The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) poster
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

AdventureComedyDramaFantasy

Directed by Ben Stiller

A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing. From TMDB

223 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 1, 2026 · last updated Nov 2, 2026 · How this works

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a 2013 adventure comedy drama film, directed by Ben Stiller, starring Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig and Sean Penn.

  • 195 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon, TMDB reviews
  • posts span Jan 14, 2014 to Nov 1, 2026

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  • Letterboxd @letterboxd.socialBluesky · Apr 20, 2025

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) ✨

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  • fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 21, 2026

    "Beautiful things don’t ask for attention." James Thurber, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Jeff Stanford Flowers For Midsummer

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  • Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 14, 2025

    I’ve been thinking about the Ben Stiller Film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and the TV series Nathan Barley. Both of them fantastic pieces of work from creators at the peak of their powers, both did poorly critically and/or commercially, and both, I think, for the same reason: they were too early

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  • Rob Manuel @robmanuel.b3ta.comBluesky · Feb 23, 2025

    Watched The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) last night and it's simultaneously a bad Walter Mitty movie, deviating so wildly from the source material to be something else, and a completely *wonderful* movie. I reckon if it was called something else it would be many people's fav film.

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  • Robin Connolly (He/Him) @robinlikecrazy.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 20, 2026

    Last four watched… -‘Ice Station Zebra’ (1968) -‘It Happened Tomorrow’ (1944) -‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ (1947) -‘The Longest Day’ (1962) An engaging espionage thriller; two decent fantasy comedies; and an impressive, albeit episodic D-Day epic- It’s also the whitest WWII film ever! 🤦‍♂️

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  • Josh "Anoriand" Fagundes @anoriand.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 13, 2024

    Hello Ben. As your first response on BlueSky I just wanna say: Hear me out... The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty 2: The Legend Of Curly's Gold. I figure with this pitch we'll either become best buds or I'll get blocked. I'm fine with that dice roll.

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  • SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 20, 2024

    Today's movie recommendation is "Brazil" by Terry Gilliam. A visual tour-de-force, a cross between 1984 and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, it's a darkly comic look into an authoritarian world stifled under bureaucracy. Talk about a movie that's more relevant now than ever. Just brilliant. #Movies

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  • pwnicholson @[email protected]Lemmy · Jun 25, 2025

    "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (2013 version) is beautiful and thoughtful. Completely unlike any other Ben Stiller movie that I know of. "The Fountain" (2006) might qualify too, though it's a lot heavier. "Amélie" (2001) "Hector and the Search for Happiness" (2014) is decent too, though I'm a Simon Pegg fan so it gets extra points for that

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  • Revy but spoopy @catgirlfingies.questBluesky · Aug 6, 2024

    Got some cool stuff yesterday! Daxter & Resistance PSP Game And The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Blu Ray

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  • E. Benjamin Torres @doc7torres.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 20, 2026

    To Live and Die in LA (1985) Beat the Devil (1953) High Noon (1952) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) Follow me on Letterboxd boxd.it/79eD9 #filmsky #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched #letterboxd

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  • 老娘是你姑奶奶! @quellevous.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 29, 2024

    A birthday photoshoot inspired by The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I enjoy the styling!

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  • Maria BOO!stillos @mariabustillos.comBluesky · Oct 29, 2026

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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  • Jake Liscow @jakeliscow.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 20, 2026

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is such a great movie AND it involves some of my favorite television creators: Severance (Stiller, Scott, Ólafsson) and Steven Conrad (Patriot, DTF St. Louis)

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  • William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 23, 2025

    It’s been twelve years. Can we all finally admit that Ben Stiller’s remake of THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY was a great movie?

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  • Kienna is making Erstwild @kiennas.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 18, 2025

    I first watched The Secret Life of Walter Mitty when I was 16, and boy howdy does it hit different rewatching it as an adult Great movie

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  • m. @mrh2197.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 4, 2026

    🎞️ The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) “Beautiful things don’t ask for attention” #filmsky #moviessky

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  • Letterboxd @letterboxd.socialBluesky · Apr 20, 2025

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), directed by Ben Stiller; written by Steven Conrad, based on the short story by James Thurber boxd.it/3SWy

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  • P.M.Bryant @pmbryant.comBluesky · Nov 8, 2024

    Danny Kaye and the Goldwyn Girls in “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (1947) — an entertaining comedy and a brightly Technicolor escape

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  • Amy Nicholson @theamynicholson.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 14, 2026

    To fellow fans of Ben Stiller's THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY: You are not alone. It flopped. But it's now #134 on the Letterboxd films with the most fans. Join us on 8/25 at the Los Feliz 3 for the big screen celebration it deserved. www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

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  • James Bramble @bramblejim.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 7, 2026

    #Bales2026moviechallenge -adventure #JulyMovieChallenge -a writer The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) Todd is a writer of sorts (online dating profiles). But Sean tells the stories of his many exotic adventures with photographs. This movie makes me happy. @omacolt.bsky.social

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  • Big Bro Access @bigbroaccess.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2026

    Mike White did not write The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. #bbfactcheck #bb28

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  • brit 💜⚡️👻 @cowboylikeb.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 22, 2025

    5 movies you get to know me: 🏰 Howl's Moving Castle 🍓 Across the Universe 🎶 Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist 🌋 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 💥 Scott Pilgrim vs The World

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  • Pops Back In @pops1971.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 13, 2024

    #MovieMadness Day 14- A movie you love that everyone hates The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 52% on Rotten Tomatoes and not a box office hit. Or really a very good adaptation. But I like it.

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  • OceanSoap @[email protected]Lemmy · Oct 9, 2023

    I don't care what anyone says, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is one of the best movies of all time.

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  • Stephen Quinn @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2026

    Woke you up at 6:20 this morning on The Early Edition with a lovely tune by Jose Gonzalez, who is playing the Orpheum in Vancouver tonight. Song was "Stay Alive" from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Soundtrack.

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  • Heather Lentini @hlentini.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 24, 2025

    Friendly reminder that The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is an amazing movie and you all should watch it.

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  • SnokenKeekaGuard @[email protected]Lemmy · Nov 26, 2024

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber. Do check this out!

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  • brem @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 31, 2025

    I think we are going to see Kier on-screen in the next season; and I believe it will be played by Sean Penn.. I realized upon a rewatch of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" that Ben Stiller has re-used the pilot as Mr. Drummond. Obviously, Adam Scott is also featured in this movie (albeit, as an antagonist). His reverence towards the actor in giving him such a role leads me to believe that not only would the casting be appropriate, it could also could be meaningful.

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  • Karl (Karlamon) 🇳🇿 @karlamon.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 8, 2026

    What's your favourite movie from every decade in your life? 90s: Balto / Apollo 13 00s: Finding Nemo / Children of Men 10s: Zootopia / The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 20s: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish / Top Gun: Maverick

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  • Todd Northcutt @tungholio.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 2, 2026

    I’ll nominate The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. It’s a remake, but love this cast.

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  • Rex Masters @mastersrex.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 30, 2025

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a good movie ! Have you seen it ?

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  • Karl (Karlamon) 🇳🇿 @karlamon.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 12, 2025

    What are your top 8 films of all time? Airplane! Apollo 13 Balto Children of Men The Iron Giant Puss in Boots: The Last Wish The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Zootopia

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  • Rachael Scotson @rachaelscotson.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 24, 2025

    I am reading James Thurber’s The 13 Clocks, The Wonderful O, and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (the Danny Kaye movie was on of my favourites as a kid).

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  • Tagg the Otter🌻🍁 @taggtheotter.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 22, 2024

    People of Bluesky. Let's get to know each other better. What is your favorite movie? Quote share your answer only in gif form~! #filmsky The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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  • Ah’lina the Lioness🔜FWA @ahlina.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 30, 2026

    One movie can changed my entire life. Watching The Secret Life of Walter Mitty made me realize I was letting life pass by while I sat comfortably behind a computer screen. I saw so much of myself in him — awkward, hesitant, always waiting for the right moment. #furry #vtuber #furryvtuber #movies

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  • Maria BOO!stillos @mariabustillos.comBluesky · Mar 28, 2026

    Zero-inner-life techbros should read 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' written by James Thurber in 1939 (because their brains are going pocketa-pocketa-queep-pocketa-queep)

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  • West Pine Bills @westpinebills.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 14, 2025

    With Severance season 2 rapidly coming later this week, it’s worth a watch of the previous Ben Stiller-Adam Scott partnership: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Not hard to see a lot of the same corporate criticisms in, what I consider, a severely underrated movie.

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  • Mora @agrimmora.itch.ioBluesky · Aug 20, 2026

    54. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) This was a nice movie, a comfort movie if you will. It's not the most funny movie or the most emotional but it resonated with me on a personal level, and left me feeling pretty good once i finished it, can't say i've watched any other movie like it!

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  • lucas @florianolucas.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 15, 2025

    now you need to watch The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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  • Bruncvik @[email protected]Lemmy · Jul 26, 2023

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I absolutely adore the movie, but I'm actually content it didn't get all the recognition I think it deserves. The entire vibe of the movie is one of contentment; no need to force higher achievements.

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  • Sophia D’Aurelio Adair @vitaphonezone.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 30, 2025

    Birthday girl Virginia Mayo, born on this day in St. Louis (seen here in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, 1947).

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  • Havetsavain Academy of Arcane @havetsavain.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 8, 2025

    Name: Kimberly Nickname: Kim Age: 26 Sign: Pisces Currently: Writer, Streamer, Cats lover! Fav colour: Yellow Fav book: The Book Thief Fav movie: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Fav show: The Good Place Fav genre: Fantasy! Post a gif!

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  • TheOrcWhoWrites @[email protected]Lemmy · Jun 15, 2026

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller version) 2013. It is also my favorite movie. It is strange because the whole movie or most of it is his imagination.

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  • Victoria aka Blaze @burrddoh.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 23, 2025

    #NovemberMovieChallenge #FilmSky Day 23: Life magazine in a movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - 2013

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  • Matt Singer @mattsinger.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 11, 2025

    I have never read a Wikipedia plot summary that involved more florid and subjective interpretation of the film the last few paragraphs of the one for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

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  • Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.socialBluesky · May 11, 2025

    We're watching The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and if you liked Severance it's real good so far.

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  • Movies @peliculas.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 1, 2025

    📽️ The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) Dir: Ben Stiller

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  • Bruncvik @[email protected]Lemmy · Oct 25, 2024

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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  • Midnight Ross💙💛 @rphutch1975.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 10, 2026

    The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty

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  • Karl (Karlamon) 🇳🇿 @karlamon.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 22, 2025

    My ★★★★★ review of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/b8UMqX

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  • Goblin Gen: The Vibes Are Shambles @goblingen.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 22, 2025

    The problem is that I want my life to be like The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, but I live in a fascist, capitalist hellscape.

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  • Neelie @neeliebien.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 7, 2025

    He’s directed a lot of big movies, including The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, which is next-level

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  • Uncut Femmes @juliagiantrat.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 12, 2026

    guy who only goes to iceland because he's in the Secret Life of Walter Mitty fanclub

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  • Victoria aka Blaze @burrddoh.bsky.socialBluesky · May 18, 2026

    #MayMovieChallenge #FilmSky 18: a volcano in a movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - 2013

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  • Rob Dunson, Collateral Beautician @wormsgreenrealm.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 22, 2025

    Big Bold Beautiful Journey and The Life of Chuck are both The Secret Life of Walter Mitty coded

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  • 💙💛Geekythinker💛💙 @geekythinker.comBluesky · Nov 15, 2024

    I have so many - Pride & Prejudice (2005) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) <- Like chicken soup for my soul Out of Africa Casablanca Pretty in Pink The Breakfast Club - I could go on forever because a good movie is the perfect zen move to give your id a break. 💙

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  • Knatia Parson 🎃🍁🍂 @knatiaparson.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 31, 2026

    #RandomMovieGIF #FilmSky #MovieSky The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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  • Chaunticleer @[email protected]Lemmy · Sep 26, 2026

    Ahh. Some other people in the thread made it sound like there was drama but sometimes I like when there isn't drama. I really enjoyed the Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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  • Jess @jess587.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2026

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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  • Deacon @[email protected]Lemmy · Jun 24, 2026

    -This is Spinal Tap -The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (original Danny Kaye) -Wonder Man -Nearly any film starring Danny Kaye, really -Most of the Thin Man movies -Bringing Up Baby -Father Goose -Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House Gosh there must be more but people have already added a lot of great ones, but I haven’t seen these commented yet. Edit: thought of more

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