Adam McKay
Director · 23 credits · 15 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Big Short (2015)
Frequent collaborators: Will Ferrell
Best Adam McKay movies by genre
Directed movies (16 total, ranked by score)
1The Big Short
2015 · ★ 7.4 (10,011 votes)
Comedy, Drama
2Don't Look Up
2021 · ★ 7.1 (9,608 votes)
Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama
3Vice
2018 · ★ 7.0 (3,659 votes)
Drama, Comedy, History
4Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004 · ★ 6.7 (4,675 votes)
Comedy
5Step Brothers
2008 · ★ 6.6 (3,475 votes)
Comedy
6The Other Guys
2010 · ★ 6.3 (4,655 votes)
Comedy, Action, Crime
7Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006 · ★ 6.4 (1,962 votes)
Comedy
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The Landlord
2007 · ★ 6.5 (83 votes)
Comedy
9Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013 · ★ 6.1 (2,873 votes)
Comedy
10Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004 · ★ 6.0 (198 votes)
Comedy
- 11
The Procedure
2007 · ★ 4.6 (5 votes)
Comedy
12Good Cop, Baby Cop
2007 · ★ 6.1 (18 votes)
Comedy
13Green Team
2007 · ★ 5.7 (10 votes)
Comedy
14The Long Road Home
2012
Drama, Family
15The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
2014
Animation, Comedy, Drama
- 16
Untitled Adam McKay/Michael Shanks Mystery Sci-Fi Comedy
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Science Fiction, Comedy
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.