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Ben Stiller's Family Documentary Premieres, Revealing Reflections on 2017 Separation

The project uses decades of family archives to explore how his parents' marriage shaped his own choices.

Overview

  • Stiller says he felt "out of balance," "disconnected" and "a little bit lost" during his years apart from Christine Taylor beginning in 2017.
  • He recalls feeling he was "failing" by comparison to Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara's 50-plus-year partnership.
  • The couple reconciled after living together during the COVID-19 lockdown, with their reunion made public in 2022.
  • Their children participate on camera, and Stiller says he learned from his son's view that work sometimes pushed fatherhood to the background.
  • The film debuted at the New York Film Festival on Oct. 5, opens in select theaters Oct. 17 and streams on Apple TV+ Oct. 24.