Direction: Stephen Gyllenhaal

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Shield (TV Series)

2002 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Shawn Ryan · Gwyneth Horder-Payton · Guy Ferland · Scott Brazil

Cast Michael Chiklis · Walton Goggins · Catherine Dent · Michael Jace

Plot TV Series (2002-2008). 7 Seasons. 88 Episodes. The Shield is an American police crime drama television series notable for its controversial portrayal of corrupt police officers. The first season gained...

7.9

8K votes

7.9

8K votes

Rectify (TV Series)

2013 · Series · 48 min. · United States

Direction Ray McKinnon · Stephen Gyllenhaal · Billy Gierhart · Nicole Kassell

Cast Aden Young · J. Smith-Cameron · Clayne Crawford · Luke Kirby

Plot TV Series (2013-2016). 4 Seasons. 30 Episodes. Daniel Holden must put his life back together after serving 19 years on Georgia's Death Row before DNA evidence calls his conviction into...

7.2

2K votes

7.2

2K votes

Bosch (TV Series)

2014 · Series · 51 min. · United States

Direction Eric Overmyer · Michael Connelly · Alex Zakrzewski · Ernest R. Dickerson

Cast Titus Welliver · Jamie Hector · Amy Aquino · Lance Reddick

Plot TV Series (2014-Present Day). 6 Seasons. 60 Episodes. Based on Michael Connelly's best-selling book series, Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver), an LAPD homicide detective works to solve the murder of a...

7.2

2K votes

7.2

2K votes

Billions (TV Series)

2016 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Brian Koppelman · David Levien · Andrew Ross Sorkin · Neil Burger

Cast Paul Giamatti · Damian Lewis · Maggie Siff · David Costabile

Plot TV Series (2016-Today). Billions tells the lives of two of New York’s most powerful titans: U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and hedge fund king, Bobby "Axe" Axelrod, and the battle between...

7.1

2K votes

7.1

2K votes

Blue Bloods (TV Series)

2010 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Mitchell Burgess · Robin Green · Ralph Hemecker · Frederick King Keller

Cast Tom Selleck · Donnie Wahlberg · Bridget Moynahan · Jennifer Butler

Plot "Blue Bloods" is a drama from Emmy' award-winning writers of "The Sopranos" about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) is...

5.9

1K votes

5.9

1K votes

Waterland

1992 · Movie · 95 min. · United Kingdom

5.8

728 votes

5.8

728 votes

Paris Trout (TV)

1991 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

5.7

107 votes

5.7

107 votes

Losing Isaiah

1995 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Stephen Gyllenhaal

Cast Jessica Lange · Halle Berry · David Strathairn · Samuel L. Jackson

Plot An African-American baby, abandoned by his crack addicted mother is adopted by a white social worker and her husband. Several years later, the baby's mother finds out her son is...

5.4

650 votes

5.4

650 votes

Numb3rs (TV Series)

2005 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Cheryl Heuton · Nicolas Falacci · Dennis Smith · Alex Zakrzewski

Cast Rob Morrow · David Krumholtz · Judd Hirsch · Alimi Ballard

Plot TV Series (2005-2010). 6 Seasons. NUMB3RS is a drama about an FBI agent who recruits his mathematical-genius brother to help the Bureau solve a wide range of challenging crimes in...

5.4

4K votes

5.4

4K votes

Talking to Heaven (TV)

2002 · Movie · 142 min. · United States

Direction Stephen Gyllenhaal

Cast Ted Danson · Mary Steenburgen · Diane Ladd · Jack Palance

Plot James, a man who has been able to see the spirits of people who are dead becomes involved in a thirty year old murder investigation. The murder case involving seven...

5.3

50 votes

5.3

50 votes

Hawthorne (TV Series)

2009 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction John Masius · Jeff Bleckner · Ed Bianchi · Mike Robe

Cast Jada Pinkett Smith · Michael Vartan · David Julian Hirsh · Suleka Mathew

Plot TV Series (2009-2011). 3 Seasons. 30 Episodes. Christina Hawthorne is introduced as Chief Nursing Officer heading a group of nurses at Richmond Trinity Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. She is very...

5.1

105 votes

5.1

105 votes

Homegrown

1998 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Stephen Gyllenhaal

Cast Billy Bob Thornton · Kelly Lynch · John Lithgow · Ryan Phillippe

Plot Life is good for Jack, Carter and Harlan, three inept ner’do’wells who help run master dope grower Malcoms flourishing marijuana plantation somewhere in Northern California. Malcom is murdered and the...

5.0

291 votes

5.0

291 votes

A Dangerous Woman

1993 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Stephen Gyllenhaal

Cast Debra Winger · Barbara Hershey · Gabriel Byrne · David Strathairn

Plot A simple but guileless woman is found to be socially unacceptable for her naive habit of always telling the truth. She loses her job, is jilted and finally becomes involved...

4.8

241 votes

4.8

241 votes

Certain Fury

1985 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Stephen Gyllenhaal

Cast Tatum O'Neal · Irene Cara · Nicholas Campbell · George Murdock

Plot During a shooting in court young prostitute Scarlet manages to flee. In a state of confusion, the black Tracy, who was arrested for a minor delict, follows her. When she...

4.4

31 votes

4.4

31 votes

Girl Fight (TV)

2011 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Stephen Gyllenhaal

Cast Anne Heche · James Tupper · Jodelle Ferland · Tess Atkins

Plot Inspired by a true story, Girl Fight recounts the harrowing story of a 16-year-old, stellar high school student whose life spirals downward when her former friends conspire to upload onto...

4.3

376 votes

4.3

376 votes

An Amish Murder (TV)

2013 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Stephen Gyllenhaal

Cast Neve Campbell · Jilon Ghai · Mary Krohnert · Duane Murray

Plot Sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community of Painters Mill, Ohio. A young Amish girl, Katie Burkholder, survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Murders....

4.2

364 votes

4.2

364 votes

L.A. Doctors (TV Series)

1998 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction John Lee Hancock · Joe Napolitano · Scott Brazil · David Carson

Cast Ken Olin · Matt Craven · Rick Roberts · Sheryl Lee

Plot Four Doctors run an upmarket practice in LA in this drama which focuses as much on the problems in the US medical system as it does on the patients.

3.8

59 votes

3.8

59 votes

A Killing in a Small Town (TV)

1990 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Stephen Gyllenhaal

Cast Barbara Hershey · Brian Dennehy · John Terry · RIchard Gilliland

Plot A small town is shocked by the brutal ax murder of a woman. However, they are even more shocked when a reserved neighboring woman who is a wife and mother...

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Manchild (TV)

2007 · Movie · 30 min. · United States

Direction Stephen Gyllenhaal

Cast John Corbett · James Purefoy · Paul Hipp · Kevin Smith

Plot Two grown men find themselves suffering from midlife crises at the same time.

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Not rated

So B. It

2016 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Stephen Gyllenhaal

Cast Jacinda Barrett · Cloris Leachman · Alfre Woodard · John Heard

Plot A young girl named Heidi who lives with her mentally disabled mother, travels across the country to find out about her and her mothers past.

Not rated

Not rated