Ebert lan kritikus saingané,Gene Siskel, mbiyantu mopulèraké métodhe ngulas filem sing disiyaraké kanthi nasional sawisé kaloroné mandhu adicaraSneak Previews ingPBS. Adicara iki banjur diterusaké mawa sapérangan programAt the Movies. Kaloroné asring guyon nalika rembugan babagan filem. Kaloroné ngripta lan matènké ukara "Two Thumbs Up" sing dianggo nalika kaloroné mènèhi ulasan positif marang sawijining filem. Sawisé Siskel séda taun 1999, Ebert wiwit nyambut gawé bebarengan karoRichard Roeper. Nalika taun 1999, dhèèwèké wiwit nganakaké fèstival filem taunané dhéwé,Ebertfest. Taun 2005, Ebert dadi kritikus filem pisanan sing dianugrahi lintang ingHollywood Walk of Fame.[3]
Sawisé nandhang komplikasi pasca-bedhah wujudkanker tiroid nalika taun 2006 sing njalari Ebert angèl omong, dhèwèké wiwit aktivitas lumantarinternèt lan éntuk akèh pangirid. Ebert tilar donya nalika tanggal 4 April 2013 sawisé berjuwang suwéné 11 taun nglawan kanker.[1]
Neil Steinberg sakaChicago Sun-Times nyebut Ebert "tanpa gojak-gajek sithik waé kritikus filem paling duwé prabawa lan paling wigati ing Amérikah Sarékat",[1] Tom Van Riper sakaForbes nyebut dhèwèké minangka "komentator paling duwé prabawa ing Amérikah Sarékat",[4] lanKenneth Turan sakaLos Angeles Times njuluki dhèwèké "kritikus filem paling misuwur ing Amérika".[5]
Ebert wis nyusun pratélan filem "paling apik taun iki" wiwit 1960-an sing mesthi didadèkaké pathokan pambijian préferènsi kritiké.[6] Film-filem pilihané ya iku:
Saben taun wiwit 1999, kejaba taun 2008, Ebert nerbitakéRoger Ebert's Movie Yearbook, ya iku kumpulan kabèh ulasan filemé saka loro setengah taun sadurungé (upamané, èdhisi 2011,ISBN 978-0-7407-9769-9, nyakup périodhe Januari 2008 – Juli 2010), sarta ésai lan tulisan liya. Dhèwèké uga nulis buku-buku iki:
Awake in the Dark: The Best of Roger Ebert (ISBN 0-226-18200-2) – a collection of essays from his 40 years as a filem critic, featuring interviews, profiles, essays, his initial reviews upon a filem's release, as well as critical exchanges between the filem criticsRichard Corliss andAndrew Sarris
Ebert's "Bigger" Little Movie Glossary (ISBN 0-8362-8289-2) – a book of movie clichés
I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie (ISBN 0-7407-0672-1) – a collection of reviews of filems that received two stars or fewer. (Title comes from his review ofNorth.)
Questions For The Movie Answer Man (ISBN 0-8362-2894-4) – his responses to questions sent from his readers
Behind the Phantom's Mask (ISBN 0-8362-8021-0) – his first attempt at fiction.
The Perfect London Walk (ISBN 0-8362-7929-8) – a tour of Ebert's favorite foreign city
Your Movie Sucks (ISBN 0-7407-6366-0) – a new collection of less-than-two-star reviews. (Title comes from his review ofDeuce Bigalow: European Gigolo.)
An Illini Century: One Hundred Years of Campus Life (no ISBN) – the history of the first 100 years of the University of Illinois, edited by Ebert in 1967
Roger Ebert (2010).The Pot and How to Use It: The Mystery and Romance of the Rice Cooker. Andrews McMeel Publishing.ISBN0-7407-9142-7.OCLC449846539.[7]
Life Itself: A Memoir. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2011. (ISBN 0-4465-8497-5)