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Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal
Born 19 Dec 1980, in Los Angeles

Wise words: "We live in a sad time where actors are politicians, and politicians are actors."


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Jake Gyllenhaal - news / articles


  • Hathaway and Gyllenhaal to reunite onscreen - 9 June 2009
    -Brokeback Mountain co-stars Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal are set to reunite onscreen in a movie about a sex drug salesman.- -The actors, who played an unhappy husband and wife in the Oscar-winning 2005 movie, are being lined up to play lovers once more in the big s


  • Jake Gyllenhaal signs up for Prince of Persia - 21 May 2008
    Jake Gyllenhaal is set to play the lead role in the Disney adaptation of hit videogame Prince of Persia.-The Donnie Darko star will play the sixth-century prince Dastan in the Mike Newell-directed movie, which will go into production in London and Morocco this July.-Brit


  • Gyllenhaal and Biel could get Nailed - 5 November 2007
    Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel may star together in a quirky political satire entitled Nailed, the Hollywood Reporter confirmed today.-The film tells the story of a receptionist who is accidentally shot through the head with a nail gun, after which she experiences biza

Jake Gyllenhaal - what members say


  • October Sky
  • October Sky review by from N. Yorkshire
    Rated - 4 stars A Wonderful Slice Of Life 18 October 2003
    ...wn from life and superbly crafted by a largely unknown cast of actors, although Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko) who plays true-life character Homer Hickam jr., has become flavo...  
  • Bubble Boy
  • Bubble Boy review by from Northern Ireland
    Rated - 4 stars Strange 29 September 2004
    ...unknown world to claim his love thus beginning one of cinema's wierder quests. Jake Gyllenhaal is the key to the film and his performance is the right mix of naivete and cour...  
  • Lovely And Amazing
  • Lovely And Amazing review by from London
    Rated - 4 stars Not your average chick flick 11 January 2004
    ...I have to admit I only really rented this because Jake Gyllenhaal is in it, and I was expecting it to tend towards sentimental mush. However, the film was a lot more intell...  

Jake Gyllenhaal - filmography


  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
    Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal,  Gemma Arterton,  Ben Kingsley
    Director: Mike Newell
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Set in 9th century medieval Persia, a young adventurous prince uncovers a dangerous artifact in a remote mountain kingdom and with the help of an enemy princess, must stop a despot from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy all mankind. Based on the videogame, "Prince Of Persia".
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 77% from 14 members
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  • Nailed (2009)
    Starring: Jessica Biel,  Jake Gyllenhaal,  James Marsden
    Director: David O. Russell
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, DC, where sparks fly when she meets a clueless young senator who takes up her cause - but what happens when love interferes with what you stand for?
    Rate this: 1.5 stars out of 5 30% from 2 members
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  • Rendition - BLU-RAY Version (2007)
    Starring: Omar Metwally,  Reese Witherspoon,  Aramis Knight
    Director: Gavin Hood
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon star in this timely thriller about a woman whose husband is kidnapped and taken to a foreign prison because he is suspected of being a terrorist. Gavid Hood, director of Academy Award winner TSOTSI, helms this film that also features Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 351 members
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  • The Good Girl (2002)
    Starring: Jennifer Aniston,  Jake Gyllenhaal,  John C. Reilly
    Director: Miguel Arteta
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    THE GOOD GIRL, directed by Miguel Arteta and written by Mike White, stars Jennifer Aniston as Justine, a sullen 30-year-old woman stuck in a dead-end job at the Retail Rodeo department store. In addition to her mind-numbing occupation, Justine also has to contend with her dim-witted husband Phil (..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 10,100 members
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  • Donnie Darko - BLU-RAY Version (2001)
    Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal,  Drew Barrymore,  Noah Wyle
    Director: Richard Kelly
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Writer-director Richard Kelly's bold debut film is a social satire, a dark comedy, a science fiction time-travelling fantasy, and a suburban nightmare about an extremely intelligent, depressive, self-destructive, narcoleptic, gun-toting, sex-crazed, teenaged arsonist: Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal)...read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 78% from 511 members
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  • October Sky on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Laura Dern,  Chris Cooper,  Jake Gyllenhaal
    Director: Joe Johnston
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The true story of Homer Hickam, a young boy trapped in a close-minded coal-mining town in the 1950's. When Sputnik is successfully launched, Homer becomes obsessed with the concept of rocket launching. To the dismay and disgust of the townspeople, as well as Homer's father, he and his friends try ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1,132 member
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Jake Gyllenhaal facts

5 most recent films

Brothers - 3.5 stars
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - 3.5 stars
Nailed - 1.5 stars
Rendition - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Rendition - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Donnie Darko - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Day After Tomorrow, The - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Donnie Darko - 3.5 stars
October Sky - 3.5 stars
Zodiac - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Nailed - 1.5 stars
Brothers - 3.5 stars
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - 3.5 stars
The Good Girl - 2.5 stars
Lovely And Amazing - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Chris Cooper - 4 times - show films
Peter Sarsgaard - 3 times - show films
Jamie Foxx - 3 times - show films
Wade Williams - 3 times - show films
Katherine Randolph - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Sam Mendes - 3 times - show films
David Fincher - 2 times - show films
Ang Lee - 2 times - show films
Richard Kelly - 2 times - show films
Gavin Hood - 2 times - show films


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