This article will contain a list of Owen Wilson Movies. These movies will be explored using a variety of narrative arcs. These movies will be described in detail so that you can understand why they are as they are.

18. Marley & Me (2008)

Marley & Me is a must-see for any dog parent or dog lover. David Frankel directed the film, which is charming and funny. It was inspired by John Grogan’s memoir.

Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston played John and Jenny Grogan. They also played Marley’s pet parents. Marley is a Labrador Retriever that has been beloved and abused.

Haley Hudson, Alan Arkin, and Eric Dane all appear in the film. The film earned $14.75 million and set a new Christmas Day box office record.

17. Shanghai Noon (2000)

Shanghai Noon, which combines comedy with western action, is the film for you. The film stars Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, and Lucy Liu in the leading roles. This is the film’s debut installment.

This is Tom Dey’s directorial debut. It grossed $99.3M with a budget of $55 Million. The film received positive reviews from critics. The film was shot in Nevada, as well as other West locations during the 19th century. It has kung fu action and sequences of martial arts, as well as comedy and a touch of “buddy cop film” style.

16. Midnight in Paris

Woody Allen wrote and directed the fantasy comedy. Owen Wilson plays the role of Gil Pender (a screenwriter) and Rachel McAdams is Inez, his materialistic fiancée.

The film shows Gil’s divergent goals and how he is forced to confront the flaws in his relationship. He travels back in time, returning every night at midnight.

15. Wedding Crashers (2005)

David Dobkin directed the comedy. Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Isla Fischer are the stars. Ron Canada, Henry Gibson, Bradley Cooper, Jane Seymour, and Dwight Yoakam are cast as supporting characters.

It was a surprise success, and it enjoyed great commercial and critical success. With a budget of $40 million, the film earned $288.5 million worldwide. It was America’s sixth-highest-grossing film of 2005.

John Beckwith (Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vaughn) are mediators in divorce, and they crash weddings and seduce women.

14. Starsky and Hutch (2004)

Starsky and Hutch is an American buddy cop comedy. Starsky and Hutch stars Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller. Ken Hutchinson and David Starsky lead the way.

This film is an adaptation of the TV series with the same title. The story is about two street-smart undercover cops who bust drug criminals in Bay City (California), 1975. Huggy Bear, an underground boss, helps them.

13. Bottle Rocket (1996)

Bottle Rocket, an American comedy about crime, is Wes Anderson’s directorial debut. It is based upon a short film Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson made in 1994.

Although it failed to make a major impact at the box office, the film earned $560,069 with a budget of $5 million. But, the film received rave reviews from critics. It also brought back Wes Anderson and the Wilson brothers.

The film features all three Wilson brothers Owen and Luke, as well as James Caan and Lumi Caazos. The film has both a humorous and quirky feel. It was about three college friends who attempted a robbery.

12. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001).

Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller and Luke Wilson are also featured in the film. The film explores the lives of three talented siblings who achieve incredible success as children, but then experience devastating failures as adults.

It examines themes like dysfunctional families, loss, redemption, and irony. It premiered at New York Film Festival, and received positive reviews from critics. This film was Wes Anderson’s biggest financial success until The Grand Budapest Hotel.

11. Meet the Parents (2000)

Meet the Parents is an American comedy starring Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller and others. Greg Focker is a Jewish nurse who is kind-hearted, but unhappy. He meets Jack Byrnes, (De Niro), as well as Dina Byrnes (Blythe Danner).

Owen Wilson portrays Kevin Rawley (Teri Polo’s troubled ex-fiancee). Jack loves Kevin and is enamored of him. Greg just hates Greg.

10. The Life Aquatic: Steve Zissou (2004)

Anderson’s fourth feature features Bill Murray playing Steve Zissou as an eccentric oceanographer. Esteban is killed and he sets out to get revenge on the jaguar Shark that caused his death.

The film is a parody but also a tribute to Jacques Cousteau, a pioneer of French diving. It stars Owen Wilson and Cate Blanchett in the title roles.

It failed at the box-office, with a gross of $34.8 million and a budget of $50 million. Although the film received mixed reviews, it gained a cult audience and new fans over the years.

9. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

The Grand Budapest Hotel was a comedy-drama by Wes Anderson. Ralph Fiennes plays Monsieur Gustave H. a well-known concierge in a French mountainside resort. He is then framed for a crime that he didn’t commit.

Wilson played the role of M. Chuck, a concierge associated with the Society of the Crossed Keys. Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, and Jeff Goldblum were all prominent characters in the film.

8. Zoolander (2001).

It follows Derek Zoolander’s story, a supermodel and model with many personalities and career issues. His agent and top industry officials plan to brainwash him into killing the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Wilson plays Hansel, the role of a rival model to Zoolander, but who eventually joins forces and stops the Prime Minister from being executed.

7. Armageddon (1998)

Armageddon, a science fiction disaster film, was the best-reviewed film of 1998. Michael Bay directed the film which also stars Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton. Liv Tyler, Keith David, Peter Stormare, and Will Patton play the lead roles.

It was a commercial hit, earning $553m worldwide with a $140m budget. Wilson played Oscar Choice, a geologist and one of the top members of Harry Stamper’s (Willis) team. Willis was an oil driller who NASA hired to assist them.

6. The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

Another Wes Anderson classic, The Darjeeling Limited is a comedy-drama with Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman. Roman Coppola also wrote the script.

This film is frequently considered one of Wilson’s greatest films. Three estranged brothers decide to make a pilgrimage to India to rekindle their sibling love one year after the death of their father.

5. Wonder (2017)

Wonder is a coming-of-age film that Stephen Chbosky wrote and directed. It is based on a novel by R. J. Palacio.

The film follows August “Auggie”, a young man with Treacher Collins Syndrome (a rare facial deformity) who enrolls in a mainstream school to try and integrate himself with the rest of the world.

Wilson plays Nate Pullman’s father, in the film. It was loved equally by critics as it was by the general public. With a budget of $20 million, it made $306 million.

4. The Internship (2013)

Vince Vaughn is the writer and producer of The Internship. It’s a comedy film about a couple. He stars in the film.

The film is about William McMahon (Vaughn) and Nicholas Campbell, both laid-off salesmen who go against other more skilled applicants to get a job at Google. Rose Byrne, Max Minghella, and Dylan O’Brien are also part of the cast.

This is the second film in which Vaughn and Wilson star as leads. It received mixed reviews. The film earned $93.5 million from a budget of $58,000,000.

3. Behind Enemy Lines (2001).

John Moore’s directorial debut is Behind Enemy Lines. It is a war film. It stars Gene Hackman as the lead and Owen Wilson in the supporting roles.

The film follows Lieutenant Chris Burnett, a naval flight officer who was shot down over Bosnia and uncovers the genocide which took place during the Bosnian War. On the other hand, Burnett’s commanding officer is unable to obtain approval for a combat search-and-rescue mission.

2. The French Dispatch (2021).

Wes Anderson is the director, writer, and producer of The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun. This comedy anthology was written by Anderson. It features an ensemble cast with three storylines: The Concrete Masterpiece; Revisions to a Manifesto.

Wilson portrays Herbsaint, a French Dispatch staffer and travel writer. Joseph Mitchell, a New Yorker journalist, was the inspiration for his character. It was well received and made $46 million with a budget of $25 million.

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1. Night at the Museum (2006)

Night at the Museum is a fun fantasy comedy that you’ll enjoy. Filmed in 2009, it is based upon Milan Trenc’s 1993 children’s novel Night at the Museum.

It had a large cast with Ben Stiller playing the lead role, Dick Van Dyke, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson and Bill Cobbs as supporting characters.

It’s about a father who is divorced and takes up a position as a nightwatchman at America’s Museum of Natural History (New York), which is where all the figurines, artifacts, and other objects come to life at night.