Mark Ruffalo attends the European Gala Screening for Amazons: ‘Crime 101’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on January 28, 2026 in London, England. Photo: Kate Green/Getty Images for Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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‘, ‘Foxcatcher‘ and ‘Poor Things,’ which earned Ruffalo an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 96th Academy Awards.
Release Date: Sep 8, 2023
Run Time: 2 hr 21 min
Budget: $35,000,000
His newest film, ‘Crime 101‘, which also stars Chris Hemsworth and Halle Berry, opens in theaters on February 13th.
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!
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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.
“The truth has a man on the inside.”
Release Date: Dec 6, 2019
Run Time: 2 hr 7 min
Budget: $20,000,000
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.
Release Date: Mar 11, 2022
Run Time: 1 hr 44 min
Budget: $116,000,000
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.
“Sometimes family is the best medicine.”
Release Date: Jun 19, 2016
Run Time: 1 hr 27 min
Budget: $6,700,000
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.
“Welcome to the world of disorganised crime.”
Release Date: Aug 7, 1998
Run Time: 1 hr 28 min
Budget: $1,000,000
A single mother’s (Laura Linney) life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother (Ruffalo) returns to town.
“Family first. Love always.”
Release Date: Nov 17, 2000
Run Time: 1 hr 51 min
(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.
“You’re only as strong as your next move.”
Release Date: Jul 11, 2014
Run Time: 1 hr 44 min
Budget: $8,000,000
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.
“Destiny arrives all the same.”
Release Date: Apr 27, 2018
Run Time: 2 hr 29 min
Budget: $300,000,000
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.
Release Date: Apr 26, 2019
Run Time: 3 hr 1 min
Budget: $356,000,000
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.
“Ambition. Power. Control.”
Release Date: Jan 16, 2015
Run Time: 2 hr 14 min
Budget: $24,000,000
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.
“Nic and Jules had the perfect family, until they met the man who made it all possible.”
Release Date: Jul 9, 2010
Run Time: 1 hr 46 min
Budget: $3,500,000
(L to R) Mark Ruffalo and Chris Hemsworth star in ‘Crime 101’. Photo Credit: Merrick Morton.
Set against the sun-bleached grit of Los Angeles, ‘Crime 101’ weaves the tale of an elusive jewel thief (Chris Hemsworth) whose string of heists along the 101 freeway have mystified police. When he eyes the score of a lifetime, his path crosses that of a disillusioned insurance broker (Halle Berry) who is facing her own crossroads. Convinced he has found a pattern, a relentless detective (Ruffalo) is closing in, raising the stakes even higher. As the heist approaches, the line between hunter and hunted begins to blur, and all three are faced with life-defining choices–and the realization that there can be no turning back.
Release Date: Feb 13, 2026
Run Time: 2 hr 19 min
Budget: $93,000,000
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.
“The closer you look, the less you’ll see.”
Release Date: May 31, 2013
Run Time: 1 hr 56 min
Budget: $75,000,000
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).
Release Date: Nov 3, 2017
Run Time: 2 hr 11 min
Budget: $180,000,000
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.
Release Date: Sep 8, 2023
Run Time: 2 hr 21 min
Budget: $35,000,000
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).
Release Date: Feb 19, 2010
Run Time: 2 hr 18 min
Budget: $80,000,000
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!
“Some assembly required.”
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Run Time: 2 hr 23 min
Budget: $220,000,000
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.
“It started like any other night.”
Release Date: Aug 6, 2004
Run Time: 2 hr
Budget: $65,000,000
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.
“You can erase someone from your mind. Getting them out of your heart is another story.”
Release Date: Mar 19, 2004
Run Time: 1 hr 48 min
Budget: $20,000,000
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.
“There’s more than one way to lose your life to a killer.”
Release Date: Mar 2, 2007
Run Time: 2 hr 37 min
Budget: $65,000,000
(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.
“Break the story. Break the silence.”
Release Date: Nov 25, 2015
Run Time: 2 hr 9 min
Budget: $20,000,000
