18 Heath Ledger Movies & TV Shows, Ranked Best to Worst

Considered to be one of the best superhero films ever made, The Dark Knight is the saga of the Batman’s quest to rid the city of Gotham of organized crime. Heath Ledger won a posthumous Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of deadly antagonist Joker in the highest grosser of 2008.

Benjamin Martin, tormented by his brutality during the French and Indian War, is living peacefully on his plantation with his seven children and does not support the Continental Army fearing another war. However, he is forced into a guerrilla war against the British when ruthless Colonel William Tavington burns his plantation and kills one of his sons.

After his master dies, William Thatcher, a peasant squire, decides to wear his armor to impersonate him, and soon he creates a new identify for himself as a knight. Fueled by desire for food and glory, he starts taking part in more and more tournaments.

Cameron James, a high school student wants to date another student Bianaca Stratford; however, she cannot. Her father’s rule prevent her from dating anyone till the time her elder sister Kat begins dating first. To enable Bianca to date, Cameron attempts to set up the ill-tempered, aggressive and antisocial Kat with another rebellious boy – Patrick.

A poet falls in love with an art student who also shares his love of heroin. They both get attached to one another as much they are to the drug. Their relationship takes them on a journey of oblivion, despair and eventually self-destruction. 

Hank Grotowski, and his son, Sonny, are prison guards. While overseeing the execution of murderer, Lawrence Musgrove, the gentle Sonny vomits and collapses. Later Sonny commits suicide because of Hank. Out of grief, Hank retires and coincidentally starts a relationship with Lawrence’s widow Leticia, who is also grieving the death of her son Tyrell. 

After some loot disappears, a 19 year old boy is forced to run from the gangsters who are after the money. Meanwhile, the loot is found by some street kids, who start a shopping spree.

This adventure war film revolves around a young British officer, who resigns from his regiment just before the battle. Therefore, people start regarding him as a coward. Eventually, he decides to go on a mission to prove his worth.

Rodeo cowboy Jack and ranch hand Ennis meet after they are hired as sheep herders in Wyoming and gradually develop a deep bond which culminates in a passionate romantic encounter on a drunken night on Brokeback Mountain. They soon settle separately, but continue a complicated affair for nearly two decades, leading to a tragedy.

Giacomo Casanova, a womanizer, falls in love with a woman, and decides to disguise himself as a man who is about to get married to her, but gets caught. However, he still tries to win her heart, and in the process, realizes the meaning of love. 

Lords of Dogtown is a biographical drama film depicting the lives of three young pioneering skateboarders who swiftly rise to stardom. However, as they face different challenges in their personal lives, they find their brotherhood threatened. 

Set in the 19th century French-occupied Germany, it is a story of two travelling con-artists, Will and Jacob Grimm, who earn by pretending to drive away witches and evil forces. Then they encounter creatures of a haunted forest and a real magical curse which made young girls disappear mysteriously. Their courage is put to test as they fight an evil sorceress. 

I’m Not There is a 2007 musical drama film, in which six diverse characters inspired by the life and music of Bob Dylan, portray different aspects of his life.  

A fantastical morality tale, set in the present-day, THE MOVIE It tells the story of Dr. Parnassus and his 'Imaginarium', a traveling show where members of the audience get opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago Dr. Parnassus made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick, in which he won immortality. Centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr. Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his daughter reached her 16th birthday, she would become the property of Mr Nick.

Ned Kelly is an action adventure film which tells the story of an innocent man who is being blamed for a crime. He goes into hiding, but soon the news spreads, making him one of the most wanted criminals worldwide.