Zoolander (2001)

Most people think so. 76% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 62%.

Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories like Matilda can Derek make the world safe for male models everywhere. Wikipedia ↗

Zoolander is a 2001 American comedy directed by and starring Ben Stiller as Derek Zoolander, an absurdly dim-witted male supermodel who is brainwashed by the fashion industry into assassinating the Prime Minister of Malaysia after the country's child labor reforms threaten cheap garment manufacturing. Owen Wilson co-stars as Hansel, Derek's rival model whose popularity has surpassed Derek's, and Will Ferrell plays Mugatu, the outrageously flamboyant fashion designer who orchestrates the brainwashing. Ben Stiller created one of the most quotable comedy characters of the 2000s — Derek's signature pose "Blue Steel" (and its variations Magnum and Le Tigre), his inability to turn left, and the line "What is this, a center for ants?!" entered the permanent comedy lexicon.

The gasoline fight scene was a pitch-perfect parody of male vanity. Zoolander earned $60 million worldwide on a $28 million budget and developed an enormous cult following.