List of the best Maggie Gyllenhaal movies: The Kindergarten Teacher(2018), Sherrybaby(2006), Won't Back Down(2012), Casa de los Babys(2003), Stranger Than Fiction(2006), Crazy Heart(2009), Secretary(2002), Hysteria(2011), Nanny McPhee Returns(2010), Strip Search(2004), White House Down(2013), Frank(2014) ... ...
Drama
USA|Israel|UK|Canada
2018
96 Minutes
Maggie Gyllenhaal Gael García Bernal Michael Chernus Anna Baryshnikov Rosa Salazar Daisy Tahan Ajay Naidu Parker Sevak
A kindergarten teacher in New York becomes obsessed with one of her students whom she believes is a child prodigy.
Drama
USA
2006
95 Minutes
Sherry Swanson
Maggie Gyllenhaal Brad Henke Danny Trejo Giancarlo Esposito Ryan Simpkins Bridget Barkan Sam Bottoms
ex-convict father daughter parole officer foster mother boss emotional intense new jersey rehabilitation drug addiction guilt redemption religion relationships fall metamorphosis love growing up 2000s
Sherry tries to integrate again into society and become a good mother.
Drama
USA
2012
121 Minutes
Maggie Gyllenhaal Viola Davis Holly Hunter Oscar Isaac Rosie Perez Ving Rhames Lance Reddick Marianne Jean-Baptiste Bill Nunn Emily Alyn Lind Dante Brown
mother teacher student staff member emotional inspiring school household pittsburgh motherhood education inner-city life fight for justice quest underdog 2010s
Two determined mothers, one a teacher, look to transform their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children.
Drama
USA|Mexico
2003
95 Minutes
Jennifer
Maggie Gyllenhaal Marcia Gay Harden Daryl Hannah Susan Lynch Mary Steenburgen Lili Taylor Rita Moreno Vanessa Martinez
wealthy woman masseuse new yorker american woman touching calm south america hotel adoption female bonding friendship culture clash motherhood quest adventure discovery 2000s
A brief look into the South American family life, while showing the hardships surrounding adoption in South America; as six woman are forced to stay in the country while awaiting approval of adopting a baby.
Comedy, Fantasy
USA|UK
2006
105 Minutes
Will Ferrell Maggie Gyllenhaal Dustin Hoffman Queen Latifah Emma Thompson Tony Hale Thomas Hulce Linda Hunt Eli Goodman Denise Hughes Jason Burke
auditor baker professor author assistant offbeat profound tender united states university meta film fate love existential crisis survival writing discovery escape transformation 2000s
I.R.S. auditor Harold Crick suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death.
Romance, Drama
USA
2009
112 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Maggie Gyllenhaal Robert Duvall Tom Bower Colin Farrell James Keane William Marquez Ryan Bingham Paul Herman Rick Dial Jack Nation
singer reporter son star musician gritty inspiring arizona nightclub alcoholism music love show business transformation 2000s
A faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.
Drama
USA
2002
112 Minutes
James Spader Maggie Gyllenhaal Jeremy Davies Patrick Bauchau Stephen McHattie Oz Perkins Jessica Tuck Amy Locane Lesley Ann Warren Mary Joy Michael Mantell
secretary lawyer mother father boyfriend boss offbeat quirky amusing suspenseful office house law firm home mental illness sexual taboo family dysfunction sadomasochism love triangle sexual obsession
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
Comedy
UK|France|Germany|Switzerland|Luxembourg
2011
99 Minutes
Hugh Dancy Maggie Gyllenhaal Jonathan Pryce Felicity Jones Rupert Everett Sheridan Smith Kim Criswell Elisabet Johannesdottir Ashley Jensen Gemma Jones Anna Chancellor
doctor specialist adolescent emotional victorian england london hysteria women career transformation 19th century
The truth of how Mortimer Granville devised the invention of the first vibrator in the name of medical science.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
UK|France|USA
2010
109 Minutes
Emma Thompson Maggie Gyllenhaal Rhys Ifans Maggie Smith Sam Kelly Sinead Matthews Katy Brand Oscar Steer Asa Butterfield Lil Woods Eros Vlahos
nanny mother child soldier amusing playful farm household london education war parenthood aspirations childhood magic discovery adventure quest 19th century
Nanny McPhee arrives to help a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman's children and their two spoiled cousins five new lessons.
Drama
2004
88 Minutes
Glenn Close Maggie Gyllenhaal Estelle Parsons Austin Pendleton Thomas Guiry Ken Leung Jim Gaffigan Bruno Lastra
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2013
131 Minutes
Finnerty
Channing Tatum Jamie Foxx Maggie Gyllenhaal Jason Clarke Richard Jenkins James Woods Joey King Nicolas Wright Jimmi Simpson Michael Murphy Rachelle Lefevre
police officer president secret service agent mercenary congressman daughter thrilling gripping gutsy intense suspenseful washington, d.c. white house hideout family home secret hideout government offices terrorism police work politics
While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.
Drama, Comedy
2014
95 Minutes
Clara
Michael Fassbender Domhnall Gleeson Maggie Gyllenhaal Scoot McNairy Carla Azar François Civil
songwriter suicidal person musician mentally ill person dark amusing small town concert stage england ireland texas musicians band rise to fame suicide mask rise fall 21st century
An aspiring musician (Domhnall Gleeson) finds himself way out of his element after he joins a pop group led by an enigmatic figure (Michael Fassbender) who wears a giant fake head.
Drama, Crime
2004
87 Minutes
Valerie Gaddis
John C. Reilly Diego Luna Maggie Gyllenhaal Jonathan Tucker Peter Mullan Zitto Kazann Brandon Keener Maeve Quinlan Brent Sexton Soledad St. Hilaire
con artist sister wealthy man associate father cool suspenseful los angeles casino con game deception money lie rivalry transformation love 2000s
A con man (John C. Reilly) and his young protege (Diego Luna) try to pull off a complicated scam involving a counterfeit bank note.
Drama
USA
2003
117 Minutes
Giselle Levy
Julia Roberts Kirsten Dunst Julia Stiles Maggie Gyllenhaal Juliet Stevenson Dominic West Ginnifer Goodwin Topher Grace John Slattery Marcia Gay Harden Jordan Bridges
teacher young woman student professor touching passionate massachusetts wellesley school classroom women's rights progressivism college female bonding rise underdog growing up 1950s
A free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 1950s Wellesley girls to question their traditional social roles.
Romance
USA
2005
103 Minutes
Elaine
David Duchovny Julianne Moore Billy Crudup Maggie Gyllenhaal Eva Mendes Ellen Barkin Garry Shandling James LeGros Justin Bartha Todd Hofacker Dagmara Dominczyk
actress husband therapist brother girlfriend friend cheeky amusing emotional new york city bar bedroom car office lincoln center marriage sex family separation infidelity
After much drama, cheating, and trial separations, two men fight to save their respective relationships.
Drama
USA
2004
74 Minutes
Sidney
The relationship between a director and an actress takes a turn when the lines between art and life are crossed.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|UK
2008
152 Minutes
Rachel Dawes
Christian Bale Heath Ledger Aaron Eckhart Michael Caine Maggie Gyllenhaal Gary Oldman Morgan Freeman Monique Gabriela Curnen Ron Dean Cillian Murphy Chin Han
villain superhero criminal gangster batman district attorney dark witty thrilling tense brooding frightening big city apartment office hospital abandoned building prison explosion crime
When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy
USA
2001
113 Minutes
Elizabeth Darko
Jake Gyllenhaal Jena Malone Drew Barrymore James Duval Maggie Gyllenhaal Mary McDonnell Holmes Osborne Katharine Ross Patrick Swayze Noah Wyle Daveigh Chase
teen boy teacher psychiatrist rabbit brooding dark creepy suburbia teenage rebellion paranormal imaginary friend parallel universe discovery adventure 2000s
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Comedy, Drama
USA|UK
2009
97 Minutes
LN
John Krasinski Maya Rudolph Jeff Daniels Carmen Ejogo Jim Gaffigan Maggie Gyllenhaal Josh Hamilton Allison Janney Melanie Lynskey Chris Messina Catherine O'Hara
girlfriend boyfriend friend sister boss parent amusing endearing phoenix tucson, ariz. wisconsin montreal miami moving pregnancy traveling love death quest transformation
A couple who is expecting their first child travel around the U.S. in order to find a perfect place to start their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover "home" on their own terms for the first time.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
132 Minutes
Jude
Tom Arnold Jesse Bradford Bobby Cannavale Sarah Clarke Steve Coogan Laura Dern Maggie Gyllenhaal Lisa Kudrow Jason Ritter David Sutcliffe Hallee Hirsh
counselor filmmaker stepbrother boyfriend singer father intricate witty family home office nightclub love triangle adoption secret forbidden love bisexuality parenthood love transformation 2000s
Happy Endings weaves multiple stories to create a witty look at love, family and the sheer unpredictability of life itself.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
114 Minutes
Caroline
Nicolas Cage Meryl Streep Chris Cooper Tilda Swinton Cara Seymour Brian Cox Judy Greer Maggie Gyllenhaal Ron Livingston Jay Tavare Stephen Tobolowsky
screenwriter writer twin thief waitress quirky frenetic household jungle movie set restaurant new york city swamp evolution movie making robbery romance writer's block obsession pursuit
A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.