Mark Ruffalo has quietly put together one of the best resumes of any actor out there. He hasn’t just been in really good movies (which he has); he has been in some of the best movies made in the last 15 years. I would easily put both Zodiac and Spotlight on that list, The Brothers Bloom is and underrated classic, and Eternal Sunshine and Collateral are also both “perfect 10” films. That’s before you get to his contribution to the massive ensemble of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, stepping in for the fired Edward Norton and making the Hulk his own. He has great range and his characters have in common an earnestness to their own personal sense of what’s just or fair. He’s not flashy, he wouldn’t even be well-known without the MCU, but you’re lucky if he’s in your movie.
Mark Ruffalo’s Best 10
1. Zodiac (2007) Inspector David Toschi
2. Spotlight (2016) Mike Rezendes
3. The Brothers Bloom (2008) Stephen
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Stan
5. Collateral (2004) Fanning
6. Thor: Ragnarok (2017) Bruce Banner/Hulk
7. The Avengers (2012) Bruce Banner/Hulk
8. Shutter Island (2010) Chuck Aule
9. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Bruce Banner/Hulk
10. Now You See Me (2013) Dylan Rhodes
Honorable Mention: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)Bruce Banner/Hulk
Oscars, Golden Globes & Emmys
Oscar Wins (0): None
Oscar Nominations (3): The Kids Are All Right (2011), Foxcatcher (2015), Spotlight (2016)
Golden Globe Wins (0): None
Golden Globe Nominations (3): Foxcatcher (2015), The Normal Heart (2015), Infinitely Polar Bear (2016)
Emmy Wins (1): The Normal Heart (2015-Producer)
Emmy Nominations (2): The Normal Heart (2015 – Producer and Actor)
My Favorite Ruffalo Scene:
“They Knew! And They Let It Happen To Kids” from Spotlight (2014)
Next Film: Ruffalo is attached to a TV series adaptation of Wally Lamb’s novel I Know This Much Is True. He’s also working on a biopic of 60 Minutes producer Don Hewitt entitled Newsflash and a post-9/11 drama with Amy Adams entitled The True American. Though it isn’t on his official filmography yet, I assume we’ll see him back in May 2019 for Avengers 4.
I kind of like his rom-coms so Just Like Heaven.
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Not much of a romcom guy myself, and his list is getting pretty solid, but he generally chooses good stuff in genres I don’t normally even like.
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13 Going on 30
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Ok, I am NOT bumping an Avengers movie for 13 Going on 30 lol, come on people!
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Of course not 😂
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Lol I have dude standards!
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Great actor. I’d have included Foxcatcher (over the generic Now You See Me) as well an early film called You Can Count To Me. He was also excellent in The Kids Are Alright.
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