20 Best Mark Ruffalo Movies!
From 'Collateral' to 'Shutter Island,' Moviefone counts down the 20 best films of Mark Ruffalo's career.
Mark Ruffalo as Kenneth Marshall in 'Mickey 17,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Mark Ruffalo is one of the most respected and talented actors working today.
Best known for playing the Hulk in 'The Avengers' and other MCU movies, the actor has also appeared in such popular and acclaimed films as 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,' 'Collateral,' 'Zodiac,' 'Shutter Island,' 'Now You See Me,' 'Spotlight' and 'Foxcatcher.'
His most recent movie, 'Poor Things,' earned Ruffalo an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 96th Academy Awards.
His newest film, 'Mickey 17', which was directed by Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho and also stars Robert Pattinson, opens in theaters on March 17th.
In honor of the actor and his iconic performances, Moviefone is counting down the 20 best movie's of Mark Ruffalo's impressive career, including his latest.
Let's begin!
20. 'Dark Waters' (2019)
Mark Ruffalo in 'Dark Waters.' Photo: Focus Features.
A tenacious attorney (Ruffalo) uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.
Dark Waters
19. 'The Adam Project' (2022)
A time-traveling pilot (Ryan Reynolds) teams up with his younger self (Walker Scobell) and his late father (Ruffalo) to come to terms with his past while saving the future.
The Adam Project
18. 'Infinitely Polar Bear' (2014)
A manic-depressive mess of a father (Ruffalo) tries to win back his wife (Zoe Saldana) by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.
Infinitely Polar Bear
17. 'Safe Men' (1998)
Two untalented singers (Sam Rockwell and Steve Zahn) are mistaken for a pair of major league safe crackers in Providence, Rhode Island. The two are pressed into service by the local hoodlums (Michael Lerner and Paul Giamatti) and quickly find themselves in conflict with their professional colleagues (Ruffalo and Josh Pais). Romantic interest is added by the daughter (Christina Kirk) of the underworld leader (Harvey Fierstein) who won't date the men she knows are gangsters.
Safe Men
16. 'You Can Count on Me' (2000)
A single mother's (Laura Linney) life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother (Ruffalo) returns to town.
You Can Count on Me
15. 'Begin Again' (2014)
(L to R) Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo in 'Begin Again'. Photo: The Weinstein Company.
Gretta (Keira Knightly), a budding songwriter, finds herself alone after her boyfriend Dave (Adam Levine) ditches her. Her life gains purpose when Dan (Ruffalo), a record label executive, notices her talent.
Begin Again
14. 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018)
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos (Josh Brolin). A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.
Avengers: Infinity War
13. 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019)
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos (Josh Brolin). 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.
Avengers: Endgame
12. 'Foxcatcher' (2015)
The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team (Channing Tatum and Ruffalo) joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont (Steve Carell) as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
Foxcatcher
11. 'The Kids Are All Right' (2010)
Two women, Nic (Annette Bening) and Jules (Julianne Moore), brought a son (Josh Hutcherson) and daughter (Mia Wasikowska) into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the donor (Ruffalo). Life becomes so much more interesting when the father, two mothers and children start to become attached to each other.
The Kids Are All Right
10. 'The Avengers' (2012)
2012's 'The Avengers.' Photo: Marvel Studios.
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury (Samuel L .Jackson), director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!
The Avengers
9. 'Now You See Me' (2013)
An FBI agent (Ruffalo) and an Interpol detective (Mélanie Laurent) track a team of illusionists (Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Jesse Eisenberg and Dave Franco) who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Now You See Me
8. 'Thor: Ragnarok' (2017)
Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela (Cate Blanchett).
Thor: Ragnarok
7. 'Poor Things' (2023)
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
Poor Things
6.'Shutter Island' (2010)
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor (Ben Kingsley).
Shutter Island
5. 'Mickey 17' (2025)
(L to R) Robert Pattinson as Mickey 18 and Robert Pattinson as Mickey 17 in 'Mickey 17,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.
Mickey 17
4. 'Collateral' (2004)
Cab driver Max (Jamie Foxx) picks up a man (Tom Cruise) who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
Collateral
3. 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' (2004)
Joel Barish (Jim Carrey), heartbroken that his girlfriend (Kate Winslet) underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2. 'Zodiac' (2007)
A cartoonist (Jake Gyllenhaal) teams up with an ace reporter (Robert Downey Jr.) and a law enforcement officer (Ruffalo) to track down an elusive serial killer.
Zodiac
1. 'Spotlight' (2015)
(L to R) Michael Keaton and Mark Ruffalo in 'Spotlight.' Photo: Open Road Films.
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Spotlight
