01 A former UFC fighter turned bouncer in a modern remake of the 80s cult classic.
Jake Gyllenhaal – 10 Best Movies
By Vlad Zakh · March 13, 2026
United States Drama thought provoking
Nightcrawler gets more uncomfortable the longer you sit with it. Brokeback Mountain and Zodiac show two completely different registers from the same career, and Prisoners and Southpaw show the more physically committed side.
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02 An early leading role as a coal miner's son dreaming of building rockets.
03 A charming, ultimately villainous Mysterio opposite Tom Holland's Spider-Man.
04 A quietly unsettling dual role as a man who discovers his exact double.
05 A physically transformed boxer rebuilding his life after tragedy.
06 A detective racing against time to find two missing girls.
07 An obsessive cartoonist chasing the identity of a real, unsolved serial killer.
08 A troubled teenager guided by a menacing rabbit figure, in a cult classic.
09 An Oscar-nominated role in one of the most acclaimed romances of the 2000s.
10 A chilling, unsettling turn as a crime-footage stringer, one of the decade's best performances.