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Birthdate: December 19, 1980

Jake Gyllenhaal

ACTOR RANKINGS:

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All-time

of 196,458

133
All-time Actor

of 38,418

82
Decades
- 1990s
  
  of 71,585
  
  1,722
- 2000s
  
  of 82,725
  
  67
Genres
- Action
  
  of 41,627
  
  1,277
- Adventure
  
  of 25,542
  
  1,152
- Animation
  
  of 1,988
  
  1,813
- Comedy
  
  of 84,834
  
  1,819
- Crime
  
  of 34,313
  
  1,567
- Drama
  
  of 107,177
  
  55
- Family
  
  of 15,342
  
  1,143
- Fantasy
  
  of 17,838
  
  2,506
- Mystery
  
  of 16,955
  
  542
- Romance
  
  of 37,232
  
  280
- Scifi
  
  of 24,983
  
  365
- Thriller
  
  of 49,531
  
  54
- War
  
  of 9,729
  
  1,141
- Western
  
  of 7,069
  
  291

CAREER SPAN

Decade

Movie Score

# Movies

1990s

2.3078

2000s

2.9818

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.

Overall Actor Score: Jake Gyllenhaal is ranked overall as 3.0193 of of 4 stars

3.0193

Jake Gyllenhaal Movie Rankings

Zodiac (2007)

3.1690

A serial killer walks the streets of San Francisco in the mid 1970s. Perplexed by his seemingly random attacks and cryptic messages four detectives become obsessed with catching the killer. ...more about Zodiac

DVD from $4.95

(13 sellers)

Jake Gyllenhaal starring in Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

3.1474

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 Supporting Role
BAFTA Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
National Board of Review, USA - Best Supporting Actor
Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Supporting Actor
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Satellite Awards - Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama
Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

DVD from $5.99

(14 sellers)

October Sky (1999)

3.1104

A teenager in a small town is expected to follow his father into the mines. However, he dream of space. To his father's dismay he and a small group of friends begin building small rockets, soon he starts winning science fairs and scholorships for his achievements and his dreams become reality. ...more about October Sky

Actor Awards

Young Artist Awards - Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor
YoungStar Awards - Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film

DVD from $3.00

(15 sellers)

Donnie Darko (2001)

3.0393

Donnie narrowly escapes death from a falling jet engine, when he begins to see hallucinations of a 6-foot bunny. He tells Donnie the end will come in 28 days and compels him to commit various acts of vandalism in his sleep. ...more about Donnie Darko

Actor Awards

Chlotrudis Awards - Best Actor

DVD from $6.88

(15 sellers)

Lovely & Amazing (2001)

2.9669

The Marks family is a tightly-knit quartet of women. Jane is the affluent matriarch whose 3 daughters seem to have nothing in common except for a peculiar sort of idealism. ...more about Lovely & Amazing

DVD from $7.99

(8 sellers)

Good Girl, The (2002)

2.9382

A frustrated young woman (Aniston) begins an affair with a young co-worker (Gyllenhaal) who represents a chance for her to escape into a new world of emotional and sexual awakening. ...more about Good Girl

Actor Awards

Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical

DVD from $2.32

(14 sellers)

Jarhead (2005)

2.8639

Jarhead (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows "Swoff" (Gyllenhaal), a third-generation enlistee, from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound ruck on his back through Middle East deserts ...more about Jarhead

Actor Awards

Satellite Awards - Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

DVD from $4.49

(16 sellers)

Proof (2005)

2.8369

The daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician (recently deceased) tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance: his insanity. ...more about Proof

DVD from $10.98

(12 sellers)

Moonlight Mile (2002)

2.8209

A young man lingers in the family home of his fiancee, after her accidental death. ...more about Moonlight Mile

DVD from $10.98

(9 sellers)

Homegrown (1998)

2.7037

Life is good for Jack, Carter and Harlan, three inept ne'r-do-wells who help run master dope-grower Malcoms flourishing marijuana plantation somewhere in northern California. ...more about Homegrown

DVD from $3.92

(12 sellers)

City Slickers (1991)

2.6778

Mitch is a middle aged big-city radio ads salesman. He and his friends Ed and Phil are having mid-life crisis. They decide the best birthday gift is to go on a two week holiday in the wild west driving cattle from New Mexico to Colorado. ...more about City Slickers

DVD from $9.38

(11 sellers)

Day After Tomorrow, The (2004)

2.6724

This movie takes a big-budget, special-effects-filled look at what the world would look like if the greenhouse effect and global warming continued at such levels that they resulted in worldwide catastrophe and disaster, including multiple hurricanes, ...more about Day After Tomorrow

Actor Awards

IFTA Awards - Best International Actor

DVD from $6.59

(16 sellers)

Rendition (2007)

2.4433

A CIA analyst questions his assignment after witnessing an unorthodox interrogation at a secret detention facility outside the US. ...more about Rendition

Not Available on DVD

Bubble Boy (2001)

2.3464

"Bubble Boy" is a comedy about a young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic bubble in his bedroom. ...more about Bubble Boy

DVD from $7.02

(11 sellers)

Highway (2002)

2.3394

Jack is caught with the wife of his employer, a Vegas thug. The thug sends goons after Jack, who convinces his best friend, Pilot, to flee with him. Pilot insists that they head for Seattle, but doesn't tell Jack why. ...more about Highway

Actor Awards

DVD Exclusive Awards - Best Actor

DVD from $4.99

(11 sellers)

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)

2.2579

"La La Wood" follows the legacy of Jiminy Glick (Martin Short in a fat suit), first introduced on "The Martin Short Show," who went on to get (non)-critical acclaim for his talk show "Primetime Glick," where Mr. ...more about Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

DVD from $5.26

(10 sellers)

Josh and S.A.M. (1993)

1.9552

Josh and Sam are two brothers facing change, their mother is about to marry a French accountant and the kids are sent to go live with their father in Florida. Meanwhile Josh tells Sam that he is a "S.A.M. ...more about Josh and S.A.M.

Not Available on DVD

Man Who Walked Between the Towers, The (2005)

1.3744

Not Available on DVD

Abby Singer (2003)

No Reviews Available

Abby Singer chronicles a schizophrenic casting director, Curtis Clemens, hell-bent on ending his life in the aftermath of losing the love of a girl to the seething underbelly of the Sundance Film Festival. ...more about Abby Singer

Not Available on DVD

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