{"id":293713,"date":"2024-03-09T20:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T01:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/12-films-that-showcase-jake-gyllenhaals-memorable-career"},"modified":"2024-03-09T20:00:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T01:00:36","slug":"12-films-that-showcase-jake-gyllenhaals-memorable-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/12-films-that-showcase-jake-gyllenhaals-memorable-career","title":{"rendered":"12 Movies That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal\u2019s Memorable Profession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"168.861166556\">\n<p>Jake Gyllenhaal has had an incredible career. Since beginning acting as a child in the 1990s, he&#8217;s starred in award winners, cult classics, significant blockbusters, and everything in between for a filmography that&#8217;s as varied as it is entertaining. Here, I&#8217;d like to look at twelve of the best films Gyllenhaal has appeared in and make a case for the greatness of each.<\/p>\n<h2>1. End of Watch (2012)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1008938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1008938\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1008938 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"End of Watch Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pe\u00f1a\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch.png 1600w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch-150x84.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1008938\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch.png\" alt=\"End of Watch Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pe\u00f1a\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch.png 1600w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/End-of-Watch-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1008938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Open Road Films.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before David Ayer became a meme for directing Oscar-winner <em>Suicide Squad<\/em> and Netflix&#8217;s much-derided <em>Bright<\/em>, he directed and wrote some of the best Los Angeles-set crime films of the 21st century. <em>End of Watch<\/em> is the best of those he directed, though he should be praised for writing <em>Training Day<\/em> and the first <em>The Fast and the Furious<\/em>. Much of the movie&#8217;s success is attributable to the fantastic central performances of Gyllenhaal and Michael Pe\u00f1a. They play LAPD cops who become targets of a powerful cartel after a bust. Told significantly in found footage style, the movie places audiences in the middle of the action during its shootouts and explores the two men&#8217;s personal lives, including their friendship and romances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>2. Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1008940\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1008940\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1008940 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Velvet Buzzsaw Rene Russo, Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 5\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw.png 1600w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw-150x84.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1008940\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw.png\" alt=\"Velvet Buzzsaw Rene Russo, Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw.png 1600w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Velvet-Buzzsaw-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1008940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Sundance Institute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Velvet Buzzsaw<\/em> is a divisive movie. Some find the ensemble horror-comedy overly silly and too on the nose in its satire of the art world, but I can&#8217;t help loving it. The film tells the story of several characters in the art world who discover the paintings of an incredibly talented shut-in after his death and begin to profit from his work. Soon, though, more and more people who have attempted to make money from art start dying in supernatural ways related to art. It&#8217;s an undeniably silly and over-the-top movie, which is precisely why it&#8217;s so much fun, and Gyllenhaal delivers a wonderful performance as an art critic you&#8217;ll love to hate.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Enemy (2013)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1008942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1008942\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1008942 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1600'%20height='900'%20viewBox='0%200%201600%20900'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Enemy Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Enemy.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1008942\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Enemy.png\" alt=\"Enemy Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 6\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1008942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: A24.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Any movie that requires an actor to play two (or more) roles is already making a bold move. Will the actor be able to play the different characters in a way that makes each of them believably distinct? Will the performances be overcranked to ensure the audience knows which character they&#8217;re seeing at any given time?<\/p>\n<p>In the case of <em>Enemy<\/em>, in which Gyllenhaal plays a professor who discovers and investigates an actor identical to him, Gyllenhaal manages to succeed wildly. His performances as both the professor and the actor are grounded and real but different enough that the audience always knows who they are watching. It&#8217;s a remarkable performance at the center of a great psychologicalthriller that asks more questions than it offers answers.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Jarhead (2005)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1008945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1008945\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1008945 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Jarhead Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead.png 1600w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead-150x84.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1008945\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead.png\" alt=\"Jarhead Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 7\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead.png 1600w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jarhead-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1008945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Universal Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Based on Marine Anthony Swofford&#8217;s memoir of his time in the Gulf War, <em>Jarhead<\/em> is a war movie unlike any other. Instead of delivering visceral and brutal scenes of war violence, the film chronicles the debilitating boredom that many soldiers faced during that conflict, including Swofford, played in the film by Gyllenhaal. It&#8217;s a powerful movie that examines the myriad ways that war is horrific and wears people down, whether they are engaged in violence or not. It also doesn&#8217;t hurt that the film looks beautiful courtesy of famed cinematographer Roger Deakins.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Brokeback Mountain (2005)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1007871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1007871\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1007871 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1600'%20height='900'%20viewBox='0%200%201600%20900'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Brokeback Mountain Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng 1600w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng-300x169. 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng-1024x576. 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng-768x432. 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng-1536x864. 1536w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng-50x28. 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng-180x100. 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng-150x84. 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1007871\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng\" alt=\"Brokeback Mountain Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 8\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng 1600w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng-300x169. 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng-1024x576. 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng-768x432. 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng-1536x864. 1536w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng-50x28. 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng-180x100. 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Brokeback-Mountainpng-150x84. 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1007871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Focus Features.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the most legendary Oscar snubs of the modern era is <em>Brokeback Mountain,<\/em> losing Best Picture to <em>Crash<\/em>. One of those films is now considered an embarrassing and mishandled exploration of race, while the other remains a classic film about desire, repression, and masculinity.<\/p>\n<p>Based on a story by Annie Proulx, <em>Brokeback Mountain<\/em> tells the story of two sheepherders (Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger) who begin a relationship while on a job that develops into a lifelong romance. It&#8217;s a devastating and beautiful film full of great performances from the two leads and the supporting cast, including Anne Hathaway and Michelle Williams as the most significant women in their lives.<\/p>\n<h2>6. The Sisters Brothers (2018)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1191118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1191118\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1191118 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"The Sisters Brothers\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 9\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Sisters-Brothers.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Sisters-Brothers.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Sisters-Brothers-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Sisters-Brothers-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Sisters-Brothers-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Sisters-Brothers-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Sisters-Brothers-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1191118\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Sisters-Brothers.jpg\" alt=\"The Sisters Brothers\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Sisters-Brothers.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Sisters-Brothers-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Sisters-Brothers-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Sisters-Brothers-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Sisters-Brothers-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Sisters-Brothers-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1191118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Annapurna Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A very different western from <em>Brokeback Mountain<\/em>, <em>The Sisters Brothers<\/em> is a period western set in the early 1850s. Based on the novel of the same name by Patrick deWitt, the film follows a pair of bounty hunter brothers (John C. Reilly and <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/20-best-joaquin-phoenix-movies-ranked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Joaquin Phoenix<\/a>) as they search for a couple of gold hunters, played by Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed.<\/p>\n<p>What makes <em>The Sisters Brothers<\/em> remarkable is the incredible tenderness in many of its characters, including Gyllenhaal&#8217;s John Morris. It&#8217;s a Western that features all of the matter-of-fact violence required by realistic films about the Wild West. Still, it&#8217;s not overburdened by grimness or seriousness and includes natural fun and sweet moments.<\/p>\n<h2>7. Ambulance (2022)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1008950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1008950\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1008950 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Ambulance Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 10\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ambulance.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1008950\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ambulance.png\" alt=\"Ambulance Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 10\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1008950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Universal Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of Michael Bay&#8217;s best films and arguably a return to form after years of CGI-heavy <em>Transformers<\/em> films (which, to be clear, I mostly love), 2022&#8217;s <em>Ambulance<\/em> is two hours of adrenaline-pumping action. A remake of a Danish film of the same name, the movie follows two bank-robbing brothers who hijack an ambulance with an EMT and a cop that one of them shot, who they are all now desperately trying to keep alive while also outrunning the cops on their tail. Gyllenhaal plays opposite Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in an emotionally charged role that really lets his rougher side shine.<\/p>\n<h2>8. Prisoners (2013)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1008957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1008957\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1008957 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1600'%20height='900'%20viewBox='0%200%201600%20900'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Prisoners Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 11\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Prisoners.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1008957\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Prisoners.png\" alt=\"Prisoners Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 11\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1008957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Alcon Entertainment, LLC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gyllenhaal made two films with Denis Villeneuve in 2013, <em>Enemy<\/em> and <em>Prisoners<\/em>. The fact that they both land on this list of his greatest films indicates how well the actor and director collaborate. In <em>Prisoners<\/em>, Gyllenhaal plays a police detective investigating the disappearance of two young girls, the daughters of Hugh Jackman and Terrence Howard&#8217;s characters, who have taken matters into their own extralegal hands.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prisoners<\/em> is a brutal movie to watch, as it centers on child abduction and abuse, but it&#8217;s also a rewarding film that grapples with the lengths to which parents will go to protect their children.<\/p>\n<h2>9. Donnie Darko (2001)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1008960\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1008960\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1008960 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1600'%20height='900'%20viewBox='0%200%201600%20900'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Donnie Darko Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 12\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Donnie-Darko.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1008960\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Donnie-Darko.png\" alt=\"Donnie Darko Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 12\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1008960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Newmarket Films.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The movie that made Gyllenhaal a household name, <em>Donnie Darko<\/em>\u00a0took a couple of years to become today&#8217;s celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/novels-that-expose-secret-sects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cult<\/a> classic. But it was always going to become a beloved film. Gyllenhaal plays the eponymous Donnie, a disaffected teenager with visions of a man in a rabbit costume who tells him the world will end.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a science fiction, coming-of-age film that can be watched as a puzzle movie, drama, or both. The film doles out enough lore to fit together all of its pieces. The mystery is part of what makes it so enduring, especially since that mystery allows the focus to remain on the genuine emotion at the heart of the film.<\/p>\n<h2>10. Zodiac (2007)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1202541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1202541\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1202541 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Zodiac\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 13\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zodiac.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zodiac.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zodiac-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zodiac-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zodiac-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zodiac-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zodiac-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1202541\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zodiac.jpg\" alt=\"Zodiac\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zodiac.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zodiac-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zodiac-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zodiac-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zodiac-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zodiac-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1202541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Paramount Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of course, appearing in David Fincher&#8217;s best film ensures that it will land high on a list of the best movies in Gyllenhaal&#8217;s career. <em>Zodiac<\/em>, which tells the true story of the serial killer who terrorized San Francisco in the late 1960s and &#8217;70s, follows crime reporter Paul Avery (Robert Downey Jr.), inspector Dave Toschi (Mark Ruffalo), and cartoonist Robert Graysmith (Gyllenhaal) as they all become fascinated by and central to the story of the Zodiac killer.<\/p>\n<h2>11. Nightcrawler (2014)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1008962\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1008962\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1008962 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Nightcrawler Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 14\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler.png 1600w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler-150x84.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1008962\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler.png\" alt=\"Nightcrawler Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 14\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler.png 1600w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nightcrawler-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1008962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Open Road Films.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Five years before the delightfully silly <em>Velvet Buzzsaw<\/em>, Gyllenhaal made this decidedly unsilly crime thriller about an ambitious local news videographer in Los Angeles with <em>Buzzsaw<\/em> writer and director Dan Gilroy. It&#8217;s a testament to Gilroy&#8217;s talent as a writer that he&#8217;s not only able to satirize the art world but also create the palpably tense story of Lou (Gyllenhaal), a sociopath willing to do anything he can to get ahead in the cutthroat world of local news videography in a city like Los Angeles. If you&#8217;ve ever doubted Gyllenhaal&#8217;s range, his performance in\u00a0<em>Nightcrawler\u00a0<\/em>proves otherwise.<\/p>\n<h2>12. Nocturnal Animals (2016)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1008963\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1008963\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1008963 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Nocturnal Animals Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 15\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals.png 1600w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals-150x84.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1008963\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals.png\" alt=\"Nocturnal Animals Jake Gyllenhaal\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"12 Films That Showcase Jake Gyllenhaal's Memorable Career 15\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals.png 1600w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nocturnal-Animals-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1008963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Focus Features.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Perhaps a scorching hot take, but I firmly believe that fashion designer and director Tom Ford&#8217;s adaptation of the novel <em>Tony and Susan<\/em> by Austin Wright is the best film in Gyllenhaal&#8217;s filmography (thus far). The film tells two stories, one of a couple&#8217;s initial courtship and ultimately deteriorating romance and another of the fictional novel one writes and sends to the other years after they separated. Gyllenhaal plays both the lead in the novel and the real-life story, while only Amy Adams plays the lead in the real storyline as Gyllenhaal&#8217;s ex-wife, to whom he sent his new book.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/best-jake-gyllenhaal-films\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jake Gyllenhaal has had an incredible career. 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