Every Jake Gyllenhaal Movie, Ranked From Worst To Best
Ranking every Jake Gyllenhaal movie from worst to best is no easy feat, with the actor enjoying a long and successful career to date. Indeed, everyone has their own opinions about which are the worst and best Jake Gyllenhall movies. Born into the Swedish noble Gyllenhaal family, Jake was set up from the very beginning to succeed as an actor due to the continued industry influence of his parents: director Stephen Gyllenhaal and feature screenwriter Naomi Foner. In fact, Gyllenhaal debuted in one of his father's standout films, City Slickers, in which a ten-year-old Jake plays the son of Billy Crystal's (Here Today) Mitch Robbins. Following the release of the new Jake Gyllenhall movie Ambulance on Netflix, it's high time to look back at the actor's work once more.
Although initially typecast as a brooding, moody teen in angsty pictures such as Highway and the cult classic Donnie Darko, Gyllenhaal has since aggressively diversified his acting portfolio. In addition to taking on a wide breadth of challenging roles that have cemented his status as an undoubted A-lister, Gyllenhaal has also performed on Broadway, while picking up a mammoth 30 awards for his various portrayals.
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Pulling together a definitive list of Gyllenhaal's movies requires a comprehensive view of his 23 years featuring in no less than 34 starring roles. For expediency, Gyllenhaal's childhood performances will not be considered here, with his turns in City Slickers and A Dangerous Woman at ages ten and thirteen, respectively making his parts in these films rather minor. As a result, here's every Jake Gyllenhaal movie ranked from worst to best, including the most recent releases in
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