Jake Gyllenhaal has had an amazing career. Since he began acting as a child actor in the 1990s, he has had a diverse and entertaining filmography, appearing in award-winning productions, cult classics, blockbusters, and everything in between. Masu. Here, I’d like to highlight 12 of Gyllenhaal’s best films and make a case for the greatness of each one.
1. End of Watch (2012)
Before David Ayer became a meme as an Oscar-winning director Suicide Squad And much ridiculed on Netflix brighthe directed and wrote some of the best crime films set in 21st century Los Angeles. End watch His screenplay is to be praised, but it’s the best he’s ever directed. training day and the first fast and furious. Much of the film’s success is due to the excellent central character performances of Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña. They play Los Angeles Police Department officers who become targets of a powerful cartel after their arrest. Told largely in found footage format, the film puts the audience in the middle of the action during gunfights and explores the two men’s personal lives, including their friendship and romance.
2. Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
velvet buzz saw It’s a divisive movie. While some may find this ensemble horror comedy too silly and its satire of the art world on the nose, I can’t help but love it. The film tells the story of several characters from the art world who discover the painting of an incredibly talented recluse after his death and begin profiting from his work. But soon, more and more people who tried to make money with their art started dying supernatural deaths related to their art. This movie is undeniably silly and over-the-top, which is exactly why it’s so much fun, and Gyllenhaal gives a great performance as the loveable art critic.
3. Enemy (2013)
Movies that require actors to play two (or more) roles are already making bold moves. Can actors play different characters in a believably distinct way? Will their performances be over-tuned to make sure the audience knows which character they’re looking at at any given time? Or?
in the case of enemyIn , Gyllenhaal plays a professor who discovers and investigates an actor like himself, and manages to achieve great success. His acting, both as a professor and as an actor, is grounded and authentic, yet the audience always knows who they are looking at. This is a remarkable performance at the heart of a great psychological thriller that raises more questions than it provides answers.
4. Jarhead (2005)
Based on the memoirs of Anthony Swofford, a Marine during the Gulf War. jar head It’s a war movie like no other. Instead of conveying visceral, brutal scenes of war violence, the film chronicles the debilitating boredom many soldiers faced during the conflict, including Swofford, played in the film by Gyllenhaal. . This is a powerful film that examines how terrifying war is, whether violent or not, and the countless ways it drains people. It also doesn’t hurt that the movie looks beautiful thanks to famed cinematographer Roger Deakins.
5. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
One of the most legendary Oscar snubs of modern times is Brokeback Mountain, lost the Best Picture award crash. One of his films is now considered an embarrassing and mishandled exploration of race, while the other remains a classic depiction of desire, oppression, and masculinity. It’s a movie.
Based on the novel by Annie Proulx. Brokeback Mountain The film tells the story of two shepherds (Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger) who begin dating while on the job, which develops into a lifelong romance. The film is both shocking and beautiful, filled with great performances from the two leads and the supporting cast, including Anne Hathaway and Michelle Williams, who play the most important women in his life.
6. Sisters Brothers (2018)
A completely different western Brokeback Mountain, sisters brothers It is a period western set in the early 1850s. The film, based on Patrick DeWitt’s novel of the same name, follows two bounty hunting brothers (John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix) as they search for a money-making couple played by Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed.
what makes it so sisters brothers What’s notable is the incredible kindness of many of the characters, including Gyllenhaal’s John Morris. This is a Western featuring all the real-life violence you’d want in a realistic movie about the Wild West. Yet it is never overwhelmed with severity or seriousness, and contains moments of natural fun and sweetness.
7. Ambulance (2022)
One of Michael Bay’s best films, and perhaps a return to form after many years of CGI-heavy work. transformers Movies of 2022 (To be clear, I mostly love movies) ambulance Two hours of adrenaline-filled action. A remake of the Danish film of the same name, the film revolves around two brothers who rob a bank and hijack an ambulance with a paramedic and a police officer, whom one of them shoots, all of them frantically outrunning the cops. The story depicts the characters trying to survive. on their tails. Gyllenhaal plays opposite Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in an emotional role that lets his rougher side shine through.
8. Prisoners (2013)
Gyllenhaal made two films with Denis Villeneuve in 2013. enemy and prisoner. The fact that both rank on his best films list shows how well the actor and director work together.in prisonerGyllenhaal plays a detective investigating the disappearance of two young girls, daughters of Hugh Jackman and Terrence Howard’s characters, and solves the case extrajudicially.
prisoner is a brutal film that focuses on child abduction and abuse, but it’s also a rewarding film that tackles the lengths parents will go to to protect their children.
9. Donnie Darko (2001)
The movie that made Gyllenhaal famous donnie darko It took several years to become the famous cult classic it is today. But it will always be a beloved movie. Gyllenhaal plays the eponymous character Donny, a disaffected teenager whose visions of a man in a rabbit costume tell him the world is ending.
This is a science fiction coming-of-age movie that can be seen as a puzzle movie, a drama, or both. The film provides enough lore to hold all its parts together. The mystery is part of what makes this film so enduring, especially because it allows us to keep the focus on the genuine emotions at the heart of the film.
10. Zodiac (2007)
Of course, starring in David Fincher’s best film guarantees Gyllenhaal a place high on the list of the best films of his career. zodiactells the true story of a serial killer who terrorized San Francisco in the late 1960s and 1970s, and stars crime reporter Paul Avery (Robert Downey Jr.) and police inspector Dave Toschi (Mark Ruffalo). , followed by cartoonist Robert Graysmith (Gyllenhaal). They are all fascinated by the story of the Zodiac Killer and become the center of the story.
11. Nightcrawler (2014)
Fun and Silly Things Happen 5 years ago velvet buzz sawGyllenhaal made a decidedly silly crime thriller about an ambitious local news videographer in Los Angeles. buzz saw Screenwriter and director Dan Gilroy. Not only does Gilroy satirize the art world, but he also manages to create a palpably tense story about Lou (Gyllenhaal), a sociopath who will stop at nothing to get ahead in the cutthroat world of local news. This is a testament to Gilroy’s talent as a writer. Video shooting in cities like Los Angeles.If you’ve ever doubted Gyllenhaal’s range, his performance is night crawler I will prove otherwise.
12. Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Perhaps this is an extremely bitter view, but I strongly believe that fashion designer and director Tom Ford adapted this novel into a movie. tony and susan Austin Wright’s The Original is the best film in Gyllenhaal’s filmography (so far). The film depicts two stories: a couple’s initial courtship and romance that eventually deteriorates, and a fictional novel written by one person and sent to the other after they break up. Gyllenhaal plays the lead role in both the novel and the real-life story, but only Amy Adams plays the lead role in the actual story, and she plays the role of her ex-wife to whom Gyllenhaal sent her new book. ing.
