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Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. Rudd studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his acting debut in 1991. He was included on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2019 and was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2021. The accolades he has received include... more

Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. Rudd studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his acting debut in 1991. He was included on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2019 and was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2021. The accolades he has received include a Critics' Choice Television Award, alongside nominations for a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Rudd appeared in the films Clueless (1995), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), I Love You, Man (2009), and This Is 40 (2012). He has played the superhero Scott Lang / Ant-Man in five Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, from Ant-Man (2015) to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). He played Gary Grooberson in the Ghostbusters films Afterlife (2021) and Frozen Empire (2024).

Rudd has also appeared on numerous television shows, including the sitcom Friends (2002–2004) as Mike Hannigan, and has been featured as a guest host of Saturday Night Live multiple times. He had a dual role in the comedy series Living with Yourself (2019), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. He starred in the miniseries The Shrink Next Door (2021). He featured in the Hulu comedy series Only Murders in the Building (2023–2024), which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

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Avengers: Endgame
(2019)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
Runtime:
181 min
Director:
Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Cast:
Josh Brolin, Brie Larson, Hugh Jackman, Chris Pratt, Chris Evans
8.4
94%
78
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Ant-Man
(2015)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan an...
Runtime:
117 min
Director:
Peyton Reed
Cast:
Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Judy Greer
7.3
81%
64
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
(2004)
Comedy
It's the 1970s and San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Adam McKay, Holmes Osborne
Cast:
Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, David Koechner
7.2
66%
63
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The 40 Year Old Virgin
(2005)
Comedy, Romance
Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothering his sex-obsessed male co-workers: Andy is still a virgin. Determined to help Andy get laid, the guys make it their mission to de-virginize him. But it a...
Runtime:
116 min
Director:
Judd Apatow
Cast:
Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco
7.1
85%
73
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
(2008)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
When Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. After arriving in Hawaii and meeting the beautiful Rachel Jansen, Peter is shocked to see not on...
Runtime:
111 min
Director:
Nicholas Stoller
Cast:
Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Bill Hader
7.1
83%
67
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Ant-Man and the Wasp
(2018)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into the quantum realm and try to accomplish, against time and any chance of success, a very dangerous rescue mission.
Runtime:
119 min
Cast:
Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Evangeline Lilly, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly
7.1
88%
70
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife
(2021)
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
Runtime:
124 min
Cast:
Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard
7.1
63%
45
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The Cider House Rules
(1999)
Drama
Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. What will Homer learn about life and love in the cider house? What of...
Runtime:
126 min
Director:
Lasse Hallström
Cast:
Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd
7.4
71%
75
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Knocked Up
(2007)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
For fun loving party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one night stand to show up on his doorstep eight weeks later to tell him she's pregnant.
Runtime:
129 min
Director:
Judd Apatow
Cast:
Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Leslie Mann, Paul Rudd, Jason Segel
6.9
89%
85
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I Love You, Man
(2009)
Comedy, Romance
Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, embarking on a series of bizarre and awkward "man-dates."
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
John Hamburg
Cast:
Paul Rudd, Rashida Jones, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones, Sarah Burns
7.0
83%
70
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Clueless
(1995)
Comedy, Romance
Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly klutzy new student Tai a makeover. When Tai becomes more popular than she is, Cher re...
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Amy Heckerling
Cast:
Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Brittany Murphy
6.9
N/A
68
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Role Models
(2008)
Comedy
Two salesmen trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program. After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look half bad.
Runtime:
99 min
Director:
David Wain
Cast:
Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bobb'e J. Thompson
6.8
77%
61
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Romeo + Juliet
(1996)
Drama, Romance
In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.
Runtime:
120 min
Director:
Baz Luhrmann
Cast:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Jesse Bradford, Harold Perrineau
6.7
73%
60
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This Is the End
(2013)
Action, Comedy
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
Runtime:
107 min
Director:
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Cast:
James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride
6.6
83%
67
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Night at the Museum
(2006)
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.
Runtime:
108 min
Director:
Shawn Levy
Cast:
Ben Stiller, Jake Cherry, Carla Gugino, Robin Williams, Dick Van Dyke
6.4
44%
48
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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
(2007)
Comedy, Drama, Music
Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.
Runtime:
96 min
Director:
Jake Kasdan
Cast:
John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows, Kristen Wiig, Raymond J. Barry
6.8
74%
63
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Monsters vs Aliens
(2009)
Adventure, Animation, Family, Science Fiction
When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secreting her away to a covert government compound. She is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters...
Runtime:
94 min
Director:
Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman
Cast:
Seth Rogen, Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Paul Rudd, Kiefer Sutherland
6.4
73%
56
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The Fundamentals of Caring
(2016)
Comedy, Drama
Having suffered a tragedy, Ben becomes a caregiver to earn money. His first client, Trevor, is a hilarious 18-year-old with muscular dystrophy. One paralyzed emotionally, one paralyzed physically, Ben and Trevor hit the road on a trip into the western states. The folks they collect along the way will help them test their skills for sur...
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Rob Burnett
Cast:
Paul Rudd, Selena Gomez, Jennifer Ehle, Craig Roberts
7.3
77%
55
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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
(2013)
Comedy
With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.
Runtime:
119 min
Director:
Adam McKay
Cast:
Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Luke Wilson, Christina Applegate
6.3
75%
61
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Sausage Party
(2016)
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Frank leads a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store.
Runtime:
89 min
Director:
Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan
Cast:
Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig, Edward Norton
6.2
82%
66
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Wet Hot American Summer
(2001)
Comedy
The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the real world, but there's still a summer's worth of unfinished business to resolve. At the center of the action is camp director Beth, who struggles to keep order while she falls in love with the local astrophysics professor. He is busy trying...
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
David Wain
Cast:
Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Marguerite Moreau, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black
6.6
38%
42
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Our Idiot Brother
(2011)
Comedy, Drama
Everybody has one—the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda and Natalie, that person is their perennially upbeat brother, Ned. But as each of their lives begins to unravel, Ned's family comes to realise that Ned isn't such an idiot after all.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Jesse Peretz
Cast:
Paul Rudd, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel
6.4
68%
60
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This Is 40
(2012)
Comedy
Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.
Runtime:
134 min
6.2
N/A
59
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Dinner for Schmucks
(2010)
Comedy
Rising executive Tim Conrad works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career-boost. Tim plans on not attending until he meets Barry, a man who builds dioramas using stuffed mice. Barry's blundering but good intentions send Tim's life into a downward spiral, threatening a major ...
Runtime:
114 min
Director:
Jay Roach
Cast:
Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Stephanie Szostak, Jemaine Clement, Zach Galifianakis
5.9
42%
56
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Wanderlust
(2012)
Comedy, Romance
Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules.
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
David Wain
Cast:
Paul Rudd, Malin Åkerman, Jennifer Aniston, Lauren Ambrose, Justin Theroux
5.6
60%
53
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Reno 911!: Miami
(2007)
Action, Comedy, Crime
A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. Based on the Comedy Central series.
Runtime:
84 min
Director:
Ben Garant
Cast:
Lennie Loftin, Danny DeVito, Ben Garant, Carlos Alazraqui, Mary Birdsong
5.9
34%
47
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Prince Avalanche
(2013)
Comedy, Drama
Two highway road workers spend the summer of 1988 away from their city lives. The isolated landscape becomes a place of misadventure as the men find themselves at odds with each other and the women they left behind.
Runtime:
94 min
Director:
David Gordon Green
Cast:
Emile Hirsch, Paul Rudd, Lance LeGault, Joyce Payne, Gina Grande
6.4
82%
73
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Admission
(2013)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Straitlaced Princeton University admissions officer, Portia Nathan is caught off-guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former college classmate, the freewheeling John Pressman. Pressman has surmised that Jeremiah, his gifted yet very unconventional student, might well be the son that Port...
Runtime:
107 min
5.7
39%
48
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The Object of My Affection
(1998)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.
Runtime:
111 min
Director:
Nicholas Hytner
Cast:
Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Hayden Panettiere, Alan Alda, Allison Janney
6.0
53%
51
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The Shape of Things
(2003)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Quiet, unassuming Adam is changing in a major way, thanks to his new girlfriend, art student Evelyn. Adam's friends are a little freaked by the transformation.
Runtime:
96 min
Director:
Neil LaBute
Cast:
Paul Rudd, Gretchen Mol, Rachel Weisz, Frederick Weller
6.7
64%
59
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I Could Never Be Your Woman
(2007)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
This movie follows a mother who falls for a younger man while her daughter falls in love for the first time. Mother Nature messes with their fates.
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Amy Heckerling, Iddo Goldberg
Cast:
Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Saoirse Ronan, Saoirse Ronan, Stacey Dash
6.0
64%
N/A
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How Do You Know
(2010)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.
Runtime:
121 min
Director:
James L. Brooks
Cast:
Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson, Jack Nicholson, Kathryn Hahn
5.4
32%
46
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200 Cigarettes
(1999)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
It's New York City in 1981, and various twentysomethings are converging on a New Year's Eve party.
Runtime:
101 min
Director:
Risa Bramon Garcia
Cast:
Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Dave Chappelle, Kate Hudson, Janeane Garofalo
6.0
30%
33
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Mute
(2018)
Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
A mute man with a violent past is forced to take on the teeming underworld of a near-future Berlin as he searches for his missing girlfriend.
Runtime:
126 min
Director:
Duncan Jones
Cast:
Paul Rudd, Alexander Skarsgård, Justin Theroux, Seyneb Saleh, Paul Rudd
5.4
20%
35
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Year One
(2009)
Adventure, Comedy
When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Harold Ramis
Cast:
Jack Black, Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde, Oliver Platt, David Cross
4.9
14%
34
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They Came Together
(2014)
Comedy
A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.
Runtime:
83 min
Director:
David Wain
Cast:
Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Cobie Smulders, Christopher Meloni, Max Greenfield
5.5
70%
60
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The Ex
(2006)
Comedy, Romance
When his lawyer wife, Sofia, becomes pregnant, chronic underachiever Tom Reilly must take a job at his father-in-law's advertising firm. Tom has to adjust to the demands of a very high-powered job, and he finds himself in an increasingly hostile office rivalry with Chip, Sofia's paraplegic former lover.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Jesse Peretz
Cast:
Zach Braff, Amanda Peet, Jason Bateman, Charles Grodin, Mia Farrow
5.5
19%
32
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Over Her Dead Body
(2008)
Comedy
After his fiancée, Kate, dies in an accident on their wedding day, veterinarian Henry grows depressed. To help him move on, his sister has him visit psychic Ashley and gives her Kate's diary. Ashley uses the journal's details to convincingly deliver the fake message that Kate wants Henry to move on. However, Kate's ghost is watching ov...
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Jeff Lowell
Cast:
Eva Longoria, Jason Biggs, Lake Bell, Paul Rudd, Lindsay Sloane
5.2
14%
30
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Overnight Delivery
(1998)
Comedy, Romance
A man suspects his girlfriend of being unfaithful. So he sends her a letter, but than finds out that he was wrong. He has 24 hours to stop the package, prevent a disaster, and fall in love. The only problem is the delivery man will not stop until the package has been delivered.
Runtime:
87 min
Director:
Jason Bloom
Cast:
Paul Rudd, Christine Taylor, Reese Witherspoon, Larry Drake, Tobin Bell
6.1
43%
N/A
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P.S.
(2004)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Thirty-nine-year old divorcé Louise Harrington (Linney) works in the admissions office at Columbia University School of the Arts. She is unnerved when she receives an application from F. Scott Feinstadt, the same name of her high school sweetheart who was killed in a car crash, and calls the student to arrange an interview. His appeara...
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Dylan Kidd
Cast:
Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne, Lois Smith, Paul Rudd, Topher Grace
6.1
54%
55