Maggie Gyllenhaal
26 titles
Filmography
26 results

Hysteria
(2011)In an age of invention, one man sets out to find a medical cure for what ails women... and accidentally electrified our love lives forever. Hysteria, a mischievously inspired romantic comedy set in the late 19th century, is based on the surprising truth of how Mortimer Granville came up with the world's first electromechanical vibrator in the name of medical science.

The Kindergarten Teacher
(2018)Stuck in an unsatisfying marriage and mundane home life, Lisa Spinelli (Maggie Gyllenhaal) treads water by teaching kindergarten. Seeing great promise in one of her five-year-old students, she goes to unreasonable lengths to protect his talent.

Strip Search
(2004)Two parallel stories explore the precarious status of individual liberties post-September 11 in this groundbreaking psychological drama.

Casa de los Babys
(2003)In this John Sayles drama, Marcia Gay Harden, Daryl Hannah, Lili Taylor, Mary Steenburgen and others star as American women who travel to South America to adopt newborn babies.

BAM150
(2012)A captivating history of the nation’s oldest performing arts center, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, which mirrors the evolution of theater, dance and performing arts in 20th century America. Featuring footage of recent performances, intimate interviews, and an astonishing treasure trove of 150 years’ worth of archival materials, BAM150 is a testament to the power and stamina of the institution that established Brooklyn as a cultural mecca—serving as a home to such greats as Enrico Caruso, Sarah Bernhardt, Edwin Booth, Merce Cunningham, Robert Wilson, Mark Morris, Laurie Anderson and Pina Bausch.

Stranger Than Fiction
(2006)An IRS agent’s entire existence is affected by an internal narration of his life that only he can hear, reshaping his life all the way to his death.

Crazy Heart
(2009)A faded country musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a spontaneous romance with a single mother.

Secretary
(2002)Hoping to recover from her troubled past, a socially awkward woman becomes a secretary for an eccentric lawyer who is aroused by her obedience.

Won't Back Down
(2012)A single mother and a dedicated teacher join forces to fight for reform at a failing Pittsburgh school. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis.

Frank
(2014)An eccentric pop group shoots for stardom while dealing with the effects of their singer wearing a giant fake head that he never removes.

White House Down
(2013)Capitol Policeman John Cale (Channing Tatum) has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx). Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, during which the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's up to Cale to save the president, his daught...

Shattered Mind
(1996)When her father dies, a married woman with kids falls prey to her mind, which unleashes multiple personalities, forcing her to confront a buried past.

Paris Je T'aime
(2006)Go beyond the postcard of Paris in this anthology of 20 films exploring many aspects of life, love, romance, drama and people in the City of Lights.

Mona Lisa Smile
(2003)In 1953, a young, free-thinking art history professor arrives at prestigious all-female Wellesley College and inspires her students to think beyond what is expected of them and choose their own paths in life.
Curiosity
This expedition to uncover the truths behind life's most challenging questions tackles provocative and insightful topics, and as is always the case, one single question almost always cascades into several more.

Trust the Man
(2005)Trust the Man is an unflinching yet winsome exploration of modern relationships, and modern men and women, in all of their humor, tragedy, imperfection and triumph. This smart, sophisticated comedy about the challenges of love and marriage follows the romantic escapades of two New York couples: successful actress Rebecca (Julianne Moore) and her Mr. Mom husband, Tom (David Duchovny); and her slacker younger brother Tobey (Billy Crudup) and his aspiring novelist girlfriend, Elaine (Maggie Gyllenhaal). As both relationships spin out of control, the two couples embark on a hilarious quest to rediscover the magic and romance of falling in love in New York.

The Great New Wonderful
(2005)Stories of diverse New Yorkers interweave beneath a cloud of anxiety and uncertainty hanging over the city one year after the 9-11 terrorist attack.

The Patron Saint of Liars
(1998)A woman runs away from her husband when she discovers she is pregnant, enters a Catholic school and marries another man who raises the child as his own. Meanwhile the first husband spends 15 years trying to find her. Based on the novel by Ann Patchett.

The Dark Knight
(2008)Batman joins forces with Gordon and Dent to vanquish Gotham’s crime, but the Joker’s deadly games push him toward the edge of his moral code.

Monster House
(2006)Three friends discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster.