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Jake Gyllenhaal: 10 Greatest movies so far

By Natasha Gunawardana

TORONTO - SEPTEMBER 10: Actor Jake Gyllenhaal poses for a portrait while promoting his film "Brokeback Mountain" at the Toronto International Film Festival September 10, 2005 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)
TORONTO - SEPTEMBER 10: Actor Jake Gyllenhaal poses for a portrait while promoting his film "Brokeback Mountain" at the Toronto International Film Festival September 10, 2005 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images) /
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Jake Gyllenhaal and Jennifer Aniston at the premiere of “The Good Girl” at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Ca. Wednesday, August 7, 2002. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Jake Gyllenhaal and Jennifer Aniston at the premiere of “The Good Girl” at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Ca. Wednesday, August 7, 2002. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images /

8. The Good Girl

Original Release Date: August 7, 2002

Box Office Earnings: With $14 million domestically and $2.8 million internationally, the movie gathered a total of $16.8 million worldwide.

Critical Reception: The Good Girl received a critics rating of 82% and a low audience score of 59%. The low audience score rating is surprising as it won five awards from its 16 nominations.

Simply the best: The Good Girl was a nice love story between two high profile actors in Gyllenhaal and Jennifer Aniston. Aniston plays the good girl who is unsatisfied with her routine and unhappy with her pot-smoking husband.

Her life is static until she notices Holden played by Gyllenhaal. Holden is a 22-year-old antisocial clerk who was hired at her workplace. The two fall in love, as they realize they have something in common. What is it? Well, you have to find out by watching this drama/comedy.

7. Nocturnal Animals

Original Release Date: November 18, 2016

Box Office Earnings: The movie earned $10.7 million in the domestic market and in the international market, $19.6 million, with a worldwide total of $30.3 million.

Critical Reception: Nocturnal Animals was nominated 147 times for 19 award wins. Gyllenhaal received nine of the 147 nominations. His nominations include Best Leading Actor at the BAFTA Awards 2017, Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Cast Ensemble at the Awards Circuit Community Awards 2016, Best Actor at the BloodGuts UK Horror Awards 2016, Best Actor at Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2017, Best Actor – Sierra Award at Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2016, Actor of the Year at the London Critics Circle Film Awards 2017, Best Actor at Online Film & Television Association 2017 and Best Actor at San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2016.

Simply the Best Gyllenhaal plays four characters in Nocturnal Animals. He plays Tony, a typical dad, and Tony, a shell of a human. Also, he is young Edward, a cute boyfriend, and old Edward, a psycho.

Gyllenhaal is not like any other actor in Hollywood; he can bring weird characters to life and make audiences love their imperfections. He has an act for making thrillers such as Nocturnal Animals great. Nocturnal Animals showcases Gyllenhaal at his best, so what more could you want?

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