Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost 2025

Overview

Stiller and Meara: Nothing Is Lost is a 2025 American documentary film directed by Ben Stiller. The film serves as a biographical portrait of the comedic partnership between his parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Through this project, Ben Stiller explores the couple’s significant impact on popular culture while examining their personal lives at home. The narrative highlights the challenges of balancing a professional comedy career with the demands of marriage, illustrating how the boundaries between creativity, family, life, and art frequently blurred for the pair. The documentary had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on October 5, 2025. It subsequently received a theatrical release in the United States on October 17, 2025. With a runtime of one hour and thirty-eight minutes, the film is rated R. The production offers an intimate look at the lives of the two comedy icons, providing insight into the complexities of growing up in the public eye as the child of such a well-known performing duo.