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What are the best Jake Gyllenhaal performances of all time?

By YPB Team

Gyllenhaal has never repeated himself — from teenage cult mysteries to intense crime procedurals to action blockbusters. Which film brought out the best in him?

  1. Nightcrawler — ranked #11
    Nightcrawler
    A 2014 thriller in which Gyllenhaal plays Lou Bloom, a sociopathic freelance crime journalist who will do anything for footage.
  2. Brokeback Mountain — ranked #22
    Brokeback Mountain
    A 2005 Ang Lee drama in which Gyllenhaal plays Jack Twist, a cowboy in a secret and enduring love affair spanning decades.
  3. Zodiac — ranked #33
    Zodiac
    A 2007 David Fincher thriller in which Gyllenhaal plays cartoonist Robert Graysmith who becomes obsessed with the Zodiac killer case.
  4. Donnie Darko — ranked #44
    Donnie Darko
    A 2001 cult sci-fi drama in which Gyllenhaal plays a troubled teenager haunted by a rabbit figure warning of the apocalypse.
  5. Prisoners — ranked #55
    Prisoners
    A 2013 Denis Villeneuve thriller in which Gyllenhaal plays the intense, tattooed Detective Loki investigating two abducted girls.
  6. Jarhead — ranked #66
    Jarhead
    A 2005 war film in which Gyllenhaal plays a Marine sniper during the Gulf War, exploring the psychological toll of combat.
  7. Source Code — ranked #77
    Source Code
    A 2011 sci-fi thriller in which Gyllenhaal plays a soldier reliving the last eight minutes of a train bombing in search of the bomber.
  8. Enemy — ranked #88
    Enemy
    A 2013 psychological thriller in which Gyllenhaal plays dual roles as two identical strangers who discover each other.
  9. Southpaw — ranked #99
    Southpaw
    A 2015 sports drama in which Gyllenhaal plays a boxing champion who hits rock bottom and fights to reclaim his life and daughter.
  10. October Sky — ranked #1010
    October Sky
    A 1999 biographical drama in which Gyllenhaal plays Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who dreams of building rockets.
  11. Spider-Man: Far From Home — ranked #1111
    Spider-Man: Far From Home
    A 2019 Marvel superhero film in which Gyllenhaal plays the charismatic Mysterio, whose heroic persona conceals a dangerous deception.
  12. Demolition — ranked #1212
    Demolition
    A 2015 drama in which Gyllenhaal plays a grieving investment banker who begins dismantling his life in the wake of his wife's death.
  13. Road House — ranked #1313
    Road House
    A 2024 Prime Video action remake in which Gyllenhaal plays Elwood Dalton, a former UFC fighter hired to clean up a rowdy bar.
  14. The Day After Tomorrow — ranked #1414
    The Day After Tomorrow
    A 2004 disaster blockbuster in which Gyllenhaal plays a teenager surviving a catastrophic climate-driven ice age in New York City.
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Mysterio is an illusionist selling a fake heroic persona, and the only one of these fourteen roles where he plays somebody else's villain: https://youpick.best/articles/spider-man-ranked-many-ways

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