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Paul Rudd

Actor, also producer and writer · Born April 6, 1969 (57) · Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

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, as well as 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 in numerous television shows, including the sitcom Friends (2002–2004) as Mike Hannigan, and has 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Rudd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
April 6, 1969 (57)
From
Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
106 on MovieCove · 137 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Paul Rudd's films like?

Across their 69 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy39 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
29%
Morality
9%
Society
9%
Survival
7%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love21 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship18 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds16 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose17 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity15 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth10 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 59 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 39 · Serious 12 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 32 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 11

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 21 · Charged 30 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 29 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 7

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 33

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 37 · Relentless 5

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 43 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 48 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

52 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 25 of 52 analyzed roles.

Hero
25 of 52
Ally
8 of 52
Trickster
5 of 52
Shadow
5 of 52
Shapeshifter
4 of 52
Mentor
3 of 52
Herald
2 of 52
Show the 52 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
27
Warm
32
Joyful
23
Tense
18
Hopeful
17
Other
78

How their films linger

Feel-good36 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet31
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Paul Rudd's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 78 of their 106 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Rudd's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

137 credits, 106 with a MovieCove page; 62 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Avengers: Doomsday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Scott Lang / Ant-Man

  • A Statement(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass(2026)

    as Paul Rudd (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: an Almost History of America(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Neil Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Rain Reign (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Goodnight Lamby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Papa (voice)

  • Power Ballad(2026)

    as Rick

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Anaconda(2025)

    as Ronald Griffin Jr.

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Marvel Zombies(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Scott Lang (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Friendship(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Austin Carmichael

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Death of a Unicorn(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Elliot

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Secrets of the Octopus(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire(2024)

    as Gary Grooberson

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem(2023)

    as Mondo Gecko (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania(2023)

    Additional Writing · as Scott Lang / Ant-Man

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Bob's Burgers Movie(2022)

    as Jericho (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers(2022)

    as Paul Rudd

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Chivalry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Rudd

  • Toast of Tinseltown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Rudd

  • Saturday Morning All Star Hits!(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife(2021)

    as Grooberson

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Shrink Next Door(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Dr. Isaac 'Ike' Herschkopf

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Only Murders in the Building(2021)

    Show 9 episodes · as Ben Glenroy · as Glen Stubbins · as L.E.S.T.R. (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Marvel Studios: Assembled(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Marvel Studios: Legends(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Tiny World(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Westley

  • A Parks and Recreation Special(2020)

    as Bobby Newport

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Living with Yourself(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Miles Elliot

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Between Two Ferns: The Movie(2019)

    as Paul Rudd

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • My Beautiful Stutter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • Avengers: Endgame(2019)

    as Scott Lang / Ant-Man

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp(2018)

    Screenplay · as Scott Lang / Ant-Man

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Catcher Was a Spy(2018)

    as Moe Berg

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Ideal Home(2018)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mute(2018)

    as Cactus Bill

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • A Futile and Stupid Gesture(2018)

    as "The Nobody" (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Fun Mom Dinner(2017)

    Executive Producer · as Brady

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Andy

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Nerdland(2016)

    as John (voice)

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Rush: Time Stand Still(2016)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Sausage Party(2016)

    as Darren (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Fundamentals of Caring(2016)

    as Ben Benjamin

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Captain America: Civil War(2016)

    as Scott Lang / Ant-Man

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • 2015 Kansas City Royals: The Official World Series Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator

  • Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Andy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Little Prince(2015)

    as Mr. Prince (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Ant-Man(2015)

    Screenplay · as Scott Lang / Ant-Man

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • WHIH Newsfront (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Scott Lang

  • They Came Together(2014)

    as Joel

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues(2013)

    as Brian Fantana

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Halloween 6: Producer's Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Tommy Doyle

  • All Is Bright(2013)

    as Rene Upiter

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • This Is the End(2013)

    as Paul Rudd

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Admission(2013)

    as John Pressman

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Prince Avalanche(2013)

    as Alvin

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • This Is 40(2012)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Event in Television History(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Director · as Kip / Buffy

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower(2012)

    as Mr. Anderson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Moone Boy(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Burning Love(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Nate

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Wanderlust(2012)

    Producer · as George

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Picture Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Photographer

  • Our Idiot Brother(2011)

    as Nedrick 'Ned' Rochlin

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Peter Klaven

  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Jericho (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • How Do You Know(2010)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Dinner for Schmucks(2010)

    as Tim Conrad

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Casino Jack and the United States of Money(2010)

    as Michael Scanlon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas(2009)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Year One(2009)

    as Abel (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as Bobby Newport

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Sesame Street: Being Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Mr. Earth

  • I Love You, Man(2009)

    as Peter Klaven

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Party Down(2009)

    Show 26 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Monsters vs. Aliens(2009)

    as Derek Dietl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Delocated(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Role Models(2008)

    Screenplay · as Danny Donahue

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Little Britain USA(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as President of France

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall(2008)

    as Chuck

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Over Her Dead Body(2008)

    as Henry Mills

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story(2007)

    as John Lennon (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Ten(2007)

    Producer · as Jeff Reigert

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Knocked Up(2007)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • I Could Never Be Your Woman(2007)

    as Adam

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Diggers(2006)

    as Hunt

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Reno 911!: Miami(2007)

    as Ethan the Drug Lord

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Rudd

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Night at the Museum(2006)

    as Don

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Ex(2006)

    as Leon

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Armenian Genocide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as U.S. Consul Oscar Heizer (voice)

  • The Oh in Ohio(2006)

    as Jack Chase

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Tennis Anyone? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Lance Rockwood

  • The Baxter(2005)

    as Dan Abbott

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The 40-Year-Old Virgin(2005)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Wake Up, Ron Burgundy(2004)

    as Brian Fantana

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • P.S.(2004)

    as Sammy Silverstein

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Veronica Mars(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Desmond Fellows

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy(2004)

    as Brian Fantana

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Cheap Seats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 79 episodes · as Dave Penders

  • The Shape of Things(2003)

    as Adam

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Reno 911! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 5 episodes · as Guy Gerricault

  • House Hunting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Daniel

  • Two Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Paul Miller

  • Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as John

  • Bash: Latter-Day Plays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Tim

  • Wet Hot American Summer(2001)

    as Andy

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • On the Edge(2001)

    as Kenneth (segment "Reaching Normal")

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Château (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Graham Granville

  • Gen-Y Cops(2000)

    as Ian Curtis

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Zander Price

  • The Great Gatsby(2000)

    as Nick Carraway

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Cider House Rules(1999)

    as Lt. Wally Worthington

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Strangers with Candy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Brent Brooks

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • 200 Cigarettes(1999)

    as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Twelfth Night, or What You Will(1998)

    as Orsino Duc d'Illyria

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Object of My Affection(1998)

    as George Hanson

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Overnight Delivery(1998)

    as Wyatt Trips

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Locusts(1997)

    as Earl

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Size of Watermelons(1996)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Romeo + Juliet(1996)

    as Dave Paris

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Clueless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Sonny

  • Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers(1995)

    as Tommy Doyle

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Clueless(1995)

    as Josh

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 16 episodes · as Mike Hannigan

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Wild Oats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · as Brian Grant

  • Runaway Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Jimmy Rusoff

  • Rebel Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Rusoff

  • Moment of Truth: Stalking Back(1993)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Fire Next Time(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as David

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Jamie's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Zander (voice) · as Paul Rudd (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Creature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Reasonable People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 137 titles, 134 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

$2.9B worldwide

Highest rated

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19892026

Peak 2017 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 49 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting134 of 137: 123 only acting, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thWriting4 of 137: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing10 of 137: 2 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew2 of 137: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

137 titles, 12 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s45 · 44 acting · 3 crew2010s41 · 40 acting · 6 crew2020s28 · 27 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 31% of 64 roles
950005101520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

8 major nominations and no wins, 2000–2024.

  1. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Narrator
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  2. 2020
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Comedy Series
  3. 2016
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in an Action Movie
  4. 2013
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Comedy
  5. 2000
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Paul Rudd's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 78; across their 59 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Midcredits score across 106 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up37
  • 50th to 74th29
  • 25th to 49th25
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

41 of their 106 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved17
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser41
  • Broadly Agreed13
  • Mixed30

Most divisive · actor

A Statement (2026)

91st percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 56 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Paul Rudd's work okay for kids?

Across up to 46 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore35 titles8–68 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity46 titles17–68 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity36 titles35–89 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs34 titles14–63 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense34 titles8–59 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Paul Rudd work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Rudd's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Judd Apatow shares the most, 8.

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