21 Movies Starring Paul Rudd

Clueless

Clueless

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-07-21

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (108516 Reviews)

Director:

Amy Heckerling

Fullplot:

Cher, a high school student in Beverly Hills, must survive the ups and downs of adolescent life. Her external demeanor at first seems superficial, but rather it hides her wit, charm, and intelligence which help her to deal with relationships, friends, family, school, and the all-important teenage social life.

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-09-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (18859 Reviews)

Director:

Joe Chappelle

Cast:

Writer:

Debra Hill (characters)

John Carpenter (characters)

Daniel Farrands

Fullplot:

Six years ago, Michael Myers terrorized the town of Haddonfield, Illinois. He and his niece, Jamie Lloyd, have disappeared. Jamie was kidnapped by a bunch of evil druids who protect Michael Myers. And now, six years later, Jamie has escaped after giving birth to Michael's child. She runs to Haddonfield to get Dr. Loomis to help her again. Meanwhile, the family that adopted Laurie Strode is living in the Myers house and are being stalked by Myers. It's the curse of Thorn that Michael is possessed by that makes him kill his family. And it's up to Tommy Doyle, the boy from Halloween, and Dr. Loomis, to stop them all.

The Object of My Affection

The Object of My Affection

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-04-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(14788 Reviews)

Director:

Nicholas Hytner

Cast:

Writer:

Stephen McCauley (novel)

Wendy Wasserstein (screenplay)

Fullplot:

George and Nina seem like the perfect couple. They share a cozy Brooklyn apartment, a taste for tuna casserole dinners, and a devotion to ballroom dancing. They love each other. There's only one hitch: George is gay. And when Nina announces she's pregnant, things get especially complicated. Vince - Nina's overbearing boyfriend and the baby's father-wants marriage. Nina wants independence. George will do anything for a little unqualified affection, but is he ready to become an unwed surrogate dad?

The Cider House Rules

The Cider House Rules

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-01-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

126 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (75213 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

John Irving (novel)

John Irving (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Homer is an orphan in remote St. Cloud, Maine. Never adopted, he becomes the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch, who 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. When Wally and pregnant Candy visit the orphanage Dr. Larch provides medically safe, albeit illegal, abortions Homer leaves with them to work on Wally's family apple farm. Wally goes off to war, leaving Homer and Candy alone together. What will Homer learn about life and love in the cider house? What of the destiny that Dr. Larch has planned for him?

The Shape of Things

The Shape of Things

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-05-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, France, UK

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (9321 Reviews)

Director:

Neil LaBute

Cast:

Writer:

Neil LaBute (play)

Neil LaBute (screenplay)

Fullplot:

While visiting an art museum, a nerdy college student named Adam meets an iconoclastic artist named Evelyn and is instantly smitten. As their relationship develops, she gradually encourages Adam to change in various ways that surprise his older friends, Jenny and Philip. However, as events progress, Evelyn's antics become darker and darker as her influence begins to twist Adam and his friends in hurtful ways.

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-07-09

Languages:

English, French, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (246089 Reviews)

Director:

Adam McKay

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

In 1970s San Diego, journalism was a well respected profession and people actually cared about what they saw on TV. And the top rated anchor man in the city is Ron Burgundy. He enjoys his run at the top, and has for the last five years. And his news team is equally as good as he is. Professional jock and former professional baseball player Champ Kind handles the sports, the curiously dim witted Brick Tamland - who's a few channels short of a cable subscription - handles the weather, and ladies' man Brian Fantana - whose collection of fine scents would be in the Guinness Book Of Records - handles the on-field reporting. But now all that is about to change forever. The TV station Burgundy works for, Channel 4, has embraced diversity and has hired a beautiful new female anchor named Veronica Corningstone. While Ron Burgundy and the rest of the Channel 4 news team enjoys fighting with competitors, drinking, and flirting with the ladies, Veronica quietly climbs her way to the top. And Veronica's success drives Ron Burgundy crazy. So much that Veronica's meddling causes Ron to get demoted and ultimately lose his job with Channel 6. Now left with nothing, Ron must find a way to get back to the top - and that involves a story about a rare Chinese panda giving birth on US soil. Will Ron be the one to report the story on a national level?

P.S.

P.S.

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-02-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (4903 Reviews)

Director:

Dylan Kidd

Cast:

Writer:

Helen Schulman (novel)

Helen Schulman (screenplay)

Dylan Kidd (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Louise Harrington, a divorced, thirty-something admissions officer at Columbia University's School of Fine Arts is intelligent, pretty, and successful, yet unfulfilled. That is, until a graduate school application crosses her desk and she arranges to interview the young painter. When F. Scott Feinstadt appears, he bears an uncanny resemblance to Louise's high school boyfriend and one true love, an artist who died in a car accident twenty years earlier. Within hours of the interview, Louise and Scott have embarked on a passionately uninhibited older woman/younger man affair. But is Scott just a reminder of Louise's lost love? And is Scott just trying to wheedle his way into the Ivy League? Adding to the romantic complications is competition from Louise's best friend from high school, Missy, who shows up to claim the affections of the boy; Louise's co-dependent ex-husband Peter; her cynical mother and fresh-out-of-rehab brother.

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-08-19

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (289428 Reviews)

Director:

Judd Apatow

Fullplot:

Andy at the age of 40 still hasn't had sex. He lets his secret slip at a poker game with his buds from work. After the revealing all his friends are on a mission to help get him laid. Along the way Andy meets a nice mom: Trish who fall head over heels for each other.

Dinner for Schmucks

Dinner for Schmucks

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-07-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (75162 Reviews)

Director:

Jay Roach

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

David Guion (screenplay)

Michael Handelman (screenplay)

Francis Veber (film "Le Diner de Cons")

Fullplot:

Tim (Rudd) is a rising executive who "succeeds" in finding the perfect guest, IRS employee Barry (Carell), for his boss's monthly event, a so-called "dinner for idiots," which offers certain advantages to the exec who shows up with the biggest buffoon.

Role Models

Role Models

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-11-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (187832 Reviews)

Director:

David Wain

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Timothy Dowling (story)

W. Blake Herron (story)

Paul Rudd (screenplay)

David Wain (screenplay)

Ken Marino (screenplay)

Timothy Dowling (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Danny and Wheeler, well into their 30s, lack something: Danny feels stuck; he's sour and has driven away his terrific girlfriend. Wheeler chases any skirt he sees for empty sex. When they get in a fight with a tow-truck driver, they choose community service over jail and are assigned to be big brothers - Danny to Augie, a geek who loves to LARP (Live Action Role Play), and Wheeler to Ronnie, a pint-size foul-mouthed kid. After a rocky start, things start to go well until both Danny and Wheeler make big mistakes. Can the two men figure out how to change enough to be role models to the boys?

Knocked Up

Knocked Up

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-06-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

129 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (281032 Reviews)

Director:

Judd Apatow

Fullplot:

When Alison Scott is promoted in E! Television, she goes to a night-club to celebrate with her older married sister Debbie. Alison meets the pothead reckless Ben Stone and while having a small talk with Ben, Debbie's husband Pete calls her to tell that their daughter has chicken pox. Debbie leaves the place but Allison stays with Ben, drinking and dancing along all night; completely wasted, they end up having a one night stand. Ben does not use condom and eight weeks later, Allison discovers that she is pregnant. She calls Ben and they decide to try to stay together and have the baby. However, Ben needs to grow-up first to raise a family of his own.

Ant-Man

Ant-Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-07-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

117 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (111807 Reviews)

Director:

Peyton Reed

Cast:

Writer:

Edgar Wright (screenplay)

Joe Cornish (screenplay)

Adam McKay (screenplay)

Paul Rudd (screenplay)

Edgar Wright (story)

Joe Cornish (story)

Stan Lee (comic book)

Larry Lieber (comic book)

Jack Kirby (comic book)

Fullplot:

Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. 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 and pull off a heist that will save the world.

The Ten

The Ten

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-08-21

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.1 (14996 Reviews)

Director:

David Wain

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Ken Marino

David Wain

Fullplot:

Quirky inter-related stories. Standing by two tablets, Jeff promises to introduce ten short stories, each about one of the commandments. A man survives a fall from a plane and his fiancèe marries someone else before falling in love with a marionette; a surgeon causes the death of a patient and in prison tries to choose his mate; a woman encounters Jesus in Mexico and later confronts her husband on the Sabbath; twins and their mother reflect on fatherhood; covetous neighbors miss a chance to be heroes; and, between each story, Jeff's love triangle with Gretchen and Liz plays out. In the end, all the characters join in singing that it's all about love.

I Love You, Man

I Love You, Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-03-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (157277 Reviews)

Director:

John Hamburg

Cast:

Writer:

John Hamburg (screenplay)

Larry Levin (screenplay)

Larry Levin (story)

Fullplot:

Peter Klaven's world revolves around his real estate work and Zooey, his soon-to-be fiancèe. After he pops the question, she calls her best friends and they go into wedding planning mode. Peter has no male friends and that poses problems: will he turn out to be a clingy guy, and who will be his best man? Zooey, her friends, and Peter's brother Robbie offer help that results in awkward moments. Then, at an open house Peter's hosting, he meets Sydney, an amiable, low-key guy. They trade business cards, and Peter calls him to meet for drinks. A friendship develops that's great at first but then threatens Peter's engagement and career. Can guys be friends and couples be in love?

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-12-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (115425 Reviews)

Director:

Adam McKay

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Will Ferrell

Adam McKay

Will Ferrell (characters)

Adam McKay (characters)

Fullplot:

Having left San Diego for New York City, Ron Burgundy is living the high life with his wife Veronica Corningstone and son Walter Burgundy. However, when the boss decides to promote Veronica to full time lead anchor and fire Ron, everything changes. Now heading back to San Diego, Ron is washed up and working part time at Sea World. His shot at redemption though comes in the form of a man named Freddie Schapp, who's an executive producer at the Global News Network, the world's first 24 hour round the clock news channel. He hires Ron, who proceeds to reunite the news team of Champ, Brick, and Brian, and head back to New York City. While there Ron and his news team are given the graveyard shift and a challenge. Ron comes up with a radical new idea to transform the news and that puts him at the top of the game once again. But how long will Ron's newfound fame last? And will Brick finally find true love?

How Do You Know

How Do You Know

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-12-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (33327 Reviews)

Director:

James L. Brooks

Fullplot:

Star softball player, Lisa, has just been cut from the national team; Scholarly business man, George, has just been indicted from his father's company. With everything that they know in their lives taken from them, Lisa and George attempt to find romance. Lisa's potential boyfriend, Matty, however, is as clueless and perpetually single as they come, and George's girlfriend just dumped him. A chance hook-up through mutual friends, Lisa and George may be able to form a friendship, or more, that can help them climb out of the piles of lemons that life has handed to them.

All Is Bright

All Is Bright

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-09-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (4033 Reviews)

Director:

Phil Morrison

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

Two French Canadian ne'er-do-wells travel to New York City with a scheme to get rich quick selling Christmas trees. Easygoing charmer Rene (Paul Rudd) clashes with misanthropic ex-con Dennis (Paul Giamatti), whose wife Rene just stole. Still, this odd couple must make an honest go of it in this buddy comedy.

Wanderlust

Wanderlust

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-02-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (58892 Reviews)

Director:

David Wain

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

In New York, the aspirant filmmaker Linda convinces her husband George Gergenblatt to buy an expensive Micro Loft apartment in Manhattan. Linda expects to sell a documentary about penguins to HBO to help the payment of the installments and George expects a promotion. However, HBO rejects the documentary and George's company has folded and he is fired. With the American financial crisis, they lose a large amount selling the apartment and George does not find a new job. George's brother Rick offers a job position in his company in Atlanta. They drive from New York to Atlanta and they decide to stop for the night in the hotel Elysium. However they see a naked man running toward their car and George tries to return to the highway but accidentally he turns his car over. Soon they learn the Elysium is a hippie and vegan community and the dwellers invite George and Linda to stay with them. However, they decide to go to Atlanta but soon George has an argument with his arrogant brother. George returns to Elysium with Linda and they decide to stay for a two-week trial. A couple of days later, Linda feels well with her new friends but George has difficulties to adapt himself to the rules of Elysium.

This Is 40

This Is 40

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-12-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

134 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (97146 Reviews)

Director:

Judd Apatow

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Judd Apatow

Judd Apatow (based on characters created by)

Fullplot:

Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) are turning 40. But instead of celebrating, they're mired in a mid-life crisis with unruly kids, debt and unhappiness mounding. Pete's record label is failing and Debbie is unable to come to terms with her aging body. As Pete's 40th birthday party arrives, Pete and Debbie are going to have to rely on family, friends, employees, fitness trainers, aging rockers and ultimately each other to come to terms with life at age 40.

Prince Avalanche

Prince Avalanche

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-09-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (14264 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurèsson (based on the film "Either Way")

David Gordon Green

Sveinn èlafur Gunnarsson (story)

Fullplot:

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.

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-12-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (116810 Reviews)

Director:

Adam McKay

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Will Ferrell

Adam McKay

Will Ferrell (characters)

Adam McKay (characters)

Fullplot:

Having left San Diego for New York City, Ron Burgundy is living the high life with his wife Veronica Corningstone and son Walter Burgundy. However, when the boss decides to promote Veronica to full time lead anchor and fire Ron, everything changes. Now heading back to San Diego, Ron is washed up and working part time at Sea World. His shot at redemption though comes in the form of a man named Freddie Schapp, who's an executive producer at the Global News Network, the world's first 24 hour round the clock news channel. He hires Ron, who proceeds to reunite the news team of Champ, Brick, and Brian, and head back to New York City. While there Ron and his news team are given the graveyard shift and a challenge. Ron comes up with a radical new idea to transform the news and that puts him at the top of the game once again. But how long will Ron's newfound fame last? And will Brick finally find true love?

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