TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Heath Ledger.

Heath Ledger
Birthdate: April 4, 1979
Death date: January 22, 2008

Heath Ledger

ACTOR RANKINGS:

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1990s
1.7466
4
total ranking of 1.7466
2000s
3.1073
13
total ranking of 3.1073
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Heath Ledger is ranked overall as 3.0380 of of 4 stars3.0380

Heath Ledger Movie Rankings

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Heath Ledger starring in Dark Knight
Heath Ledger scores a combined 3.5650 out of 4 stars for Dark Knight3.5650
With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. ...more about Dark Knight
  • Not Available on DVD
2
Heath Ledger starring in Brokeback Mountain
Heath Ledger scores a combined 3.1474 out of 4 stars for Brokeback Mountain3.1474
After an unforgettable summer sheepherding, Ennis and Jack go their separate ways. For years, the men continue a passionate relationship reuniting annually despite their responsibilities to their wives and families. ...more about Brokeback Mountain
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  • Australian Film Institute - Best Actor
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  • Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actor
  • New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actor
  • Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  • San Francisco Film Critics Circle - Best Actor
  • Satellite Awards - Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
  • Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
3
Heath Ledger starring in Monster's Ball
Heath Ledger scores a combined 3.0419 out of 4 stars for Monster's Ball3.0419
Set in the Southern United States, 'Monster's Ball' is a tale of a racist white man, Hank (played by Billy Bob Thornton), who falls in love with a black woman named Leticia (Halle Berry). ...more about Monster's Ball
4
I'm Not There (2007)
Heath Ledger scores a combined 2.9067 out of 4 stars for I'm Not There2.9067
This re-enactment of the life of musician, Bob Dylan, features multiple actors embodying different stages in the singer's life. ...more about I'm Not There
5
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Heath Ledger scores a combined 2.8198 out of 4 stars for 10 Things I Hate About You2.8198
Loosely based on Shakespeare’s "Taming of the Shrew." In order for Cameron to date Bianca he needs to find a guy for her nasty, mean, man-hating sister Kat. The only guy up to the challenge is an Aussie transfer student with a questionable past. ...more about 10 Things I Hate About You
6
Knight's Tale, A (2001)
Heath Ledger scores a combined 2.8046 out of 4 stars for Knight's Tale2.8046
When his master dies, a young squire decides to try his hand at jousting. However, jousting is a nobleman's sport and he is not from nobility. Meeting an off-color poet that supplements his income with forgery, the squire is able to take the jousting stage by storm. ...more about Knight's Tale
7
Patriot, The (2000)
Heath Ledger scores a combined 2.7884 out of 4 stars for Patriot2.7884
In this story of the American Revolution, Gibson plays a pacifist turned warrior. Gibson joins his son (Ledger) in a bitter and personal battle for independence after experiencing the iron fist of a cold-blooded British officer. ...more about Patriot
8
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
Heath Ledger scores a combined 2.6751 out of 4 stars for Lords of Dogtown2.6751
A fictionalized take on the group of brilliant young skateboarders raised in the mean streets of Dogtown in Santa Monica, California. ...more about Lords of Dogtown
Actor Awards
  • Teen Choice Awards - Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure/Thriller
9
Candy (2006)
Heath Ledger scores a combined 2.6677 out of 4 stars for Candy2.6677
Dan, a poet, falls in love with Candy, an artist. Both are drawn to the bohemian, live in the moment, type lifestyle. The couple becomes addicted to each other and heroin. Their dependency one each other grows with their dependency on heroin. ...more about Candy
Actor Awards
  • Australian Film Institute - Best Lead Actor
  • Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards - Best Actor in a Lead Role
  • IF Awards - Best Actor
10
Two Hands (1999)
Heath Ledger scores a combined 2.6556 out of 4 stars for Two Hands2.6556
A 19 year old (Heath Ledger) finds himself in debt to a local gangster (Bryan Brown) when some gang loot disappears and sets him on the run from thugs. Meanwhile two street kids start a shopping spree when they find the missing money. ...more about Two Hands
Actor Awards
  • Australian Film Institute - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  • Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards - Best Actor - Male
11
Casanova (2005)
Heath Ledger scores a combined 2.5806 out of 4 stars for Casanova2.5806
1700s Venice. He was the legendary adventurer whose amorous dalliances would go on to inspire countless lovers throughout the centuries. ...more about Casanova
12
Brothers Grimm, The (2005)
Heath Ledger scores a combined 2.5613 out of 4 stars for Brothers Grimm2.5613
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. ...more about Brothers Grimm
13
Four Feathers, The (2002)
Heath Ledger scores a combined 2.5482 out of 4 stars for Four Feathers2.5482
Set in 1898 Sudan, this fifth film to be adapted from the A.E.W. Mason novel follows a British officer who resigns his post right before his regiment ships out to battle the rebels. ...more about Four Feathers
14
Ned Kelly (2003)
Heath Ledger scores a combined 2.5325 out of 4 stars for Ned Kelly2.5325
Based on the book by Roberts Drewe, this is the story of Australian gunslinger and outlaw, Ned Kelly and his Kelly Gang, famous for their many robberies from 1878-1880. ...more about Ned Kelly
Actor Awards
  • Australian Film Institute - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards - Best Actor - Male
15
Order, The (2003)
Heath Ledger scores a combined 2.1532 out of 4 stars for Order2.1532
Alex Bernier (Ledger) is a member of an arcane order of priests known as Carolingians. When the head of the order dies, Alex is sent to Rome to investigate mysterious circumstances surrounding the death. ...more about Order
16
Blackrock (1997)
Heath Ledger scores a combined 1.5951 out of 4 stars for Blackrock1.5951
In New South Wales, Jared surfs with his mates and has a first girl. He hosts a beach party for his older pal, Ricko, and witnesses four of his mates gang-rape a 15 year old. He does nothing, and the next day, she's found murdered. ...more about Blackrock
17
Paws (1997)
Heath Ledger scores a combined 0.5981 out of 4 stars for Paws0.5981
Alex knows the whereabouts of a stashed-away fortune of $1 million. The mysterious Anja kidnaps him, but he's transferred clues of location of the cash onto computer disk that he gives to his dog called PC, who has to find a friend of Alex, Susan. ...more about Paws
  • Not Available on DVD