When it comes to comedians that can act and actors that can do comedy Paul Rudd is actually one of the better acts out there regardless of what his harshest critics might say. The fact is that yes, he has made some movies that stunk to high heaven, but like always the fault isn’t his alone, it happens to be wrapped up in the subject matter and the efforts of the rest of the cast as well. No one person makes a movie stink or soar after all. But Rudd is that kind of guy that could be your best buddy a lot of times since he seems so laid back so often in films. In those movies where he shows up as a carefree guy that just wants life to make sense it’s pretty amusing, while in movies where he’s uptight and has to actually work to unwind and relax it gets even funnier since he plays the guy that can’t seem to chill out to a tee.
Here are some of his best movies so far in his career.
5. Dinner for Schmucks
A lot of folks would love to advance in their jobs and reach the kind of position where financial stability is possible and the respect they want so badly in their office comes on a daily basis. But what you have to do in order to get there is sometimes a little shady and at other times is less than kind. When Tim finds out that he’s going to get a promotion if he attends a dinner with an honest to goodness schmuck he has a very hard choice to make: further his career at the expense of someone else’s dignity, or be a real human being and refuse. Thankfully he attends and decides to be a real human being as he sabotages the dinner.
4. The 40-Year Old Virgin
Have you ever worked with someone that just can’t take a hint? Dave is the person at your job that tries to help and does their best to explain to you what real love is but just doesn’t get it since they keep obsessing over a fling they had with someone a couple years back. His intentions are good but his ability to really help anyone is kind of hampered by the fact that he can’t let anything go and is somehow tolerated by his friends and their boss as he continues along the winding road of his life that includes drinking during a lunch break and continually telling Andy what he needs to do in order to finally lose his virginity.
3. Admission
Rudd and Tina Fey are a good match on screen and it’s kind of confusing that this movie didn’t receive a bit more attention since it ties in quite well with the feelings of anxiety and frustration that go into getting one’s kid into college. When Portia discovers that a child prodigy might be her son however she begins to experience a shift in her life that brings her closer to Rudd’s character, who was a former classmate in their past, and the discovery that getting into college and having the ultimate say over who can and can’t attend the university is not all that there is to life.
2. Ant-Man
There were likely a lot of guys that were thought of for the role of Ant-Man, but Rudd seems to have filled the shoes of Scott Lang pretty well. Some fans might wonder why Hank Pym wasn’t used as the character since he was the original hero and came up with the suit and the idea, but if you don’t realize that the MCU has been shuffling source material by now then you might never have read the comics that close. Pym is still very much involved, but he’s an older man at this point and needs someone with at least a little bit of youth left to really pull this off, and considering that Lang is intelligent enough and still fit enough he fits the role pretty easily.
1. Role Models
Danny’s that guy that complains endlessly about his job, his life, and pretty much anything and everything he could possibly change if he had the nerve to do so, but won’t. When he goes off the deep end and lands himself and his coworker in hot water though they’re given a chance to make things right by becoming mentors to a couple of young boys that are initially resistant. As the movie progresses however both men realize what it is to finally give back to someone that needs guidance and begin to finally understand what it means to be real human beings, as well as real friends. Plus the movie is just downright hilarious.
Paul Rudd can be serious, but he’s so much better when he’s funny. Don’t worry we didn’t forget Knocked up and I Love You Man, or even Clueless!
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