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Heath Ledger

Actor (1979-2008)

 
10 Things I Hate About You10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Recommended
Dir. Gil Junger
Feat. Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles
Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew is shrink–wrapped as '90s high–school hi–jinks. A protective Dad forbids his nubile daughter…
Two HandsTwo Hands (1999) Recommended
Dir. Gregor Jordan
Feat. Heath Ledger, Bryan Brown, Steve LaMarquand
Mobster Bryan Brown finds work for Heath Ledger's idle hands, who fumbles the ball and finds himself deep in the crapper… Overcoming the…
Patriot, ThePatriot, The (2000)
Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson
Mel Gibson transplants the patriotic, anti–English fervour of BRAVEHEART into an American Revolutionary setting, playing real–life…
Knight's Tale, AKnight's Tale, A (2001)
Dir. Brian Helgeland
Feat. Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany
Surprisingly satisfying medieval comedy slam–bang, that wears its mindlessness on its chain–mail sleeve, while Geoffrey Chaucer’s…
Monster's BallMonster's Ball (2001) Recommended
Dir. Marc Forster
Feat. Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger
A surprising success of 2001 after Halle Berry won the Best Actress Oscar, this compelling race–drama is harrowing, angst–ridden and…
Four Feathers, TheFour Feathers, The (2002)
Dir. Shekhar Kapur
Feat. Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson
The British Army copes with an uprising in Sudan in 1875, while one officer must redeem himself from a charge of cowardice – which earned him…
Ned KellyNed Kelly (2003)
Dir. Gregor Jordan
Feat. Heath Ledger, Naomi Watts, Geoffrey Rush
Australia's most famous bushranger is portrayed with outright sympathy and a large measure of romantic invention in this messy, but not entirely…
Sin Eater, TheSin Eater, The (The Order) (2003)
Dir. Brian Helgeland
Feat. Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Peter Weller
Priest Heath Ledger investigates a series of mysterious deaths within the Catholic Church that lead him to the Vatican, and beyond, in this murky…
Lords of DogtownLords of Dogtown (2005)
Dir. Catherine Hardwicke
Feat. Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, John Robinson
A quasi–fictional recreation of territory covered in DOGTOWN AND Z–BOYS, about the invention of the skateboard by a group of scruffy Los…
CasanovaCasanova (2005)
Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons
A lavish, middle–brow account of the infamous 18th century Italian lover, played here with deadpan wit by Heath Ledger, which weaves its own…
Brothers GrimmBrothers Grimm (2005)
Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Heath Ledger, Matt Damon, Jonathan Pryce
Loosely based on the lives of 19th century German folklore collectors Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, this has the said brothers (played by Ledger and…
Brokeback MountainBrokeback Mountain (2005) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams
A 'cause celebre' of recent cinema, this epic romantic drama is set around the terse and smouldering long–term love affair between two cowboys…
CandyCandy (2006)
Dir. Neil Armfield
Feat. Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush
Injecting free–spirited performances and downbeat songs into a predictable heroin dramaturgy , this roving drama concerns two young bohemians…
I'm Not ThereI'm Not There (2007) Aro Favourite
Dir. Todd Haynes
Feat. Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger
Arthouse maestro Todd Haynes directs this deliciously cinematic, kaleidoscopic musing on the life of Bob Dylan, with six different actors portraying…
Batman: The Dark KnightBatman: The Dark Knight (2008) Recommended
Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart
Christopher Nolan’s follow–up to BATMAN BEGINS pitches Christian Bale’s Batman against Heath Ledger’s lunatic Joker, propelling this…
Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, TheImaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Andrew Garfield
Firing on all imaginative cylinders, dir. Terry Gilliam delivers what is possibly his magnum opus – an original, mind–bending fantasy…

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