Films starring Jake Gyllenhaal

Road House review – our house is a very, very, very bland house

By Hannah Strong

Doug Liman directs Jake Gyllenhaal in this mirthless unnecessary reimagining of the 1989 Swayze classic.

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Strange World

By David Jenkins

This retro-inspired Disney adventure yarn boasts lots of great, progressive ideas, but lacks in the imagination department.

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Ambulance

By Kambole Campbell

Michael Bay returns to the multiplex with a high octane thriller involving a bank robbery and a stolen ambulance.

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Spider-Man: Far From Home

By Adam Woodward

After the events of Endgame, the world needs a new hero. And Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio is ready to answer the call.

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Velvet Buzzsaw

By Hannah Strong

Dan Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo reunite for a bizarre mystery horror set in LA’s fine art scene.

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Wildlife

By Hannah Strong

Paul Dano makes his directorial debut with a poignant character study set in 1950s Montana.

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Stronger

By Charles Bramesco

David Gordon Green teams up with Jake Gyllenhaal to bring us a biopic that’s harder, better, faster...

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Okja

By David Jenkins

Bong Joon-ho delivers a colourful satire that questions the relationship between capitalism, food and pets.

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Life

By Mike McCahill

Mars attacks in this underpowered creature feature with a crew of A-listers trapped on the International Space Station.

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Nocturnal Animals

By Manuela Lazic

Tom Ford’s long-awaited follow-up to A Single Man is a gorgeous, wild and wholly frustrating affair.

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Demolition

By David Davidson

A grief-stricken Jake Gyllenhaal is the shining light in this middling drama from director Jean-Marc Vallée.

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Everest

By David Jenkins

This big, brassy ’70s-style disaster movie wears its clichés lightly and packs a hefty emotional punch.

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Southpaw

By Adam Woodward

A classic underdog saga comes full circle in this low impact boxing drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

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Enemy

By David Jenkins

Jake Gyllenhaal sees his double and enters a vortex of wanton weirdness in this cold, experimental drama.

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Nightcrawler

By Adam Woodward

A bug-eyed Jake Gyllenhaal goes full Rupert Pupkin in this eminently creepy satire on the hysteria of rolling TV news.

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Source Code

By Adam Woodward

Duncan Jones has hit the ground running, but there’s no need for Nolan to watch his back just yet.

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

By Matt Bochenski

The problem in this empty cinema of spectacle is that there are hardly any arresting images or memorable moments.

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