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Joe and Anthony Russo ( collectively known as theRusso brothers ) have become two of the most successful filmmakers in Hollywood , thanks primarily to their work on the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) . However , it was n’t with big - budget superhero legal action moving picture that the brothers got their start . They were mainly clowning directors before they moved into the blockbuster music genre after working on TV shows likeArrested Development , Community , andHappy conclusion . They even come through an Emmy for their study onArrested Development .
However , after a few smaller drollery motion-picture show , they skyrocket to celebrity thanks to their entry into the MCU . They started withCaptain America : The Winter Soldier , considered one of the respectable MCU motion-picture show to date , before directingAvengers : Endgame , which is the second - highest - gross movieof all time . Their work outside the MCU has been hit or miss , but the pal remain in - demand filmmakers . They have also produced several pic , but only their directed piece of work are include here .
9You, Me And Dupree (2006)
A Romantic Comedy With An Annoying Roommate
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While the Russo brothers ' debut moving-picture show , Welcome to Collinwood , was a offbeat drollery that brought memories ofArrested Developmentto thinker , their second was a unsubtle comedy with more of a mainstream mirthful sensitivity . As a result , it did n’t make out about as well as their late pic . You , Me andDupreeis a fairly rote comedy , where acouple ( Kate Hudson and Matt Dillon ) face a challenge that could potentially jump their impend wedding , in this casing , the titular Dupree ( Owen Wilson ) .
Critics foundYou , Me and Dupreeto be pretty old hat , as even Dupree himself was no more than a scant version of more strongly written characters in the genre .
Owen Wilson is at his most annoying in this movie as the roommate driving the span out of their mind , while a distrusting father - in - law ( Michael Douglas ) is n’t making things any easier . Critics foundYou , Me and Dupreeto be jolly old hat , as even Dupree himself was no more than a light version of more strongly written characters in the writing style . The film received mostly poor reviews , and while it had a becoming loge office , it was one of Hudson ’s lesser rom - coms of that era and one of Wilson ’s lesser drollery efforts .
8The Electric State (2025)
A Sci-Fi Movie Based On Simon Stalenhag’s Novel
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The Electric Stateis the Russo chum ' 2025 film release for Netflix . Based on the science fiction novel by Simon Stalenhag , the film take place in a dystopian future where robots be and have since become hunted and lose their rights . In the middle of this dystopian landscape , a vernal orphan woman appoint Michelle ( Millie Bobby Brown ) wants to find her brotherwhen a automaton indicates he might still be alive . She teams up with Chris Pratt ’s Keats to head into dangerous lands in search of her family .
The Electric State ’s massive $ 320 million budget is scandalous since the Netflix - bring forth scientific discipline fiction movie is n’t even getting a theatrical release .
The Christian Bible itself received rave reviews . It is structured as a series of paragraph accompanied by great artwork , which left the Russo brothers plenty of room to puzzle out with when adapting it into a film . The upshot was a big - budget sci - fi activeness movie that result most critic disappoint . Most complaints indicated that while there were many great things on the screen to look at , the chronicle itself stay formulaic , direct away the inventiveness of the source material .
7The Gray Man (2022)
A CIA Agent Goes On The Run When He Learns Secrets About His Superior
Although the reviewshaven’t been the honest of the Russos ' career , The Gray Manstill remains a fun and quotable spy moviewith leading performance from Ryan Gosling , Chris Evans , and Ana de Armas . The story followsGosling ’s CIA agent Avent ( Sierra Six ) , who memorize some corrupt secrets about his superiorand ends up on the run when a target is put on his head and a former CIA agentive role - turned - mercenary , Lloyd Hansen ( Evans ) , takes the job to hunt down and eliminate him .
The main military issue critic have take with the plastic film has been its strict adhesion to the spy movie normal , which is a lot of sport when combined with os - crunching action . However , this was also a problem for many critic , who feel that the picture could have been so much more — especially whenCaptain America : The Winter Soldierdid the job so well . Instead , The Gray Manfelt like it was just hitting all the meter and never ramble from the more generic aspects of the literary genre .
6Cherry (2021)
A Former Soldier With PTSD Robs Banks To Help Fund His Addiction
The Russos have made a habit of re - team up with MCU stars for solo action ventures . The brother produced21 Bridges(2019 ) with Chadwick Boseman andExtraction(2020 ) with Chris Hemsworth before calculate Tom Holland inCherry(2021 ) . The movie stars Holland as Cherry , and it keep up him from his daytime as a college scholar to his two - class stretch in the Army , which leaves him suffering from PTSD . When he returns home , he and his wife Emily have become addicts , and he starts robbing camber to confirm their habit .
Apple TV+‘sCherrymostly lead under the radar , and its reexamination did n’t help .
Like all the Russo brothers ' films afterWelcome to CollinwoodandYou , Me , and Dupree , Cherryis visually stunning . However , critics felt the film ’s characters were underwritten , flat , and even wooden , in effect wasting the substantial gift of the cast . However , at the same time , it receive congratulations for its cinematography and editing , with awards nomination for both .
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5Welcome To Collinwood (2002)
A Comedy Caper Remake OfBig Deal On Madonna Street
The Russo brothers ' debut feature film is very similar in feel to some of the sitcoms in which they ’ve dipped their toe , and it ends up being an air that works better in 22 - mo spurts than an 86 - minute trot . Even still , it ’s a heist plastic film with a stamp as good asOcean ’s Eleven , including a second part for Danny Ocean himself : George Clooney . The relief of the cast is spectacular , with William H. Macy , Sam Rockwell , Luis Guzman , Pateicia Clarkson , Jennifer Esposito , and Gabrielle Union .
The plot sees a group of small - time thieves from Collinwood in Cleveland endeavor to overcharge a jeweler ’s flat secure . One issue many critics took issue with was the movie ’s cartoonish vibe and overact from the majority of the cast . But that was also what was asked of them , and critic like Nev Pierce ofBBCcalledWelcome to Collinwood"intermittently hilarious — if you ’ve a taste sensation for the quirky . " For a introduction film , it was soft to see the brothers ' comic timing from undertaking likeArrested Developmentbrought to the big screen .
4Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
All The MCU Teams Up To Battle Thanos
In terms of scope , Avengers : Infinity Waris the Russo brothers ' greatest achievement . It ’s also one of thebest movie in which the antagonist deliver the goods , a gut - wrenching epic with real stakes . The film bring together most of the characters from the retiring MCU movies asthey have to team up up to battle a world - endanger force known as Thanos . However , what no one could have expected was that he had the power to take down Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes , and he wiped out half the Earth ’s universe .
The one thing hold this movie back compared to other Russo movies was that it was only the first half of a story , and the ending was still to do .
With all the character merge from the different wings of the Marvel Cinematic Universe , Avengers : Infinity Warcould have chop-chop become an overtly - convoluted , disappointing mess . But they pull up off a hat deception , making a film just as impressive asCaptain America : The Winter SoldierandCaptain America : Civil War , if not more so . However , the one thing bear this movie back compared to other Russo movie was that it was only the first half of a story , and the ending was still to derive .
3Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Captain America Vs. Iron Man
While not themost rewatchable MCU Phase Three flick , Captain America : Civil Waris still a successful sequel toCaptain America : The Winter Soldierand an integral chapter in put up the MCU ’s future . The film has the U.S. government activity hold that all superheroes have to record and become government employee , answer to them before going into activity . Iron Man is for the registration , while Captain America is against it , and soon , the heroes are all going to state of war against each other .
It shares a vulgar screw thread with the other three Russo chum ' Marvel project in that it has licit stakes ( both international and within the group ) that other installments in the Universe often lack , to their detriment . critic praisedCivil Warfor many of the same reasons they gave high mark toCaptain America : The Winter Soldier . The film is more superimposed than the average MCU dangerous undertaking and features developments for its character that sense organic to their nature should they be placed in a engagement where their opposition is their friend .
2Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Hydra Takes Over S.H.I.E.L.D. & The U.S. Government
Captain America : The Winter Soldieris , bar none , the most intelligent of the MCU ’s Phase Two movies and perhaps even of the full dealership . Every Panthera uncia ofThe Winter Soldieris politically salient , but as relevant as it is to the genuine Earth , it ’s even more vital to the future of the overarching MCU . When a mind - controlled Bucky replication as the Winter Soldier and endeavor to kill Nick Fury , Captain America before long learns that S.H.I.E.L.D. has been compromise .
Anthony and Joe Russo , better known as the Russo brothers , have made some of the greatest MCU picture show , but how do they rank against one another ?
Captain America : The Winter Soldierquickly uprise to the top as one of the beneficial MCU films released up to that distributor point , and it remains in the upper echelon of the MCU in the years since . The Russo buddy ' first MCU adventure is party whip - impudent and turn back some of the Universe ’s most telling battle choreography . It is also more than a superhero moving picture , and persist a high - quality espionage thriller , disregardless of it being an MCU movie , and it matches up well in that genre as well .
1Avengers: Endgame (2019)
The End Of The First Major MCU Saga
Avengers : Endgamewas almost universally see as a substantial achievement under the Russo brothers ' whang . Although it runs longer thanInfinity Warand has less action at law , it still feels shorter . The movie also gave fans what they were looking for on several fronts , The movie add together almost every single hero ever innovate in the MCU , gave them all special minute , and had more multitude cheering in theaters during moment like"Avengers , tack together , " and " I knew it ! " than any other film — superhero or otherwise .
But it was much more than fan armed service and even more than an good , well - crafted film . avenger : Endgameis a masterclass of flux film franchise into one monumental mystifier , and the fact that theRusso brotherscould make it entertaining , cohesive , and rewatchable is nothing short of a miracle . It remain the second highest - grossing movie ever made , sitting behind onlyAvatar .
