Mark Ruffalo biography and movies
A native of Wisconsin, Mark Ruffalo moved with his family to Virginia Beach, Virginia where he lived out most of his teenage years. Following high school, Mark moved with his family to San Diego and soon migrated north, eventually settling in Los Angeles. He took classes at the Stella Adler Conservatory and subsequently co-founded the Orpheus Theatre Company, an Equity-Waiver establishment where he did yeoman work. Practically performing in every capacity, he went from acting, writing, directing and producing to running the lights and building sets while building up his resume. Despite good stage reviews, Mark couldn't get arrested in film and TV, having to bartend for nearly nine years to make ends meet. Ready to give it all up, a chance meeting and resulting collaboration with playwright/screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan changed everything. Ruffalo won NY success in Lonergan's play 'This Is Our Youth', which led to his winning the male lead in Lonergan's film You Can Count on Me (2000). His stunning, mesmerizing performance as Laura Linney's ne'er-do-well brother had Hollywood opening its eyes wide to this new serious talent. Some reviewers even found themselves comparing him to an early Marlon Brando. Despite this career-breaking success, Mark remains true to his stage roots and small theater company in L.A., occasionally directing and performing in-between taking on the big, lucrative film projects that are now offered. Although he is not yet a top marquee item, Mark has continued to impress with his range and versatility in both leads and character roles and remains consistently in demand. His more notable films of late have included XX/XY (2002), My Life Without Me (2003) and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).

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Rate: 7 The Brothers Bloom

Year: 2008

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Rian Johnson

Artists: Ram Bergman, Craig Johnson, Ricky Jay, Dubravko Jovanovic, Nora Zehetner, Maximilian Schell, Noah Segan, Zachary Gordon, Max Records, Andy Nyman, Robbie Coltrane, Rinko Kikuchi, Mark Ruffalo, Adrien Brody, Rachel Weisz


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Rate: 6.7 What Doesn't Kill You

Year: 2008

Genres: Crime, Drama

Artists: Brian Goodman, Ethan Hawke, Donnie Wahlberg, Amanda Peet, Mark Ruffalo


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Rate: 6.7 Reservation Road

Year: 2007

Genres: Thriller, Drama

Director: Terry George

Artists: Ruth Wheldon, Mira Sorvino, Kevin Herbst, Antoni Corone, Cordell Clyde, Gary Kohn, Norris Wheldon, Joaquin Phoenix, Jennifer Connelly, John Slattery, Steve Cutter, Susan Powell, Mark Ruffalo, Eddie Alderson, Nora Fannelli, Nora Ferrari, Samuel Ryan Finn, Sean Curley, Elle Fanning


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Rate: 7.9 Zodiac

Year: 2007

Genres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller, Drama

Director: David Fincher

Artists: Jake Gyllenhaal, Richmond Arquette, Mark Ruffalo, Elias Koteas, Brian Cox


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Rate: 9.7 Zodiac

Year: 2007

Genres: Crime, Drama, History

Director: David Fincher

Artists: Brian Cox, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Edwards, Mark Ruffalo, Jake Gyllenhaal


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Rate: 6.7 Reservation Road

Year: 2007

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Director: Terry George

Artists: Nora Fannelli, Nora Ferrari, Steve Cutter, John Slattery, Norris Wheldon, Gary Kohn, Ruth Wheldon, Mira Sorvino, Kevin Herbst, Antoni Corone, Cordell Clyde, Susan Powell, Mark Ruffalo, Eddie Alderson, Samuel Ryan Finn, Sean Curley, Jennifer Connelly, Elle Fanning, Joaquin Phoenix


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Rate: 7.9 Zodiac

Year: 2007

Genres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller, Drama

Director: David Fincher

Artists: Richmond Arquette, Elias Koteas, Jake Gyllenhaal, Brian Cox, Mark Ruffalo


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Rate: 6 All the King's Men

Year: 2006

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Director: Steven Zaillian

Artists: Thomas McCarthy, Kevin Dunn, Paul Desmond, Frederic Forrest, Travis Champagne, Lucy Stark, Talia Balsam, Kathy Baker, Jackie Earle Haley, James Gandolfini, Patricia Clarkson, Mark Ruffalo, Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Sean Penn


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Rate: 9.7 All The Kings Men

Year: 2006

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Director: Steven Zaillian

Artists: Mark Ruffalo, Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Sean Penn


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Rate: 6.1 13 Going on 30

Year: 2004

Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Comedy

Director: Gary Winick

Artists: Marcia DeBonis, Lynn Collins, Mary Pat Gleason, Young Matt, Joe Grifasi, Kiersten Warren, Sean Marquette, Phil Reeves, Samuel Ball, Susan Egan, Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis, Kathy Baker


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Rate: 7.8 Collateral

Year: 2004

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Michael Mann

Artists: Peter Berg, Mark Ruffalo, Jamie Foxx, Tom Cruise, Jada Pinkett Smith


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Rate: 8.5 Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

Year: 2004

Genres: Romance, Drama

Director: Michel Gondry

Artists: Amir Ali Said, Tom Wilkinson, Ryan Whitney, Thomas Jay Ryan, Jim Carrey, Elijah Wood, Kate Winslet, Gerry Robert Byrne, Mark Ruffalo, Jane Adams, David Cross, Kirsten Dunst, Debbon Ayer, Brian Price, Paulie Litt, Young Joel, Young Bully


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Rate: 5.8 Windtalkers

Year: 2002

Genres: Action, History, Romance, War

Director: John Woo

Artists: Martin Henderson, Brian Van Holt, Holmes Osborne, Major Mellitz, Jason Isaacs, Kevin Cooney, Christian Slater, Cameron Thor, Billy Morts, Roger Willie, Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo


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Rate: 6 XX/XY

Year: 2002

Genres: Romance, Drama

Director: Austin Chick

Artists: Ben Tolpin, Kel O\'Neill, Kathleen Robertson, Maya Stange, Mark Ruffalo


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