Ryan Gosling Movies: Best Ryan Gosling Movies

Born on 12th November 1980, Ryan Thomas Gosling is an actor and musician born in Ontario, Canada. He is one of those Canadian actors who has successfully secured an Oscar nomination for the Best Actor category because of the versatility in acting. Ryan Gosling as a child actor, appeared in the television series Are You Afraid of Dark? (1995) and Goosebumps (1996). But he began his career on the Disney Chanel’s show The Mickey Mouse Club (1993-95). Ryan Gosling Movies such as Half Nelson (2006) and Lars and the Real Girls (2007) were nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe respectively.
Ryan has starred almost 25 plus pictures and never failed to win laurels. Before attaining his first critical attention in 2001 with his appearance in the controversial film The Believer (2001), Ryan had worked in few other movies as well as the Remember the Titans (2000). Ryan won the Grand Jury Prize for The Believer at the Sundance Film Festival 2001 and the Golden Aries Award. Ryan was counted in the list of 50 hottest Bachelors after the success of his romantic movie The Notebook which was an adaption of a novel by Nicholas Sparks.
Some major Ryan Gosling Movies are listed below:

16. La La Land (2016)

Ryan Gosling Movies of romantic comedy genre include La La Land. Gosling’s performance in the movie was praised and the movie successfully won in all the categories it was nominated at the Golden Globe. The Best Actor Award for comedy category was awarded to Ryan.
As we all know, that Ryan Gosling Movies have successfully left a mark on the viewer’s mind be it be any genre. Ryan is currently working on his upcoming biographical historical film in which he portrays Neil Armstrong.

IMDb 8.0 / Release Date: 2016
Trailer / Director: Damien Chazelle

15. Only God Forgives (2013)

Ryan Gosling was also the co-executive producer for the movie. The movie was a neo-noir psychological thriller. The film successfully backed the grand prize at the Sydney Film Festival. Ryan is shown as Julian who is a renowned name in the underworld. Only God Forgives was screened at Cannes and received a standing ovation by the audience despite the fact it gained mixed reviews by the critics.

IMDb 5.7 / Release Date: 2013
Trailer / Director: Nicolas Winding Refn

14. The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)

The Place Beyond the Pines released in 2012 was a crime drama. The movie was multi-star and received mostly positive reviews from the critics. The film successfully grossed $47 million.

IMDb 7.3 / Release Date: 1995
Trailer / Director: Derek Cianfrance

13. Crazy Stupid Love (2011)

The movie is of romantic comedy style which shows Ryan as a divorced man. This recently divorced man meets women at bars and is taught how to pick them. Ryan again was nominated for the best actor category at the Golden Globe.

IMDb 7.4 / Release Date: 2011
Trailer / Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa

12. The Ides of March (2011)

The Ides of March grossed over $76 million as a political drama film. The Central Ohio Film Critics Association nominated Ryan in the Actor of the year category for this and the other two Ryan Gosling Movies released in 2011. He won as a runner-up.

IMDb 7.1 / Release Date: 2011
Trailer / Director: George Clooney

11. Drive (2011)

The movie is of the action genre and stars Ryan as an unnamed driver. Drive was the most nominated film by the critics of the year 2011. The movie grossed handsome $78.7 million worldwide.

IMDb 7.8 / Release Date: 2011
Trailer / Director: Nicolas Winding Refn

10. All Good Things (2010)

Released in 2010, All Good Things was a mystery romantic crime drama. The film was appreciated for the original story and the acting.

IMDb 6.3 / Release Date: 2010
Trailer / Director: Andrew Jarecki

9. Blue Valentine (2010)

Ryan Gosling Movies in which he served as a co-executive producer as well include Blue Valentine. This romantic drama film stars Ryan Gosling as the lead. The film received positive reviews from critics and was nominated in both Academy Awards and Golden Globe Award too.

IMDb 7.4 / Release Date: 2010
Trailer / Director: Derek Cianfrance

8. Fracture (2007)

The film was cinematographed in California and was successful in grossing around $90 million. The film is an American-German legal drama. Ryan was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for his performance.

IMDb 7.2 / Release Date: 2007
Trailer / Director: Gregory Hoblit

7. Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

This is a movie of the comedy genre. Released in 2007, the movie shows Ryan in lead as the character named Lars who is a socially awkward young man. Further, Lars falls in love with a Real sex doll named Bianca. The movie received the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Ryan.

IMDb 7.3 / Release Date: 2007
Trailer / Director: Craig Gillespie

6. Half Nelson (2006)

Half Nelson is the movie which led to Academy Award nomination for Ryan for his performance. National Board of Reviews also Awarded Ryan for his Breakthrough Performance. Ryan played the role of a drug addict teacher in the movie.

IMDb 7.2 / Release Date: 2006
Trailer / Director: Ryan Fleck

5. Stay (2005)

Like others, Ryan Gosling Movies have also received negative reviews by the critics. Stay released in 2005 is one of those movies which was a box office failure. The movie was not even able to reach its budget level. It grossed around $8.4 million while the budget was $50 million. The movie represents intense relationships with the afterlife element

IMDb 6.9 / Release Date: 2005
Trailer / Director: Marc Forster

4. The Notebook (2004)

One of the high grossed movies in the Ryan Gosling Movies list. The critics gave mixed reviews about the movie but it grossed well at the box office. Ryan won for Teen Choice Awards for his performance.

IMDb 7.9 / Release Date: 2004
Trailer / Director: Nick Cassavetes

3. Murder by Numbers (2002)

This is one of the psychological thrillers of the Ryan Gosling movies list. The movie’s plot is based on the famous Leopold and Loeb case of 1942 in which two wealthy students murdered a 14-year-old. The movie received mixed to negative reviews and grossed around $56 million against the budget of $50 million.

IMDb 6.2 / Release Date: 2002
Trailer / Director: Barbet Schroeder

2. The Believer (2001)

A Jew became a neo-Nazi, this was the concept of the controversial film of 2001 The believer directed by Henry Bean. Ryan Gosling starred as the chief protagonist Daniel Balint. This was one of the initial Ryan Gosling Movies and won the Grand Jury Prize and the Golden St George Award at the Sundance Film Festival and the Moscow International Film Festival respectively.

IMDb 7.2 / Release Date: 2001
Trailer / Director: Henry Bean

1. Remember the Titans (2000)

The movie was a biographical sports drama. Ryan portrayed the character of Alan Bosley. The film was nominated for various categories and also won some during 2000-2001. The movie didn’t give Ryan the needed exposure because he didn’t play a crucial role.

IMDb 7.8 / Release Date: 2000
Trailer / Director: Boaz Yakin