Highest rated movie: The Dark Knight (2008)
Lowest rated movie: The Patron Saint of Liars (1998)
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Movies starring Maggie Gyllenhaal have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 63%.
The Dark Knight - released in 2008 - is Maggie Gyllenhaal's highest rated movie, with a score of 88% based on 1,425 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Maggie Gyllenhaal is The Patron Saint of Liars - released in 1998 - with a score of 45% based on 2 reviews.
Margalit Ruth "Maggie" Gyllenhaal (born November 16, 1977) is a American actress and producer. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs, and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal.
She began her career as a teenager with small roles in several of her father's films, and appeared with her brother in the cult favorite Donnie Darko (2001). She received critical acclaim for her starring roles in the independent films Secretary (2002) and Sherrybaby (2006), earning Golden Globe nominations in the Comedy and Drama categories, respectively. In 2008, she received widespread recognition for playing Rachel Dawes in Christopher Nolan's superhero film The Dark Knight. Her other film credits include Adaptation., Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (both 2002), Mona Lisa Smile (2003), Happy Endings (2005), Paris, je t'aime, World Trade Center, Monster House, Stranger Than Fiction (all 2006), and Away We Go (2009). For her performance in Crazy Heart (2009), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She subsequently starred in the films Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010), Won't Back Down (2012), Hysteria (2011), White House Down (2013), and Frank (2014).
In 2014, Gyllenhaal made her Broadway debut in a revival of The Real Thing, and starred in the BBC television miniseries The Honourable Woman. For her performance in the latter, she received a Golden Globe and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy. She starred as Candy on the HBO series The Deuce (2017–2019), which she produced. Her other producing credits include the 2018 film The Kindergarten Teacher.
Maggie Gyllenhaal has acted in films with Jim Gaffigan, Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore and Michael Shannon.
Maggie Gyllenhaal has worked with these film directors: Stephen Gyllenhaal, Christopher Nolan, George Clooney and Gérard Depardieu.
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