Aziz Ansari books, films and TV shows, ranked by your taste
Author and actor · 1 book, 17 films and 1 TV show on Boxlist
Best known for Modern Romance.
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Books from the Boxlist catalogue, highest rated first (Open Library reader averages; books with fewer than 5 ratings come after the rest). Ratings are quality, not fit.
Aziz Ansari on screen
Starring Aziz Ansari

Parks and Recreation
2009 · TV
8.0/10 · TMDBHilarious ensemble comedy that follows Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, and her tireless efforts to make her quintessentially American town just a little bit more fun.

Aziz Ansari: Right Now
2019 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDBIn a comedy special directed by Spike Jonze, Aziz Ansari shares deep personal insights and hilarious takes on wokeness, family and the social climate.

Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
2020 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDBAn outstanding lineup of entertainers gathers in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to salute Dave Chappelle, recipient of the 22nd annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Good Fortune
2025 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDBA well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy capitalist.

The Bob's Burgers Movie
2022 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDBWhen a ruptured water main creates an enormous sinkhole right in front of Bob's Burgers, it blocks the entrance indefinitely and ruins the Belchers’ plans for a successful summer. While Bob and Linda struggle to keep the business afloat...

I Love You, Man
2009 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBPeter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out...

Epic
2013 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBA teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world—and ours.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
What's Your Number?
2011 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBAlly Darling is realizing she's a little lost in life. Her latest romance has just fizzled out, and she's just been fired from her marketing job. Then she reads an eye-opening magazine article that warns that 96 percent of women who've...

Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian
2022 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBAfter another year of lockdowns, Aziz takes the stage to skewer pandemic life, quarantines, vaccine cards, celebrity side-gigs, smartphones and more.

Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDBManny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.

This Is the End
2013 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDBWhile attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
The Rocker
2008 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDBIn the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. Twenty years later, the drummer sees his second chance at stardom arise when he is asked to perform with his teenage nephew's high school rock band.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Get Him to the Greek
2010 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDBPinnacle records has the perfect plan to get their sinking company back on track: a comeback concert in LA featuring Aldous Snow, a fading rockstar who has dropped off the radar in recent years. Record company intern Aaron Green is faced...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Funny People
2009 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDBFamous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.

Alpha and Omega
2010 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDBTwo young wolves at opposite ends of their pack's social order are thrown together into a foreign land and need each other to return home, but love complicates everything.

30 Minutes or Less
2011 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDBTwo fledgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery guy, strap a bomb to his chest, and advise him that he has mere hours to rob a bank or else...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Observe and Report
2009 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDBMall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper's paradise into his personal peep show. But when Barnhardt can't bring the culprit to justice, a surly police detective is recruited to close...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
School for Scoundrels
2006 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDBA young guy short on luck, enrolls in a class to build confidence to help win over the girl of his dreams, which becomes complicated when his teacher has the same agenda.
Directed by Aziz Ansari

Good Fortune
2025 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDBA well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy capitalist.

Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian
2022 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBAfter another year of lockdowns, Aziz takes the stage to skewer pandemic life, quarantines, vaccine cards, celebrity side-gigs, smartphones and more.
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