01 A bumbling private eye in a sharp, very funny 70s buddy comedy.
Ryan Gosling – 10 Best Movies
By Vlad Zakh · January 30, 2026
United States Drama thought provoking
Drive is minimal dialogue carrying enormous tension. La La Land and Barbie show a much lighter, more openly charming register, and Blade Runner 2049 sits at the cold, science-fiction end of the same range.
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02 A brooding, violent reunion with Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn.
03 A smooth ladies' man who ends up teaching more than he expects.
04 A slick, self-aware trader narrating the 2008 financial collapse.
05 An Oscar-nominated performance as a troubled inner-city teacher.
06 A gleefully absurd, scene-stealing Ken that became a genuine pop-culture moment.
07 The role that made him a romantic-lead star for a generation.
08 A replicant blade runner unraveling a mystery in a bleak future Los Angeles.
09 A jazz pianist chasing his dream alongside Emma Stone, in one of the decade's biggest musicals.
10 A near-silent stunt driver in one of the defining neo-noirs of the 2010s.