Will Ferrell’s On-Screen Adversaries, Ranked
Joe Reid
With Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg squaring off in theaters, we've selected his all-time best screen foes.
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Very few screen actors seem less prepared for a fight than Will Ferrell. Despite his rather large presence, Ferrell never seems quite suited to big-screen battle. Which is what makes it funny to see him mixing it up time and time again. Ferrell’s comedic genius has always been partially about making us forget the six-foot-three frame and laugh at his frequent bursts of bluster.

This week, Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are on-screen adversaries in Daddy’s Home, where Ferrell plays step-dad to Wahlberg’s kids. It’s a re-teaming of the actors who played partners in Adam McKay’s cop flick The Other Guys. Time will tell where Wahlberg ends up ranking among Ferrell’s all-time best screen foes (Ferrell’s movies almost always have a strong post-theatrical lifespan), but the following are the best on-screen adversaries in his illustrious career.