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Jake Gyllenhaal (1980-) is an Oscar®-nominated American actor. Five years ago it seemed Gyllenhaal was headed for super stardom. Lackluster box office results might have derailed his ascent but almost every body will agree the man can act. His IMDb page shows over 50 acting credits since 1991. This page ranks Jake Gyllenhaal movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, video games, documentaries and movies not released in North America theaters were not included in the rankings.
Drivel part: I think Jake Gyllenhaal and Matthew McConaughey have the two hardest last names to remember how to spell correctly. No matter how many times I have typed their last names I always think (and many times I’m right) that I spelled wrong. Anyway this request comes from OU812, who I assume is a Van Halen fan? Sorry it took so long to knock this one out.
Jake Gyllenhaal Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
2005
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
1991
City Slickers (1991)
2004
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
2013
Prisoners (2013)
2011
Source Code (2011)
1999
October Sky (1999)
2007
Zodiac (2007)
2014
Nightcrawler (2014)
2005
Jarhead (2005)
2012
End of Watch (2012)
2010
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
2015
Everest (2015)
2015
Southpaw (2015)
2023
Guy Ritchie's the Covenant (2023)
2001
Donnie Darko (2001)
2017
Stronger (2017)
2002
The Good Girl (2002)
2001
Lovely & Amazing (2001)
2016
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
2009
Brothers (2009)
2022
Ambulance (2022)
2017
Life (2017)
2018
Wildlife (2018)
2018
The Sisters Brothers (2018)
2010
Love & Other Drugs (2010)
2022
Strange World (2022)
2005
Proof (2005)
2013
Enemy (2013)
2002
Moonlight Mile (2002)
2017
Okja (2017)
Netflix
2021
Spirit Untamed (2021)
Voice Only
1993
A Dangerous Woman (1993)
2007
Rendition (2007)
2021
The Guilty (2021)
Netflix
2015
Demolition (2015)
2024
Road House (2024)
Amazon 
1998
Homegrown (1998)
2019
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Netflix
2001
Bubble Boy (2001)
2002
Highway (2002)
1993
Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
2015
Accidental Love (2015)
Jake Gyllenhaal Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Brokeback Mountain (2005) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Heath Ledger & Anne Hathaway |
83.00 | 139.9 | 299.9 | 22 | 87 | 08 / 03 | 98.1 | |
| 2 | Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) | Tom Holland & Samuel L. Jackson |
390.50 | 459.6 | 1,332.0 | 7 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 98.0 | |
| 3 | City Slickers (1991) | Billy Crystal & Jack Palance |
124.00 | 317.6 | 458.4 | 5 | 69 | 01 / 01 | 95.4 | |
| 4 | The Day After Tomorrow (2004) | Dennis Quaid | 186.70 | 324.2 | 944.8 | 7 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 5 | Prisoners (2013) | Hugh Jackman | 61.00 | 80.9 | 161.9 | 58 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 6 | Source Code (2011) | Michelle Monaghan | 54.70 | 74.4 | 200.3 | 62 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 8 | October Sky (1999) | Chris Cooper & Laura Dern |
32.50 | 69.3 | 73.9 | 63 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 85.0 | |
| 7 | Zodiac (2007) | Robert Downey Jr. & Mark Ruffalo |
33.10 | 51.8 | 132.8 | 80 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 9 | Nightcrawler (2014) | Rene Russo & Bill Paxton |
32.40 | 42.7 | 51.1 | 94 | 86 | 01 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 11 | Jarhead (2005) | Jamie Foxx | 62.70 | 105.5 | 163.2 | 42 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 10 | End of Watch (2012) | Anna Kendrick & Michael Pena |
41.00 | 55.5 | 65.2 | 80 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 14 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) | Ben Kingsley | 90.80 | 124.0 | 459.6 | 37 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 78.8 | |
| 12 | Everest (2015) | Josh Brolin & Jason Clarke |
43.50 | 55.6 | 260.1 | 62 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 77.6 | |
| 16 | Southpaw (2015) | Rachael McAdams | 52.40 | 67.0 | 117.6 | 53 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 75.6 | |
| 14 | Guy Ritchie's the Covenant (2023) | Directed by Guy Ritchie | 16.90 | 16.9 | 19.0 | 81 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 75.6 | |
| 16 | Donnie Darko (2001) | Drew Barrymore | 1.50 | 2.8 | 14.3 | 182 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 15 | Stronger (2017) | Miranda Richardson | 4.20 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 139 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 17 | The Good Girl (2002) | Jennifer Aniston | 14.00 | 26.1 | 31.3 | 130 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 72.3 | |
| 18 | Lovely & Amazing (2001) | Catherine Keener | 4.20 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 161 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 19 | Nocturnal Animals (2016) | Amy Adams & Michael Shannon |
10.70 | 13.3 | 37.5 | 139 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 67.8 | |
| 21 | Brothers (2009) | Natalie Portman & Tobey Maguire |
28.50 | 41.0 | 62.3 | 93 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 20 | Ambulance (2022) | Directed by Michael Bay | 21.30 | 21.8 | 51.1 | 49 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 65.9 | |
| 23 | Life (2017) | Ryan Reynolds | 30.20 | 36.3 | 120.8 | 80 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.4 | |
| 22 | Wildlife (2018) | Directed by Paul Dano | 1.10 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 201 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 60.9 | |
| 24 | The Sisters Brothers (2018) | Joaquin Phoenix | 3.10 | 3.7 | 12.1 | 176 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 27 | Love & Other Drugs (2010) | Anne Hathaway | 32.40 | 44.2 | 140.5 | 90 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 55.8 | |
| 27 | Strange World (2022) | Dennis Quaid | 38.00 | 38.9 | 71.2 | 40 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 55.6 | |
| 28 | Proof (2005) | Anthony Hopkins & Gwyneth Paltrow |
7.50 | 12.7 | 23.9 | 157 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 54.2 | |
| 29 | Enemy (2013) | Mélanie Laurent | 1.00 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 184 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.3 | |
| 29 | Moonlight Mile (2002) | Dustin Hoffman & Susan Sarandon |
6.80 | 12.7 | 18.6 | 152 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 31 | Okja (2017) Netflix |
Tilda Swinton & Giancarlo Esposito |
0.10 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 353 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.4 | |
| 32 | Spirit Untamed (2021) Voice Only |
Walton Goggins | 15.90 | 16.8 | 22.9 | 51 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 47.9 | |
| 32 | A Dangerous Woman (1993) | Debra Winger | 1.50 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 177 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 38.3 | |
| 33 | Rendition (2007) | Meryl Streep & Reese Witherspoon |
9.70 | 15.3 | 42.4 | 140 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 37.2 | |
| 34 | The Guilty (2021) Netflix |
Ethan Hawke | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 329 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | |
| 35 | Demolition (2015) | Naomi Watts & Chris Cooper |
2.00 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 166 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 33.8 | |
| 37 | Road House (2024) Amazon |
Billy Magnussen | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 182 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 36 | Homegrown (1998) | Billy Bob Thornton | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 249 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.6 | |
| 38 | Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) Netflix |
Rene Russo & John Malkovich |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 387 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.4 | |
| 39 | Bubble Boy (2001) | Swoosie Kurtz | 5.00 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 152 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 15.5 | |
| 41 | Highway (2002) | Jared Leto | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 372 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.2 | |
| 40 | Josh and S.A.M. (1993) | Chris Penn | 1.60 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 173 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.8 | |
| 41 | Accidental Love (2015) | Bill Hader | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 316 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.9 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Jake Gyllenhaal
1. Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal was born in Los Angeles, California in 1980.
2. Jake Gyllenhaal’s sister is actress Maggie “The Dark Knight” Gyllenhaal. They have both received Oscar® nominations for their acting.
3. Jake Gyllenhaal’s godmother is actress Jamie Lee Curtis. His brother-in-law is actor Peter Sarsgaard.
4. Jake Gyllenhaal is godfather of Matilda Ledger (daughter of actor Heath Ledger and actress Michelle Williams).
5. Jake Gyllenhaal has one Oscar® nomination (2005’s Brokeback Mountain) and two Golden Globe® nominations (2010’s Love and Other Drugs and 2014’s Nightcrawler) for movie acting roles.
6. Jake Gyllenhaal was set to play Spider-Man in 2004’s Spider-Man 2 due to Tobey Maguire having injured his back while filming Seabiscuit. While Gyllenhaal was preparing for the role, Maguire recovered to reprise his role as Spider-Man.
7. Jake Gyllenhaal was one of the top contenders for the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in 2005’s Batman Begins. That would have made The Dark Knight even more interesting…though not thinking Maggie would have still gotten her role in that movie.
8. Jake Gyllenhaal has never been married.
9. Jake Gyllenhaal fans call themselves “Gyllenhaalics“.
10. Check out Jake Gyllenhaal’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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Jake Gyllenhaal has never been on the Oracle of Bacon’s Top 1000 list. His sister Maggie is on the 2021 list. Jake is the # 204 most connected actor of the 2010’s.
These are the actors on the 2021 list he has appeared with.
8 SAMUEL L. JACKSON SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019)
11 ANTHONY HOPKINS Proof (2005)
12 BEN KINGSLEY Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
21 RUTGER HAUER THE SISTERS BROTHERS (2018)
28 ALFRED MOLINA Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
38 UDO KIER Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
40 SUSAN SARANDON Moonlight Mile (2002)
47 ALAN ARKIN Rendition (2007)
48 BRIAN COX Zodiac (2007)
58 JOHN MALKOVICH VELVET BUZZSAW (2019)
82 DANNY TREJO Bubble Boy (2001)
96 IAN HOLM The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
101 GABRIEL BYRNE A Dangerous Woman (1993)
111 JACK PALANCE City Slickers (1991)
156 MERYL STREEP Rendition (2007)
169 FOREST WHITAKER SOUTHPAW (2015)
170 DAVID STRAITHAIRN A Dangerous Woman (1993)
174 NAOMI WATTS DEMOLITION (2016)
190 DENNIS QUAID The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
202 MAURY CHAYKIN Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
208 ELIAS KOTEAS Zodiac (2007)
231 SAM SHEPARD Brothers (2009/I)
240 JOSH BROLIN EVEREST (2015)
243 BILLY BOB THORNTON Homegrown (1998)
247 BILL PAXTON NIGHTCRAWLER (2014)
256 DUSTIN HOFFMAN Moonlight Mile (2002)
259 RANDY QUAID Brokeback Mountain (2005)
274 JULIANNE MOORE SPIRIT UNTAMED (2021)
277 PHILIP BAKER HALL Zodiac (2007)
300 CAROL KANE THE SISTERS BROTHERS (2018)
302 RICHARD RIEHLE A Dangerous Woman (1993)
312 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Zodiac (2007)
331 TRACEY WALTER City Slickers (1991)
337 MIRANDA RICHARDSON STRONGER (2017)
341 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
350 JUDY GREER LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (2010)
381 ROSHAN SETH PROOF (2005)
400 BARBARA HERSHEY A Dangerous Woman (1993)
413 DAVID PAYMER City Slickers (1991)
419 HANK AZARIA HOMEGROWN (1998)
419 HANK AZARIA LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (2010)
431 BOB GUNTON Rendition (2007)
441 TILDA SWINTON OKJA (2017)
450 MARISA TOMEI SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019)
457 ISABELLA ROSSELLINI ENEMY (2014)
468 BEVERLY D’ANGELO ACCIDENTAL LOVE (2015)
479 CLANCY BROWN STRONGER (2017)
481 HOLLY HUNTER MOONLIGHT MILE (2002)
492 NATALIE PORTMAN Brothers (2009/I)
501 JAMES BROLIN ACCIDENTAL LOVE (2015)
513 DERMOT MULRONEY LOVELY & AMAZING (2001)
513 DERMOT MULRONEY ZODIAC (2007)
517 JEFFREY TAMBOR City Slickers (1991)
520 JOHN LITHGOW Homegrown (1998)
535 TONI COLLETTE VELVET BUZZSAW (2019)
543 ETHAN HAWKE THE GUILTY (2021)
549 MICHAEL SHANNON NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (2016)
550 JOHN C. REILLY The Good Girl (2002)
550 JOHN C. REILLY THE SISTERS BROTHERS (2018)
565 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO OKJA (2017)
566 KEIRA KNIGHTLEY EVEREST (2015)
611 MELISSA LEO PRISONERS (2013)
620 TIM BLAKE NELSON THE GOOD GIRL (2002)
644 JEREMY PIVEN Highway (2002/I)
647 VERA FARMIGA SOURCE CODE (2011)
649 CHRIS PENN Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
658 RONALD PICKUP PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME (2010)
669 JAY O. SANDERS The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
681 AMY ADAMS NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (2016)
685 GWYNETH PALTROW Proof (2005)
688 DREW BARRYMORE Donnie Darko (2001)
697 PATRICK SWAYZE Donnie Darko (2001)
710 DABNEY COLEMAN Moonlight Mile (2002)
718 ELYA BASKIN October Sky (1999)
726 MICHAEL PENA END OF WATCH (2012)
732 PAUL DOOLEY A Dangerous Woman (1993)
736 JOHN C. MCGINLEY Highway (2002/I)
774 MATT CLARK Homegrown (1998)
777 JAMIE LEE CURTIS Homegrown (1998)
783 MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL A Dangerous Woman (1993)
783 MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL Donnie Darko (2001)
783 MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL Homegrown (1998)
815 CHRIS COOPER DEMOLITION (2016)
815 CHRIS COOPER Jarhead (2005)
815 CHRIS COOPER October Sky (1999)
822 DONAL LOGUE Zodiac (2007)
826 JANEANE GAROFALO JIMINY GLICK IN LALAWOOD (2004)
836 MARK RUFFALO Zodiac (2007)
860 J. K. SIMMONS Rendition (2007)
860 J. K. SIMMONS SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019)
894 MARTHA PLIMPTON JOSH AND S.A.M. (1993)
913 JOHN HAWKES EVEREST (2015)
945 KENNETH WELSH The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
962 JON FAVREAU SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019)
967 LAURA LINNEY NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (2016)
968 CATHERINE KEENER ACCIDENTAL LOVE (2015)
968 CATHERINE KEENER Lovely & Amazing (2001)
Jake has appeared with 25 Oscar winners.
ALAN ARKIN Rendition (2007)
ANNE HATHAWAY Brokeback Mountain (2005)
ANTHONY HOPKINS Proof (2005)
BEN KINGSLEY Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
CHRIS COOPER Jarhead (2005)
CHRIS COOPER October Sky (1999)
DUSTIN HOFFMAN Moonlight Mile (2002)
FOREST WHITAKER SOUTHPAW (2015)
GWYNETH PALTROW Proof (2005)
HEATH LEDGER BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005)
HOLLY HUNTER MOONLIGHT MILE (2002)
J. K. SIMMONS Rendition (2007)
J. K. SIMMONS SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019)
JACK PALANCE City Slickers (1991)
JAMIE FOXX Jarhead (2005)
JARED LETO HIGHWAY (2002/I)
JOAQUIN PHOENIX THE SISTERS BROTHERS (2018)
JULIANNE MOORE SPIRIT UNTAMED (2021)
LAURA DERN October Sky (1999)
MARISA TOMEI SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019)
MELISSA LEO PRISONERS (2013)
MERYL STREEP Rendition (2007)
NATALIE PORTMAN Brothers (2009/I)
REESE WITHERSPOON Rendition (2007)
SUSAN SARANDON Moonlight Mile (2002)
TILDA SWINTON OKJA (2017)
VIOLA DAVIS PRISONERS (2013)
Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the best American actors of the 21st century. What I admire in this guy is that he’s not a box office freak. He carefully chooses his roles… not caring about the fact they’ll bring – or not – money to producers. Slowly but surely Jake builds his career inch by inch, step by step. What adds to Mr. Gyllenhaal’s magic : it looks he doesn’t realize how much he is talented. Add to this his outstanding sex-appeal and you have the image of the typical male film star of this century. I have to admit : I’m a fan ! Thanks again Bruce for your incredible work on this great page !
Hey Richard……good points on Jake Gyllenhaal. I actually feel sorry for him and his lack of box office clout. I am concerned that he will have to make lower budget movies if he keeps having movies die at the box office….and that would be a shame. Glad a true Gyllenhaal fan has found this page. Looks like I need to update it….as I know he has had two movies since I wrote this page a few months ago.