What is your favourite Jake Gyllenhaal movie? Let me know 👇

@RJ-x

10 ай бұрын

I love Jake Gyllenhaal especially in prisoners

@davidfernandez8515

10 ай бұрын

The performance he gave in Nightcrawlers is easily the best of his career and one of the greatest pieces of acting of all time in my opinion. Obviously the film is amazing, but Jake elevates it with his acting. You can really see the turmoil, the bigotry and the rage inside his eyes. It's not just that he didn't blink, it's all the subtle twitches; the eyes darting all over the place, scanning the room like a wolf, that make Lou such a menace. And somehow you still root for the psycho because he's so damn charismatic

@jiro5313

10 ай бұрын

Performance wise it's NIghtcrawler & Donnie Darko - But Prisoners is the best movie he's been in IMO (Brothers & Zodiac were really good aswell though)

@vibe2118

10 ай бұрын

Nightcrawler

@AugustusMichelus

10 ай бұрын

I really like Source Code (2011)

I still don't understand how they didn't give him an Oscar for his role in prisoners, in general that movie is a work of art 🌟

@loganwelty7094

10 ай бұрын

The greatest crime thriller ever imo

@ehtishamkhan2004

10 ай бұрын

That entire movie is underrated as hell. The direction, story and Hugh Jackman's acting all go unnoticed. So it's natural that Gyllenhaal would get overlooked as well.

@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan

10 ай бұрын

One of my fave movies of all times. Such a mindbender

@themadtitan7603

10 ай бұрын

​@ehtishamkhan2004 Yeah, I was baffled when I realized Denis Vellinevue and his films didn't see any director of best picture nomination until last year with Dune.

@themadtitan7603

10 ай бұрын

​@ehtishamkhan2004 I didn't think of him but I can totally see Brendan Frasier's John Kent.

He deserved at least nominations for Prisoners, Nightcrawler and Southpaw. Which he did back to back to back mind you. He was on an absolute tear in the 2010’s and the academy just refused to acknowledge him

@bencarlson4300

10 ай бұрын

For Nightcrawler especially he got snubbed. Steve Carell, Bradley Cooper, or Benedict Cumberbatch could’ve been kicked for Gyllenhaal’s performance easily. I haven’t seen Theory of Everything, so I won’t say he definitely deserves to win, but I would probably even take him over Keaton in Birdman, who’s amazing in that.

@JoshuaGray-bn6ez

10 ай бұрын

I always thought there must be some reason he’s gotten snubbed for those roles. Especially for night crawler, he played such a dynamic character and his character was the film. I wonder if there is some underlying reason.

@AwsomeALEC72

10 ай бұрын

@@JoshuaGray-bn6ez the academy picks movies and actors that it considers politically or culturally relevant. Playing a white guy that takes advantage of people isn’t exactly Oscar bait for the academy. That being said his role did deserve an Oscar.

@nerychristian

10 ай бұрын

@@AwsomeALEC72 He didn't sleep with the right people

@AMAli-ct5df

10 ай бұрын

I loved prisoners

He’s one of the few actors that I will watch something just because he’s in it

@tendingourgarden

10 ай бұрын

Same. If he's in it, I know it'll be good.

@tobylerone4285

10 ай бұрын

@@tendingourgarden I didn’t wanna watch Okja for years but when I heard he was in it I had to

@mrgroovy5113

10 ай бұрын

Same. That's why I watched Ambulance.

@jase276

10 ай бұрын

100%. The Guilty, I would have NEVER had watched. The premise? Taking place 90% in an office about one call? Forget about it. But I saw Jake Gyllenhaal was in it and watched the entire thing. Doubt it would've worked with anyone else. Everything he stars in he makes gold

@jadewolf1024

9 ай бұрын

I watched The Covenenant mainly because he was in it. Awesome movie!

The fact that Donnie Darko and Bubble Boy came out the same year proves how insane Jake’s range really is

@Isthisjoebiden

6 ай бұрын

That's wild!!!!

@CarmenRosaMarisolZoila

Ай бұрын

I LOVED bubble boy

He deserves an oscar for most of his roles to be completely honest

@DuCinema1

10 ай бұрын

agree

Gyllenhaal and Ryan Gosling are some of the greatest actors of our generation and one thing that people who do think they are great forget is that they are also great comededians and comedy actors despite them not playing any comedic roles

@thegingerbreadman8328

10 ай бұрын

Gosling does definitely play comedic roles idk about Gyllenhaal tho

@britch7286

10 ай бұрын

@@thegingerbreadman8328I mean not really. Maybe nice guys but not much else

@YungFozz

10 ай бұрын

@@britch7286nice guys was definitely a comedy. The upcoming barbie film is too, also the big short

@azap1378

10 ай бұрын

Thought he was really great in Spider-Man, his fake “larger-than-life hero” performance was somehow believable enough to be, well, believable and goofy enough to be entertaining. And of course since he has a lot of experience with psychologically damaged characters, the moments where he begins to snap we’re great as well.

@nerychristian

10 ай бұрын

Gosling isn't that great an actor. People give him a free pass because of his looks.

Jake Gyllenhaal is an actor whose movies are consistently incredible. Whenever someone asks for movie recommendations, I always suggest they just search up his filmography and choose any title. It doesn't matter which one they pick because all of his movies are top-tier.

@carlosfernandovaca8896

9 ай бұрын

Except ambulance, I hated that movie

@JensenP12

8 ай бұрын

Prince of Persia exists

@ADpanzer

2 ай бұрын

@@JensenP12 and is a good movie. your point?

He once said that he respected Joaquin Phoenix and Natalie Portman,... because he respected actors who are not afraid to take risks, meet failure and transform themself into different character, what he wants obviously not for the money but the process of learning, getting to his characters and developing them into another layers of personalities and characteristics.

His performance in Nightcrawler is for me personally one of the best acting in this century. Pure charisma and talent. One of the best actors today 100% 🐐

@blu3622

10 ай бұрын

Agreed, it's terrifying when he laughs. Nightcrawler gave me chills it was so good.

@shalakabooyaka1480

10 ай бұрын

Said it on another comment but he was so good in nightcrawler it made you side eye him for a while after watching it lol

@CHICKEN_Lord617

4 ай бұрын

Fr. An amazing performance

Jake Gyllenhaal is the most underrated actor of our time. Not that he isn't rated highly. But it's not enough. I'll be really sad whenever he retires.

I can’t understand why people never use Nocturnal Animals as one of his accolades, to me that’s one of the greatest acting performances ever

@DuCinema1

10 ай бұрын

i agree

@bibaolaitan5189

10 ай бұрын

@@user-dg4bz7tj8h I didn't like that movie either.

@Ultimatum878

10 ай бұрын

personally i believe the performances elevate the story beyond what it deserves. Everyone in the movie did a good job w their respective roles, but the story itself doesn't feel all that memorable or as impactful.

@rookiebeotch

10 ай бұрын

Nocturnal Animals is fucking amazing. I hope we are recognizing the layers of subtext within the story that the characters are telling to each other. The audience is yet more layers on top of that.

@dinosaurkin5093

10 ай бұрын

That movie sucked ass so people don't want to think about it.

Something about his look in Prisoners just catches my attention. The eye ticks, the tatts, and the best haircut I've ever seen anyone rock. The whole movie is just gold

@alien2571

Ай бұрын

Ikrr he looks so hot in prisoners

@_Hissatsu

Ай бұрын

@@alien2571 fr. I'm a straight male but man, that dude is majestic

@alien2571

Ай бұрын

@@_Hissatsu haha and I'm a woman so you can imagine 🤣 the guy is legit 23 years older than me and I'm obsessed with him 😭 and I've never had a celebrity crush or a real life crush in my whole life.

@UrBitCH420

Күн бұрын

Prob the main reason why I love that movie

Jake and Christian Bale are by far my favourite actors working today. They both just feel so incredibly genuine with their performances. All their characters feel like completely different people. People often name Leonardo DiCaprio as the best actor alive and while I think he’s a great actor, all his characters have that same thing going on. To me Leo is great at line delivering, similar to Denzel Washington. While Jake changes his expressions and entire body language to move and appear completely different. I’d absolutely love to see Jake and Christian go up against each other in a film. My mind automatically goes to something like Seven or Heat where one’s a cop who’s so distracted at stopping the other who’s tormenting him. Tom Hardy would fit in with this film too.

@nerychristian

10 ай бұрын

Rober Pattinson is pretty good too.

@archerpool

10 ай бұрын

@@nerychristian I really like him, but I don’t put him in that category. I judge on numerous things, longevity and consistency being the key things. For example Matthew McConaughey has True Detective and Dallas Buyers Club which are 10/10, but in recent years most of his performances are closer to The Gentlemen which is just a good performance. Like we know what he’s capable of, but needs to show it more. I think Rob post Twilight had some films where he showed promise, but in the last six years has shown he’s really good, but Jake and Christian have been doing it for 20 years. Rob’s in the category below for me along with Ryan Gosling, Mahershala Ali, Riz Ahmed and Leonardo DiCaprio where I’ll just watch anything they’re in. I have another category where I’ll watch anything they do, but more for likability and charm. Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman and Paul Rudd for example. I have a lot more categories too, I’m a bit excessive.

@jaceharrison7936

10 ай бұрын

I hope Broken Back Mountain guy gets to become the next Batman

@MartinWasTaken

7 ай бұрын

Lil bro has not seen Denzel Washington in Fences

@archerpool

7 ай бұрын

@@MartinWasTaken “Lil bro” is probably older than you given you say “Lil bro” and I have seen Fences. Denzel was phenomenal in it, but for the most part Denzel’s characters are indistinguishable from each other. He’s one of the best at making line delivery appear natural, but his characters aren’t unique. There are exceptions, Fences, Philadelphia, Malcolm X, Training Day, but dialogue and circumstances aside, there’s no real difference between his performance as Ruben Carter and The Equalizer. John Q, Deja Vu, The Book of Eli, Flight, Unstoppable, The Taking of Pelham 123, Remeber the Titans, all these films the characters all have the same Denzelisms, you’re watching an actor not a performance of a character. That’s perfectly fine, he’s one of absolute best in the world at it, but you need characters to be completely different from one another on a consistent basis in order to be in that elite bracket.

Jake's comfortability, along with his upbringing with successful, but not famous industry parents, really shows in his public appearances. Confident, but not arrogant, funny, but not trying to get a laugh. He's comfortable as a person, you can tell. A rare trait for a good actor. Not to mention the man hasn't turned in a performance I haven't enjoyed, yet. He's been in bad movies, but he's always clearly been a professional, passionate actor. He puts everything into his roles, from mindless fun like "Bubble Boy", to meatier, grittier, harder roles like "Prisoners", "End of Watch", and "Nightcrawler". He really is proof that a great actor, that just does his job, works on improving his craft, and has a true, burning passion for his work can elevate an entire production.

He truly represents "acting range" masterfully

Jake's resume is insanely impressive. He deserves to be talked about amongst the greats (your Hanks, DiCaprio, etc). Sadly the movies he absolutely nails are lesser known to the Christopher Nolan or David Fincher vehicles that in the aftermath ensure the leads are smack in the spotlight. Probably among my top 3 favorite actors of all time that consistantly display top notch talent on screen. Just rewatched Nocturnal Animals and holy s#*t does it remind me that rewatching his earlier stuff will be well worth the time (actually Amy Adams as of late too while I'm on this film).

He and Hugh Jackman KILLED it in Prisoners. Like HOW neither won an Oscar for that movie is INSANE to me.

@adc_15

2 ай бұрын

I liked hugh Jackman way more than Jake...

He deserved an Oscar for his role in Nightcrawler! The man literally dropped 60 lbs and Christian-Baled himself for that role! The method was there.

I sincerely admired him in Source Code. You see the same scene with the same actor for 80 minutes straight and yet it's not boring at all. I doubt any other actor could make it just as captivating

@K.C-2049

Ай бұрын

I still remember that scene at the end where he looks around and he says "so much life." I love sitting in public spaces observing the world and thinking about that line bless him.

source code and nightcrawler have got to be one of the most enthralling peformances i’ve ever seen from any actor

this guy is perfect as JOKER

Let’s not forget that Jake is an avid theatre actor and singer too! He was terrific in broadway musicals

Jake Gyllenhaal is truly a treasure of a man ... His passion for his art and his dedication to every single role he pays is really really admirable ❤

@artavenuebln

10 ай бұрын

he can be happy that his metoo scandal didn't blow up. He is not nice to woman.

One of my favorite actors. Love how genuine he is off camera as well.

He deserves an award for surviving the swifties

His performance in Nightcrawler was out of this world.. underrated af

Jake has my complete trust with all of his projects. My favorite actor. The Prisoners-Nightcrawler-Southpaw run convinced me.

I been saying he deserve oscar nods since I first saw Nightcrawler. Criminally underrated actor and in my top 3 personal favorites. Great to see others feel the same!

I see Jake Gyllenhaal, I click. Incredible actor, one of the best. Nightcrawler should have got him an Oscar. That's probably my favourite of his but I honestly like pretty much everything I've seen him in, like I said, I see he's in it and I watch it and I always enjoy. Supreme talent.

Recently I've been thinking about the best actors of our generation and yeah, Jake Gyllenhaal is definitely up there, thx for reminding me just how good this guy is.

The fact that almost all of the comments here say that he deserves an Oscar for different movies goes to show just how legendary of an actor he is.

Love this actor. I actually walked right past him in Paris last week and didn't have the courage to stop him because I really would have like to have complimented his talent. He does have the most incredible face in person.

one of my most fav actor.. no matter how much you appreciate him he will always be underappreciated ❤️

At first, I was shocked when he joined Marvel, because he doesn't look like a movie actors for fame and money like most Hollywood stars. He is the type of person who only acts or directs feature films and builds his or her own style over a long period of time, which is extremely rare.

@ssssssstssssssss

10 ай бұрын

Sometimes actors do stuff like Marvel to fund passion projects. I don't know why he did though.

@Antwannnn

10 ай бұрын

@@ssssssstssssssssmaybe he likes Spider-Man? Wanted to try something new?

@yenhainguyen8904

10 ай бұрын

@@Antwannnn I think he needed more money to finance his indie film

@eddgar-ce3md

8 ай бұрын

It doesn't hurt to make some money once in a while.

@drakenefx2816

4 ай бұрын

He nailed that role tho

I love this actor, most if not all of his movies are great on their own and his presence is always a huge plus and sometimes just incredible like in NightCrawler. Also, this guy is literally me

I really like this guy's approach to film making, the preference for independent films. It suggest how he is in it for the art, and how that is his main focus of acting

He's usually in interesting films, so he's kinda like a brand in itself where I want to watch a movie with Jake Gyllenhaal in it. Enemy, Source Code, Nightcrawler are my favorite. Even his mainstream ones like Prince of Persia, it was quite entertaining.

How Jake doesn't have an Oscar is beyond me

One of the best actors of our time for sure. I haven't watched a movie with him that I didn't like.

Honestly jarhead is one of my all time favorite movies. So heavily underrated.

@squhll

Ай бұрын

Finally. Someone who I can agree with

Nightcrawler is one of my comfort movies and my favorite performance of his.

Nocturnal animals gave me the shivers. The man is so amazing in making it seem like he is really hearing what his costar is saying to him. Very hard to act out the emotions he displayed there. Same goes for prisoners.

This is what i’ve been saying for years!!! He really needs to be appreciated more for his work

I love this actor ❤ Versatile, always challenges himself. A powerhouse!

He deserved an Oscar for Bubble Boy

@joevans27

9 ай бұрын

And " $500 Dollar" lol

He deserved the Oscar since Donnie Darko came out.

Both he and sister Maggie are amazingly talented actors and relatively overlooked

I would love to see you do a full on analysis of Nocturnal Animals. It's by far my favourite movie of his and deeply disturbs me to this day.

I like Jake Gyllenhaal most of all, among all actors. He is a very good serious actor..

Jake is one of those actors I always give a film with him in it a watch. I like his selection of projects, and the characters he attempts to portray. He dips his toe into big blockbusters here and there, which is good for his brand, but for the most part he will choose a role based on if it moves him it seems, and I’ll always give it a go

His performance in nightcrawler as Lou Bloom will forever be one of my favorite acting performances of all time. I was amazed that so many haven't even heard of that movie and when I suggested it to them they were blown away by his immaculate acting as well

"not only is it the first of many movies where Jake takes an angry shower by himself and rethinks life" A forever mood

@DuCinema1

10 ай бұрын

hahahah fr

The way that beat drops at 4:51 is perfection.

I do believe the “you have to be over 40” conspiracy for certain actors. Specifically consistently high-level actors like him usually get carrot-sticked for an Oscar. I think it’s because the Academy knows they will produce an academy level performance time and time over again. Like, the academy has a higher expectation for really good actors and make them wait. Feel like the same will happen with Timothee Chalamet, John Boyega, Andrew Garfield and Daniel Kaluuya.

Please do more of this type of videos, loved the Ryan gosling one has well. Should do Christian Bale next.

@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan

10 ай бұрын

True, please do Ryan Gosling & David Duchovny next

@DuCinema1

10 ай бұрын

@@Josep_Hernandez_LujanI already made a vid about Ryan

@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan

10 ай бұрын

​@@DuCinema1​Thanks for replying, I'll it up. Can you do David though? Just asking :) Keep up the good work! Love your content

I had the opportunity to wait on him and his sister back in 2016 or 17 where I worked in NYC. Nice place with lots of celebrity/VIP clientele. They were really cute doing the sib thing as well as being generous tippers and polite to the waitstaff.

i am so IN love with jake i know it sounds stupid but i really like him a lot i was so hooked since darko always rewatching his movies over and over again!

"Bro thinks he's Lou Bloom" 🗿 Literally me

Jake is the real deal, never lets the side down *I believe he'll get that Oscar...

Thanks to this video i got to know him...Watched 7 of his movies already and n number of interviews (haven't watched Prisoners/Nightcrawler yet saving the best for the last) I'm obsessed 🥺 JG got a new fan from India 🇮🇳✨

They did the same thing with Pacino and Hoffman, both were twenty to thirty years into their respective careers before they won their Oscars, Gyllenhaal’s is coming

@lili-oy1xf

10 ай бұрын

The man has been robbed too many times I hope he does

Jake Gyllenhaal shaped me as a person and as an artist, many of ma favourite movies are the ones with him in the main role but I can never choose just one because all of them were so influential to me, but if I had to name a few that stand out to me are Donnie Darko, Prisoners, Enemy, Nightcrawler and Nocturnal Animals and one of these perfomances absolutely should've won him an Oscar, his career went down for me after 2016, they weren't bad movies, Life and Spider-Man are fun but they just don't hit the same as the ones I've named, nonetheless Jake Gyllenhaal remains one of the best actors of his generation and his almost uninterrupted back to back to back to back hits from 2004's The Day after Tomorrow to 2016's Nocturnal Animals is a insane line up of movies for just one actor, he simply just doesn't miss... I thought a video about actors who transitioned from blockbusters to indie art films like Robert Pattinson after Twilight, Daniel Radcliffe after Harry Potter and Andrew Garfield after Spider-Man would be interesting cause I always see people talking about it but nobody really goes in depth and I haven't really seen a video on this topic

watched source code the other day, and i forgot how much i adore this man

Definitely one of my favourite actors of all time never seen him put in a bad performance and I agree he's too good to be considered underrated but in 30 years I think he will be remembered as one of the greats.

I am so happy that Donnie managed to become successful despite the Schizophrenia.

His performance in "Nocturnal Animals" always seems wildly overlooked. Possibly because people either didn't get the movie, or didn't care. Fair enough. But playing 2 characters with all the layers of what the story was (in my opinion), he was absolutely spectacular. I could copy and paste this exactly for "Enemy" as well.

16:17 such a good line that sums up a really good character.

I can't say this enough, I've seen A LOT of movies, but zodiac is still my favorite of all time. Every performance is just top notch. It's just magical

his performance in JarHead(2005) is still my top 5 all-time favorite performances from him

what a beautiful, genius video. he is an amazing talented actor and he is definitely one of my favorite actors, i always love to look up their oldest projects they worked on either as a kid, young adult and see their growth in acting. I'm going to college soon and tho I'm will be studying pre law, I've always been fascinated over theater and how many of my favorite actors start off in theater and I too have that dream of becoming an actress. thank you for this quality video

@DuCinema1

10 ай бұрын

So awesome to hear! 🙏🙏

He's been one of my favorite actors of the modern age since I saw him in Donnie Darko, man I loved that movie it felt like my childhood.

I loved Jakes performance in nocturnal animals, it was the first film that I had seen him really change his role, i watch mostly his militia films but Nocturnal Animals showed me entirely new skills that I loved ❤❤ def deserves some rewards

The guilty was by far one of my favorite movies ever, you could feel his emotions through a headset

I'll always regret not seeing Nightcrawler in theaters. Was too young to go by myself and too young to appreciate how good it'd really be

13:05 absolutely insane, made me tear up randomly

I love the video and listening to Jake in those brief moments point out what he believes is interesting as well as glimpses into process was fantastic. The only thing I would be careful for when doing future analysis videos is throwing around the term “Method Acting” which is a good term to use but wildly over used and not necessarily depicted accurately within given circumstances. When you said he went method to relate to the characters he’s simply looking within himself allowing himself to relate and using the dialogue, setting, etc, as clues to solve this puzzle and form behavior. I believe he is one of the best at truly doing, and having his perspectives clear, simple and specific. Method isn’t the end all be all but it is an umbrella for process. We as actors learn and use for ourselves that process. Great video!

I'm so glad you brought up Demolition. It really is so very underrated and beautifully acted.

Of course he’s the bravest person ever. He sacrificed himself to save his family, all while enduring psychological torment and even a giant rabbit!

@arwyss

10 ай бұрын

He kept the scarf though.

@arfkhatlapoquty8406

10 ай бұрын

​@@arwyssbro why is she always mentioned

@kazourple

10 ай бұрын

@@arwyss first of all, the scarf isnt even real, its a metaphor for taylors virginity. second of all, jake could sing all too well but taylor could never play any of jakes roles

@kazourple

10 ай бұрын

@@arfkhatlapoquty8406 because taylor swift fans are really fucking annoying

@Daemon4

9 ай бұрын

@@kazourple jake couldn't write all too well tho

True ! he is one of the greatest actor who haven't got his due fully ! Love from India

1. interstellar 2. prisoners 3. the perks of being a wallflower 4. nightcrawler 5. zodiac i love how Jake Gyllenhaal is in 3 out of 5 of my favorite movies ever. fvccing love that guy.

Prisoners and Nightcrawler deserved more recognition. He should’ve got best actor for Nightcrawler and best supporting actor for Nightcrawler with Hugh Jackman winning best actor

Always appreciated Jake's work, just seems like someone who loves storytelling.

While its very difficult to pick a favorite, I think he gave his best performance in Nocturnal Animals/Demolition, both very underrated movies. At a movie level, his best imo is Zodiac. Been a huge fan since I noticed him first in Day After Tomorrow!

Awesome video, The first Jake Gyllenhaal movie that I saw was Donnie Darko, and it's still one of my favorite movies til this day. The soundtrack is legendary and so atmospheric. Listening to any song from it immediately teleports me back into that world.

Brokeback mountain was amazing back when it premiered. It still is. What an impact.

Excellent video!! Much deserved deep dive, makes me wanna go on a movie spree 🔥🔥

One of my favorite actors. Thanks for giving Jake some love.

beautiful essay, i'll be definitely binging his entire filmography now

Great analysis on this topic. You've managed to let us have a wider perspective on.things we lack complete understanding of.

Please continue these deep dives, they are really entertaining and you always find underrated gems that are worth watching.

I had to do a little Jake marathon before watching this video, adds to both reflecting on the movies and enjoying your videos, worth it.

thank you for this video keep up the good work, always nice to see a new video of u pop up

He looks like a different person in every movie

Every time I watch your videos, I end up adding ten new titles to my watchlist 😅. Awesome content, keep it coming! My request would be a special about the director of The Witch. I love his style and he took slow burners to a new level.

@DuCinema1

10 ай бұрын

Haha amazing to hear, thank you! Robert Eggers is indeed a very interesting director to analyze 🤔 who knowss

Thans for this video, it was very much needed for Jake Gyllenhaal. An amazing actor!

never stop, love your style of storry telling!

He was born for acting.

honestly jake is like one of those low key actors who is easily forgettable but then re-surprises/ impresses in everything he works in

@inspiteofshame

Ай бұрын

Yep. I forgot he existed for, like, years and then I watched Road House and was blown away by his performance as Dalton five minutes into the movie. Just that very first conversation with Frankie had me hooked on both the movie and him.

Jake Gyllenhaal is supremely underrated in the public eye. The guy is very skilled at acting. I would put him in the top 15 of actors today, and top 20 in actors all time