Guest Article by Brooklyn77 Jake Gyllenhaal is one of today's hottest young actors. The films that really launched Gyllenhaal's film career were October Sky and the dark indie darling, Donnie Darko Since those early roles, Jake Gyllenhaal has displayed a wide acting range starring in serious films dealing with gay issues, mental illness and serial murder, but he is equally as comfortable in action thrillers and romantic comedies. In probably his most notable performance, Gyllenhaal was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as a gay cowboy in the critically acclaimed Brokeback Mountain Jake Gyllenhaal is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal (Waterland) and screenwriter Naomi Foner (Running on Empty). Gyllenhaal is also the brother of Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart The Dark Knight) who played his sister in Donnie Darko. His brother-in-law, Peter Sarsgaard, costarred with him in both Jarhead and Rendition to really keep things all in the family. This ranking of Jake Gyllenhaal movies is based on the rankings of members at Rankography best movies. If you would like to check out the full composite ranking of Jake Gyllenhaal movies just click through on the link. After reviewing this list of top ten Gyllenhaal movies, I found myself thinking about how interesting most of his movies have been. This is not only a testament to Gyllenhaal's acting chops, but to wise selection of film roles with only a few misses, such as King of Persia. It will be exciting to continue tracking Jake Gyllenhaal's career. All rights reserved. Copyright 2012 Rankography