Stephen Gyllenhaal
Director · 25 credits · 15 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Abduction of Kari Swenson (1987)
Best Stephen Gyllenhaal movies by genre
Directed movies (23 total, ranked by score)
1The Abduction of Kari Swenson
1987 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)
Thriller, TV Movie, Drama
2Waterland
1992 · ★ 6.3 (40 votes)
Drama, Mystery
3Question of Faith
1988 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
4Losing Isaiah
1995 · ★ 6.5 (103 votes)
Drama
5Time Bomb
2006 · ★ 5.5 (10 votes)
Action, Drama, Thriller
6Girl Fight
2011 · ★ 6.4 (41 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
7The Warden
2001 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
8So B. It
2016 · ★ 6.6 (17 votes)
Drama, Family
9An Amish Murder
2013 · ★ 5.8 (73 votes)
Thriller, Mystery, Drama
10A Dangerous Woman
1993 · ★ 5.5 (32 votes)
Drama, Romance
11Homegrown
1998 · ★ 5.6 (65 votes)
Drama, Action, Comedy
12Paris Trout
1991 · ★ 5.5 (18 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
13A Killing in a Small Town
1990 · ★ 5.1 (12 votes)
Drama, TV Movie, Crime
14Resurrection
1999 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
15Promised a Miracle
1988 · ★ 3.0 (2 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
16UnCharitable
2023 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
17Shattered Mind
1996 · ★ 4.6 (10 votes)
Thriller, Drama, TV Movie
18Living with the Dead
2002 · ★ 5.3 (26 votes)
Science Fiction, Crime, Mystery
19What Are Friends For?
1980 · ★ 6.2 (2 votes)
Family, TV Movie
20The Patron Saint of Liars
1998 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)
Drama, Romance
21Certain Fury
1985 · ★ 5.2 (26 votes)
Action, Crime, Drama
22Manchild
2007
Comedy
23Grassroots
2012 · ★ 5.2 (18 votes)
Comedy, Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.