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The Best Paul Rudd Movies

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List RulesVote for your favorite movies starring Paul Rudd.

What’s better than a marathon session of the best Paul Rudd movies? Nothing—except for maybe a marathon of the Mac and Me. Okay, maybe not so much of the latter if you want comedy. But which Paul Rudd movies should you put in your marathon? To help you choose, fans have ranked the best movies he’s starred in.

For this list, Paul Rudd doesn’t necessarily have to be the main protagonist, just have starred in the movie with more than a cameo appearance. For example, even though he’s not the hero of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, that’s one of his best movies. After all, who can forget the scene with his odorous scent, Sex Panther. We’ve heard that it smells like Bigfoot’s taint.

Since then, he’s gone to be a leading man with roles in I Love You Man and Ant-Man. The latter movie brought a ton of brevity to the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. In fact, his cameo in Captain America: Civil War was one of the funniest scenes ever. But are those two high-grossing movies really his best work?

So help choose the best Paul Rudd movies by voting for the ones you like the most below. If you don’t see a particular movie starring him listed, be sure to add it so that others can vote on it. And be sure to check out these interesting Paul Rudd facts if you want to find out why he’s associated with that bad ‘80s movie Mac and Me.

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Ant-Man
Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas
Released: 2015
Directed by: Peyton Reed
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Clueless
Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy
Released: 1995
Directed by: Amy Heckerling
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I Love You, Man
Rashida Jones, Paul Rudd
Released: 2009
Directed by: John Hamburg
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Elizabeth Banks, Kat Dennings
Released: 2005
Directed by: Judd Apatow
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Christina Applegate, Will Ferrell
Released: 2004
Directed by: Adam McKay
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Knocked Up
Jessica Alba, Eva Mendes
Released: 2007
Directed by: Judd Apatow
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Role Models
Elizabeth Banks, Louis C.K.
Released: 2008
Directed by: David Wain
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell
Released: 2008
Directed by: Nicholas Stoller
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This Is 40
Megan Fox, Melissa McCarthy
Released: 2012
Directed by: Judd Apatow
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Ant-Man and the Wasp
Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly
Directed by: Peyton Reed
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Captain America: Civil War
Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr.
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Emma Watson, Nina Dobrev
Released: 2012
Directed by: Stephen Chbosky
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This Is the End
James Franco, Jonah Hill
Released: 2013
Directed by: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen
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Wet Hot American Summer
Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks
Released: 2001
Directed by: David Wain
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Romeo + Juliet
Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul Rudd
Released: 1996
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
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Our Idiot Brother
Zooey Deschanel, Elizabeth Banks
Released: 2011
Directed by: Jesse Peretz
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The Cider House Rules
Charlize Theron, Michael Caine
Released: 1999
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
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Night at the Museum
Robin Williams, Ben Stiller
Released: 2006
Directed by: Shawn Levy
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The Object of My Affection
Jennifer Aniston, Hayden Panettiere
Released: 1998
Directed by: Nicholas Hytner
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Wanderlust
Jennifer Aniston, Malin Åkerman
Released: 2012
Directed by: David Wain
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Monsters vs. Aliens
Reese Witherspoon, Amy Poehler
Released: 2009
Directed by: Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman
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The Oh in Ohio
Heather Graham, Liza Minnelli
Released: 2006
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I Could Never Be Your Woman
Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd
Released: 2007
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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
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Released: 2013
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Christina Applegate, Amy Poehler
Released: 2004
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