What are the best Jake Gyllenhaal performances of all time?
Gyllenhaal has never repeated himself — from teenage cult mysteries to intense crime procedurals to action blockbusters. Which film brought out the best in him?
Nightcrawler
A 2014 thriller in which Gyllenhaal plays Lou Bloom, a sociopathic freelance crime journalist who will do anything for footage.
Brokeback Mountain
A 2005 Ang Lee drama in which Gyllenhaal plays Jack Twist, a cowboy in a secret and enduring love affair spanning decades.
Zodiac
A 2007 David Fincher thriller in which Gyllenhaal plays cartoonist Robert Graysmith who becomes obsessed with the Zodiac killer case.
Donnie Darko
A 2001 cult sci-fi drama in which Gyllenhaal plays a troubled teenager haunted by a rabbit figure warning of the apocalypse.
Prisoners
A 2013 Denis Villeneuve thriller in which Gyllenhaal plays the intense, tattooed Detective Loki investigating two abducted girls.
Jarhead
A 2005 war film in which Gyllenhaal plays a Marine sniper during the Gulf War, exploring the psychological toll of combat.
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.
Enemy
A 2013 psychological thriller in which Gyllenhaal plays dual roles as two identical strangers who discover each other.
Southpaw
A 2015 sports drama in which Gyllenhaal plays a boxing champion who hits rock bottom and fights to reclaim his life and daughter.
October Sky
A 1999 biographical drama in which Gyllenhaal plays Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who dreams of building rockets.
Spider-Man: Far From Home
A 2019 Marvel superhero film in which Gyllenhaal plays the charismatic Mysterio, whose heroic persona conceals a dangerous deception.
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.
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.
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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