What is the best Ryan Gosling movie?

From brooding neo-noir loners to a song-and-dance dreamer and a scene-stealing Ken, this lineup spans an actor who glides between arthouse gems and popcorn blockbusters. Which performance wins? Cast your vote!

1

La La Land

A 2016 romantic musical where Gosling plays a jazz pianist opposite Emma Stone in Los Angeles.

1000pts

2

Barbie

The 2023 blockbuster comedy in which Gosling plays a scene-stealing, existential Ken.

813pts

3

Blue Valentine

A 2010 romantic drama charting the rise and collapse of a marriage, opposite Michelle Williams.

776pts

4

The Place Beyond the Pines

A 2012 crime drama with Gosling as a motorcycle stunt rider turned bank robber.

517pts

5

The Gray Man

A 2022 Netflix action thriller with Gosling as a lethal CIA operative on the run.

517pts

6

Drive

A 2011 neo-noir crime thriller in which Gosling plays a stunt driver moonlighting as a getaway driver.

517pts

7

The Notebook

A 2004 romantic drama in which Gosling plays a young man in an enduring love story across decades.

517pts

8

Gangster Squad

A 2013 crime drama with Gosling as an LAPD detective battling 1940s mob boss Mickey Cohen.

517pts

9

Crazy, Stupid, Love

A 2011 romantic comedy with Gosling as a slick ladies' man mentoring a newly single dad.

423pts

10

First Man

A 2018 biopic starring Gosling as astronaut Neil Armstrong on the road to the Moon.

423pts

11

Only God Forgives

A 2013 stylized crime thriller reuniting Gosling with director Nicolas Winding Refn in Bangkok.

423pts

12

Blade Runner 2049

A 2017 sci-fi sequel with Gosling as a replicant blade runner uncovering a buried secret.

310pts

13

Half Nelson

A 2006 indie drama earning Gosling an Oscar nomination as a drug-addicted inner-city teacher.

310pts

14

The Nice Guys

A 2016 buddy action comedy pairing Gosling with Russell Crowe as bumbling 1970s LA private eyes.

310pts

15

The Big Short

A 2015 ensemble dramedy about the 2008 crash with Gosling as a smug bond salesman narrator.

172pts

16

Lars and the Real Girl

A 2007 comedy-drama in which Gosling's lonely man forms a relationship with a lifelike doll.

172pts