Claim: Will Ferrell starred in The Other Guys.

The Other Guys is a 2010 American action comedy film directed and co-written by Adam McKay . It stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg , and features Michael Keaton , Eva Mendes , Steve Coogan , Ray Stevenson , Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson .   This film is the fourth of five collaborations between Ferrell and McKay , following Anchorman : The Legend of Ron Burgundy -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Talladega Nights : The Ballad of Ricky Bobby -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , and Step Brothers -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , and followed by Anchorman 2 : The Legend Continues -LRB- 2013 -RRB- . The Other Guys is the only one not to be co-written by Ferrell . It is also the first of two collaborations between Ferrell and Wahlberg , who later reunited in Daddy 's Home -LRB- 2015 -RRB- .   The film was released on August 6 , 2010 . It has a 78 % approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes and grossed over $ 170 million .