Ryan Gosling’s journey from Mickey Mouse Club to multiple Academy Award nominee is simply remarkable. Use our guide to discover 20 of the best Ryan Gosling movies and where you can stream them right now.
After appearing in the Mickey Mouse Club and numerous iconic Canadian TV programs, the talented Canadian made his film debut (not counting 1996’s Frankenstein and Me) in a supporting role as Alan Bosley in 2000’s Remember The Titans. After appearing in such titles as The Believer, Murder by Numbers, The Slaughter Rule and The United States of Leland, Gosling’s fame skyrocketed following the release of the 2004 romantic drama, The Notebook. He starred in a number of independent films after the massive success of The Notebook with Half Nelson in 2006, which earned him his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor (becoming the eighth youngest nominee in that category’s history), 2007’s Lars and the Real Girl, and Blue Valentine in 2010.
Gosling solidified his place as being one of Hollywood’s most sought-after names throughout the 2010s. He starred in three films in 2011 that varied in genre with Drive, The Ides of March and Crazy, Stupid, Love. He continued in 2012 with The Place Beyond the Pines plus Gangster Squad and Only God Forgives the following year. He made his directorial debut in 2014 with the fantasy thriller, Lost River, which he also wrote and co-produced. He starred in two comedy-centric films in 2014 and 2015 with The Big Short and The Nice Guys respectively.
In 2016, he earned his second Oscar nomination for Best Actor with his performance as Sebastian Wilder in the romantic musical La La Land. He received critical acclaim in 2017 starring as Officer K in the Blade Runner prequel, Blade Runner 2049. That same year he appeared in the Terrence Malick experimental romantic drama, Song to Song. He portrayed real-life astronaut Neil Armstrong in 2018’s First Man which reunited him with his La La Land director, Damien Chazelle, and starred with Chris Evans and his Blade Runner 2049 co-star, Ana de Armas, in the Netflix original The Gray Man in 2022. He received his third Oscar nomination for 2023’s existential comedy Barbie which spearheaded the notion that you are “Kenough.”
Here are 20 Ryan Gosling movies ranked and where to watch them.