Heath Ledger Movies: Top 13 Performances by a Successful Actor



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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Poster
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus ( 2009) | IMDb: 6.8
Adventure , Fantasy , Mystery
A travelling theatre company has more to it than meets the eye.
Starring:
Christopher Plummer , Lily Cole , Heath Ledger , Andrew Garfield , Verne Troyer , Tom Waits
Directed by:
Terry Gilliam , Lee Grumett
Produced by:
Irene Lamb , William Vince , Colleen Bolton
The Dark Knight Poster
The Dark Knight ( 2008) | IMDb: 9
Action , Crime , Drama , Thriller
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
Starring:
Christian Bale , Heath Ledger , Michael Caine , Gary Oldman , Aaron Eckhart , Maggie Gyllenhaal
Directed by:
Nilo Otero , Christopher Nolan , Brandon Lambdin
Produced by:
Nicholas Gall , John Papsidera , Dennis Davidson
I'm Not There Poster
I'm Not There ( 2007) | IMDb: 6.8
Drama , Music
Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.
Starring:
Christian Bale , Cate Blanchett , Marcus Carl Franklin , Richard Gere , Heath Ledger , Ben Whishaw
Directed by:
Lorette Leblanc , Ariane Côté-Chénier , Dandy Thibaudeau
Produced by:
Ali Farrell , Laura Rosenthal , Douglas Hansen
Casanova Poster
Casanova ( 2005) | IMDb: 6.5
Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Romance
With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a notorious womanizer discovers a beauty who seems impervious to his charms. However, as he continues to pursue the indifferent lady, he finds himself falling in love.
Starring:
Heath Ledger , Sienna Miller , Jeremy Irons , Oliver Platt , Lena Olin , Omid Djalili
Directed by:
Lasse Hallström
Produced by:
Mark Gordon , Priscilla John , Ronna Kress
Brokeback Mountain Poster
Brokeback Mountain ( 2005) | IMDb: 7.7
Drama , Romance
In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.
Starring:
Heath Ledger , Jake Gyllenhaal , Michelle Williams , Anne Hathaway , Randy Quaid , Linda Cardellini
Directed by:
Brad Moerke , Karen Bédard , Ang Lee
Produced by:
Jill Antal , Michael Costigan , Hudson Cooley
The Brothers Grimm Poster
The Brothers Grimm ( 2005) | IMDb: 5.9
Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Thriller
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.
Starring:
Matt Damon , Heath Ledger , Lena Headey , Peter Stormare , Monica Bellucci , Mackenzie Crook
Directed by:
Liz West , Terry Gilliam , Nikki Clapp
Produced by:
Daniel Bobker , Roberto Malerba , Duncan Burbidge
Lords of Dogtown Poster
Lords of Dogtown ( 2005) | IMDb: 7.1
Drama
The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship.
Starring:
John Robinson , Emile Hirsch , Rebecca De Mornay , William Mapother , Julio Oscar Mechoso , Victor Rasuk
Directed by:
James Alan Hensz , Trisha Burton , Jay Ostrowski
Produced by:
Kris Olson , Paul Pawlowski , Eric Persons
The Order Poster
The Order ( 2003) | IMDb: 5.1
Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Romance , Thriller
For centuries, a secret Order of priests has existed within the Church. A renegade priest, Father Alex Bernier, is sent to Rome to investigate the mysterious death of one of the Order's most revered members. Following a series of strangely similar killings, Bernier launches an investigation that forces him to confront unimaginable evil.
Starring:
Heath Ledger , Shannyn Sossamon , Benno Fürmann , Mark Addy , Peter Weller , Francesco Carnelutti
Directed by:
Livia Tovoli , Sergio Ercolessi , Brian Helgeland
Produced by:
Erik Paoletti , Shaila Rubin , Beatrice Giraud
The Four Feathers Poster
The Four Feathers ( 2002) | IMDb: 6.5
Action , Adventure , Drama , Romance , War
A young British officer resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers as symbols of what they view as his cowardice. To redeem his honor, he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves their lives.
Starring:
Heath Ledger , Wes Bentley , Kate Hudson , Djimon Hounsou , Alex Jennings , Michael Sheen
Directed by:
Shekhar Kapur
Produced by:
Julie Goldstein , Paul Feldsher , John Hubbard
Monster's Ball Poster
Monster's Ball ( 2001) | IMDb: 7.1
Drama , Romance
A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.
Starring:
Billy Bob Thornton , Heath Ledger , Halle Berry , Sean Combs , Yasiin Bey , Will Rokos
Directed by:
Marc Forster
Produced by:
Lee Daniels , Kerry Barden , Milo Addica
A Knight's Tale Poster
A Knight's Tale ( 2001) | IMDb: 6.9
Action , Adventure , Drama , Romance
William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.
Starring:
Heath Ledger , Rufus Sewell , Shannyn Sossamon , Paul Bettany , Laura Fraser , Mark Addy
Directed by:
Brian Helgeland , William Booker , Beverly Winston
Produced by:
Petr Moravec , Meg Leonard , Suzanne Crowley
The Patriot Poster
The Patriot ( 2000) | IMDb: 7.2
Action , Drama , History , War
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
Starring:
Mel Gibson , Heath Ledger , Joely Richardson , Jason Isaacs , Chris Cooper , Tchéky Karyo
Directed by:
Lars P. Winther , Peter Winther , Suzette Gaconnier
Produced by:
Scott Baldyga , Cecilia Escobar , April Webster
10 Things I Hate About You Poster
10 Things I Hate About You ( 1999) | IMDb: 7.3
Comedy , Drama , Romance
On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister Kat goes out, too. In an attempt to solve his problem, Cameron singles out the only guy who could possibly be a match for Kat: a mysterious bad boy with a nasty reputation of his own.
Starring:
Heath Ledger , Julia Stiles , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Larisa Oleynik , David Krumholtz , Andrew Keegan
Directed by:
Darin Rivetti , Nancy Karlin , Gil Junger
Produced by:
Denise Heinrich , Ross T. Fanger , Jody Hedien