Heath Ledger’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

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Heath Ledger has 17 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including The Dark Knight.
Recurring themes

Devdas
2002
Drama · Romance

Daisy
2006
Drama · Romance

A Matador's Mistress
2008
Drama · Romance

Beowulf & Grendel
2005
Action · Adventure

Angel
2007
Romance · Drama

Coco Chanel
2008
Drama · Romance

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000
Adventure · Drama

Los Bandoleros
2009
Action · Drama

The Dark Knight
2008 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Max · Included

10 Things I Hate About You
1999 · Movie · Actor
Top 2%Disney+ · Included

Brokeback Mountain
2005 · Movie · Actor
Top 3%Hulu · Included

Candy
2006 · Movie · Actor
Top 30%Prime Video · Included

The Four Feathers
2002 · Movie · Actor
Top 31%MGM+ · Included

Lords of Dogtown
2005 · Movie · Actor
Top 32%Hulu · Included
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.
Dir. Christopher Nolan · With Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart

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.
Dir. Gil Junger · With Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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.
Dir. Ang Lee · With Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams

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.
Dir. Roland Emmerich · With Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson

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.
Dir. Brian Helgeland · With Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon

A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle — and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.
Dir. Neil Armfield · With Abbie Cornish, Heath Ledger, Geoffrey Rush

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.
Dir. Shekhar Kapur · With Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson

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.
Dir. Catherine Hardwicke · With John Robinson, Emile Hirsch, Rebecca De Mornay

The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. His own journey through his own camera.
Dir. Adrian Buitenhuis, Derik Murray · With Heath Ledger, Kate Ledger, Kim Ledger
19-year-old Jimmy is just scraping by in the red-light district of Sydney. When local crime lord Pando offers him a shot at working for his syndicate, Jimmy jumps at the chance to deliver a costly package. But, when Jimmy gets jacked by a couple of kids, he's indebted to the dangerous gangster for $10,000. Running out of time, he schemes to rob a bank to save himself and a beautiful girl he desires from a gruesome demise.
Dir. Gregor Jordan · With Heath Ledger, Bryan Brown, Rose Byrne

A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.
Dir. Marc Forster · With Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger, Halle Berry

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.
Dir. Lasse Hallström · With Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons

After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.
Dir. Terry Gilliam · With Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Heath Ledger

After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. With the biggest ever award available, Kelly and his gang set into the wild, to remain hidden from everyone who seeks them. Even if it means having his family arrested, the members of the Kelly Gang stay hidden and plan a way to get their names cleared.
Dir. Gregor Jordan · With Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush

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.
Dir. Todd Haynes · With Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin
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.
Dir. Brian Helgeland · With Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Benno Fürmann

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.
Dir. Terry Gilliam · With Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey
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