What is the best Hugh Jackman movie of all time?

Spanning superhero epics and intimate character studies, his filmography has something for everyone — from popcorn blockbusters to awards-season contenders. Which Hugh Jackman performance owns your top spot?

1

Logan

James Mangold's 2017 R-rated farewell to Jackman's Wolverine, set in a near-future where mutants are nearly extinct.

2

The Prestige

Christopher Nolan's 2006 rivalry thriller pitting two magicians against each other in Victorian London, with Jackman as the ambitious Angier.

3

Prisoners

Denis Villeneuve's 2013 tense thriller starring Jackman as a desperate father who takes justice into his own hands when his daughter is abducted.

4

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Bryan Singer's 2014 time-travel epic sending Wolverine back to the 1970s to prevent a catastrophic future for mutantkind.

5

Les Misérables

Tom Hooper's 2012 Oscar-winning musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's epic, with Jackman as the reformed convict Jean Valjean.

6

The Greatest Showman

Michael Gracey's 2017 musical spectacular about P.T. Barnum's rise to fame, featuring Jackman in a breakout song-and-dance performance.

7

X2: X-Men United

Bryan Singer's 2003 superhero sequel that deepened Wolverine's mysterious origin story while raising the stakes for all mutants.

8

Bad Education

Cory Finley's 2019 HBO drama where Jackman plays a respected school superintendent hiding a massive embezzlement scheme.

9

X-Men

Bryan Singer's 2000 superhero landmark that introduced Jackman's Wolverine to the world and revitalized the comic book genre.

10

The Fountain

Darren Aronofsky's 2006 ambitious sci-fi romance spanning three time periods, with Jackman and Rachel Weisz searching for eternal life.

11

Australia

Baz Luhrmann's 2008 sweeping wartime epic set in the Australian outback, pairing Jackman with Nicole Kidman.

12

Real Steel

Shawn Levy's 2011 sci-fi sports film where Jackman plays a washed-up boxer who trains a robot fighter and bonds with his estranged son.

13

The Wolverine

James Mangold's 2013 superhero action film taking Wolverine to Japan to confront his mortality and a shadowy corporation.

14

Kate & Leopold

James Mangold's 2001 romantic comedy where Jackman plays a 19th-century duke accidentally transported to modern-day New York City.

15

Eddie the Eagle

Dexter Fletcher's 2016 underdog sports film with Jackman as a fictional ski-jump coach who trains Britain's beloved ski-jump underdog.

16

Van Helsing

Stephen Sommers' 2004 monster-hunting adventure with Jackman as the legendary monster hunter tracking Dracula and his creatures.

17

The Front Runner

Jason Reitman's 2018 political drama about Gary Hart's 1988 presidential campaign, undone by a media scandal, with Jackman in the lead.