Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Jake Gyllenhaal

1. Road House (2024)

R | 121 min | Action, Thriller

Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.

Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Conor McGregor, Billy Magnussen

Votes: 101,665

2. Saturday Night Live (1975– )

TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Music

A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.

Stars: The Saturday Night Live Band, Don Pardo, Darrell Hammond, Kenan Thompson

Votes: 52,643

3. Prisoners (2013)

R | 153 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.

Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo

Votes: 808,175 | Gross: $61.00M

4. Guy Ritchie's the Covenant (I) (2023)

R | 123 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Sean Sagar, Jason Wong

Votes: 161,651

5. The Good Girl (2002)

R | 93 min | Drama, Romance

A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.

Director: Miguel Arteta | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, Deborah Rush, Mike White

Votes: 47,376 | Gross: $14.02M

6. Donnie Darko (2001)

R | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.

Director: Richard Kelly | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne

Votes: 849,287 | Gross: $1.48M

7. Zodiac (2007)

R | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards

Votes: 597,554 | Gross: $33.08M

8. Life (I) (2017)

R | 104 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A team of scientists aboard the International Space Station discover a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars and now threatens all life on Earth.

Director: Daniel Espinosa | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Hiroyuki Sanada

Votes: 253,491 | Gross: $30.23M

9. Brokeback Mountain (2005)

R | 134 min | Drama, Romance

Ennis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends.

Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, Randy Quaid

Votes: 381,847 | Gross: $83.04M

10. Enemy (2013)

R | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A man seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a movie.

Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, Isabella Rossellini

Votes: 214,853 | Gross: $1.01M

11. Nightcrawler (2014)

R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.

Director: Dan Gilroy | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed

Votes: 603,840 | Gross: $32.38M

12. Love & Other Drugs (2010)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In 1990s Pittsburgh, a medicine peddler starts a relationship with a young woman suffering from Parkinson's disease.

Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Judy Greer, Oliver Platt

Votes: 223,901 | Gross: $32.37M

13. The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok

Votes: 475,649 | Gross: $186.74M

14. Brothers (I) (2009)

R | 105 min | Drama, Thriller, War

While on tour in Afghanistan, Sam's helicopter is shot down and he is presumed dead. Back home, it is his screw-up brother who looks after the family. Sam does return, but with a lot of excess baggage.

Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, Sam Shepard

Votes: 146,378 | Gross: $28.50M

15. Nocturnal Animals (2016)

R | 116 min | Drama, Thriller

A wealthy art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a symbolic revenge tale.

Director: Tom Ford | Stars: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Votes: 304,330 | Gross: $10.66M

16. Southpaw (2015)

R | 124 min | Action, Drama, Sport

After a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction, a champion boxer fights to get custody of his daughter and revive his professional career.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Oona Laurence, Forest Whitaker

Votes: 258,044 | Gross: $52.42M

17. Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)

PG-13 | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Following the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever.

Director: Jon Watts | Stars: Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marisa Tomei

Votes: 555,679 | Gross: $390.53M

18. Ambulance (2022)

R | 136 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two robbers steal an ambulance after their heist goes awry.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González, Garret Dillahunt

Votes: 97,850 | Gross: $22.78M

19. Reality (I) (2023)

TV-MA | 83 min | Drama

A former American intelligence specialist was given the longest sentence for the unauthorized release of government information to the media about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections via an email operation.

Director: Tina Satter | Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Josh Hamilton, Marchánt Davis, Benny Elledge

Votes: 20,234

20. Demolition (2015)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama

A successful investment banker struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash. With the help of a customer service rep and her young son, he starts to rebuild, beginning with the demolition of the life he once knew.

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis

Votes: 111,948 | Gross: $1.98M

21. Source Code (2011)

PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

A soldier wakes up in someone else's body and discovers he's part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train within 8 minutes.

Director: Duncan Jones | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright

Votes: 549,305 | Gross: $54.71M

22. In the Grey (2025)

Action | Post-production

Revolves around two extraction specialists who have to designate a route of escape for a senior female negotiator.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Eiza González, Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rosamund Pike

23. End of Watch (2012)

R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and friends and what happens when they meet criminal forces greater than themselves.

Director: David Ayer | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, America Ferrera

Votes: 268,773 | Gross: $41.00M

24. Everest (2015)

PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

On May 10, 1996, mountain guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer combine their expedition teams for a final ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. With little warning, a storm strikes the mountain and the climbers must now battle to survive.

Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Jason Clarke, Ang Phula Sherpa, Thomas M. Wright, Martin Henderson

Votes: 232,235 | Gross: $43.48M

25. The Devil All the Time (2020)

R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Sinister characters converge around a young man devoted to protecting those he loves in a postwar backwoods town teeming with corruption and brutality.

Director: Antonio Campos | Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Tom Holland, Banks Repeta, Emilio Subercaseaux Campos

Votes: 152,418

26. The Guilty (2021)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Riley Keough, Peter Sarsgaard, Christina Vidal

Votes: 148,432

27. Jarhead (2005)

R | 125 min | Biography, Drama, War

A psychological study of Marine's state of mind during the Gulf War. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home.

Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Lucas Black, Scott MacDonald

Votes: 206,247 | Gross: $62.66M

28. The Lost Daughter (2021)

R | 121 min | Drama

A woman's beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past.

Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal | Stars: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, Ed Harris

Votes: 75,005

29. City Slickers (1991)

PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Western

On the verge of turning 40, an unhappy Manhattan yuppie is roped into joining his two friends on a cattle drive in the southwest.

Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: Billy Crystal, Jack Palance, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby

Votes: 63,001 | Gross: $124.03M

30. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A young fugitive prince and princess must stop a villain who unknowingly threatens to destroy the world with a special dagger that enables the magic sand inside to reverse time.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina

Votes: 303,682 | Gross: $90.76M

31. Sesame Street (1969– )

TV-Y | 55 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, human and muppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.

Stars: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, Jerry Nelson

Votes: 15,357

32. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.

Stars: Richard Belzer, Clark Johnson, Yaphet Kotto, Kyle Secor

Votes: 14,164

33. WWE Raw (1993– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Sport

The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "RAW" brand collide each and every week on WWE Monday Night.

Stars: Jerry Lawler, Michael Coulthard, Paul Levesque, Mike Chioda

Votes: 9,764

34. Okja (2017)

TV-MA | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A young girl risks everything to prevent a powerful, multinational company from kidnapping her best friend - a fascinating beast named Okja.

Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Ahn Seo-hyun, Jake Gyllenhaal

Votes: 132,041

35. Strange World (2022)

PG | 102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The legendary Clades are a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest and most crucial mission.

Directors: Don Hall, Qui Nguyen | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jaboukie Young-White, Gabrielle Union, Dennis Quaid

Votes: 45,752

36. Presumed Innocent (2024– )

Crime, Drama, Mystery | Post-production

It tells the story of a horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorneys' office when one of its own is suspected of the crime.

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tate Birchmore, Kingston Rumi Southwick, Roberta Bassin

37. Bubble Boy (2001)

PG-13 | 84 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Bubble Boy's been in a bubble all his life due to no immune system. A cute blonde girl befriends BB. Her boyfriend proposes and BB decides to travel across USA to Niagara Falls to stop the wedding.

Director: Blair Hayes | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Swoosie Kurtz, Marley Shelton, Danny Trejo

Votes: 35,239 | Gross: $5.00M

38. October Sky (1999)

PG | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Family

The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.

Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen

Votes: 97,803 | Gross: $32.48M

39. A Bigger Splash (2015)

R | 125 min | Drama, Music, Thriller

A famous rock star's vacation in Italy with her boyfriend is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter.

Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson

Votes: 32,749 | Gross: $1.98M

40. The Daily Show (1996– )

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

A comedy news show featuring humorous takes on top stories.

Stars: Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, Roy Wood Jr.

Votes: 48,167

41. Stronger (I) (2017)

R | 119 min | Biography, Drama

Stronger is the inspiring real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope after surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

Director: David Gordon Green | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson, Richard Lane Jr.

Votes: 49,582 | Gross: $4.21M

42. Hot Ones (2015– )

TV-14 | 27 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

It's the show with hot questions and even hotter wings.

Stars: Sean Evans, Bill Drexler, Claus Pilgaard, Action Bronson

Votes: 2,164

43. IMDb on the Scene - Interviews (2017– )

Not Rated | Talk-Show

IMDb takes you on the scene in interviews with the cast and filmmakers of upcoming films.

Stars: Alex Logan, Bret Federigan, Albert Lawrence, Ian de Borja

Votes: 623

44. The Sisters Brothers (2018)

R | 122 min | Drama, Western

Eli and Charlie Sisters, an infamous duo of gunslinging assassins, chase a gold prospector and his unexpected ally in 1850s Oregon.

Director: Jacques Audiard | Stars: John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed

Votes: 70,399 | Gross: $3.14M

45. Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)

R | 113 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A thriller about the contemporary art scene of Los Angeles, where big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce.

Director: Dan Gilroy | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge

Votes: 66,010

46. Wildlife (2018)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama

A teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.

Director: Paul Dano | Stars: Ed Oxenbould, Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Travis W Bruyer

Votes: 31,356 | Gross: $1.03M

47. Joe Bell (2020)

R | 94 min | Biography, Drama

The true story of a small-town, working-class father who embarks on a walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay. Meanwhile, he... See full summary »

Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Reid Miller, Connie Britton, Maxwell Jenkins

Votes: 9,546

48. Rendition (2007)

R | 122 min | Drama, Thriller

When a terrorist bombing in North Africa kills 19 incl. an American, an Egyptian chemical engineer flying from South Africa to his wife in USA, is arrested upon arriving USA. He disappears. His wife asks senator for help.

Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Alan Arkin

Votes: 58,197 | Gross: $9.74M

49. The Graham Norton Show (2007– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

Irish comedian Graham Norton hosts his very own chat show, which includes chatting to A-list celebrities, the very famous Red Chair game, live music, lots of jokes and fun from Graham and the celebrities themselves.

Stars: Graham Norton, Ricky Gervais, Judi Dench, Jack Whitehall

Votes: 13,170

50. Relic (2020)

R | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A daughter, mother and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family's home.

Director: Natalie Erika James | Stars: Robyn Nevin, Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, Steve Rodgers

Votes: 30,181