspective look at an entertainment couple struggling to find greatness and personal meaning in their life, while seeing individual identities.

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Matthew D.

@mattinee Apr 14

I love this documentary. It's great that they wrote and recorded almost everything.

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Sal D

@JustTheLaw Jan 13

A truly sensitive portrayal of Jerry Stiller and Ann Meara through the eyes of their son Ben and daughter Amy. What made this documentary pop out was not only the insights on how our parents shape us and yet still remain mysterious, but the vulnerability and authenticity of both Stiller and Meara, as well as the family they left behind. The movie made me reflect on my own parents and my childhood - something I never expected.

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David F

@dfulmer Dec 30

A nice documentary about the comic pair, Ben Stiller’s parents.

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Tom F

@RT55173143 Dec 20

I see a lot of documentaries and biopics where celebrity kids are involved, usually on the theory that they know their parents best or they are the best stewards of their legacies. Here, Ben Stiller explores the idea that our parents will always be a mystery to us, and we can only struggle to understand how they shape our future lives and relationships.

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Steve S.

@SSfilm Dec 6

A vulnerable raw behind the scenes look at his famous parents.

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Melissa B.

@melbusby Nov 29

This was a very sweet and funny movie! It displayed that ALL marriages have ups and downs but if you and your spouse really want it to work…. You have to continue working on the marriage. Even Ben got separated from his wife and then had this moment of clarity…to save his marriage and family. Most people just can’t deal with low moments in marriage and leave so early….makes me sad. But totally enjoyed this movie!

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Synopsis

Ben Stiller tells the story of his parents, comedy icons Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, exploring their impact both on popular culture and at home, where the lines between creativity, family, life and art often blurred. In the process, Stiller turns the camera on himself and his family to examine Jerry and Anne's enormous influence on their lives, and the generational lessons we all can learn from those we love.

Director: Ben Stiller
Producer: Lizz Morhaim, John Lesher, Geoffrey Richman, Ben Stiller
Distributor: Apple Original Films
Production Co: Apple Original Films
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 17, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 24, 2025
Runtime: 1h 38m