A lot of small fry whizz end up having trouble finding achiever in belated geezerhood but one doer who managed to tear that movement is Joseph Gordon - Levitt . He take a break from acting after a lengthy   role in3rd Rock from the Sun , only to return better than ever as an adult .

Gordon - Levitt has now shined while work for legendary director like Steven Spielberg and Christopher Nolan and in musical genre from emotional dramas to superhero blockbusters . With such a varied and impressive filmography , it is difficult to ace down his serious picture show but the rating at Letterboxd can for certain be helpful .

50/50 (2011) - 3.55

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Joseph Gordon - Levitt was on the in force run of his career between 2009 and 2012 , showing up in corner office hits , delivering great performances , and always impress . During that run came50/50 , which sees him sharethe screen with Anna Kendrick , Seth Rogen , and Bryce Dallas Howard .

The moving-picture show follows Adam ( Gordon - Levitt ) , a humans in his 20 who gets diagnose with cancer , and how he grapple with his 50/50 chance of beating it .   The movie was lauded for how it plow a serious subject ,   the good amount of humor , and for the chemistry between the cast members .

(500) Days Of Summer (2009) - 3.65

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After first starring together inManic , Joseph Gordon - Levitt and Zooey Deschanel did their best workplace together in(500 ) twenty-four hour period of Summer . The movie starts by explaining that it is not a beloved story but a story about erotic love , which is an authoritative differentiation to make .

The story is told in non - linear fashion and focuses on the human relationship between Tom and Summer , with the former reading more into their love story than he should ’ve . In some ways,(500 ) day of Summerteaches the viewers about lovebut it   does n’t all hold up due to Tom ’s behavior . Still , there ’s no denying how clever and witty the entire affair is .

Treasure Planet (2002) - 3.67

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The other 2000s was n’t the respectable time for Walt Disney Animation Studios in terms of financial success . The Renaissance Era was overand movies did n’t perform well at the box part , withTreasure Planetgrossing a paltry$110 million on a $ 140 million budget .

Despite the struggles commercially , reviews were strong forTreasure Planetthanks to the interesting aliveness style and sport dangerous undertaking at the centre of it all . Gordon - Levitt bring his voice to Jim Hawkins , the protagonist . It ’s one of his few voice - acting role .

The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - 3.68

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Two years after first appearing in a Christopher Nolan pic , Joseph Gordon - Levitt team up up with the director again . This metre , it was forThe Dark Knight Rises , which had the tall task of closing out Nolan ’s critically - acclaimed Batman trilogy .

He play John Blake , a cop on the streets of Gotham who forms a confining trammel with Bruce Wayne through shared experiences . The reveal that he ’s technically the Robin of this existence was a coolheaded twist and fans still bid they flummox a Robin film with Gordon - Levitt in the lead role .

The Trial Of The Chicago 7 (2020) - 3.71

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The last few years were kind of quiet for Joseph Gordon - Levitt in terms of characteristic films as he mostly showed up in smaller - budget scene and focused on goggle box display likeMr . Corman . However , his heavy film was potential the Netflix master copy , The Trial of the Chicago 7 .

The motion-picture show tell the true tale of the unfair trial against a chemical group of anti - Vietnam War protestors in the ' 60s . Gordon - Levitt is part of a howling mold in it as he portrays   Richard Schultz , a prosecutor on the case who see how faulty the whole thing is . TheNetflix cinema was nominate for Best Pictureat the Oscars , showcasing how well - received it was .

Brick (2005) - 3.71

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Another acclaimed director who Joseph Gordon - Levitt has sour with multiple times is Rian Johnson . Their kinship start out in Johnson ’s 2005 directorial debut , Brick , and Gordon - Levitt has snuff it on to cameo in his other cinema , includingStar Wars : The Last Jedi .

Here , Gordon - Levitt play the admirer , Brendan , as he enquire the disappearing of his ex - girlfriend . Johnson makes masterful use of a little budget to tell a gripping history that hold up incredibly well to this daylight andremains one of Johnson ’s best whole kit .

10 Things I Hate About You (1999) - 3.98

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Most masses agree that the best film featuring Joseph Gordon - Levitt from his other years was10 Things I Hate About You . A modern retelling of William Shakespeare’sThe Taming of the Shrew , the film has move on to become a basic of the 10 .

A highlight is certainly the cast , which include Julia Stiles , Heath Ledger , Larisa Oleynik , and of course , Gordon - Levitt . He play Cameron James , a stripling who sets a plot in motion to get a date with the girl he like . There are strong carrying into action all around this picture show and its part of why it stay beloved today .

Knives Out (2019) - 4.04

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As presently as drone strike YouTube , everyone understand thatKnives Outhad aremarkably potent ensemble mould . Daniel Craig , Ana de Armas , Lakeith Stanfield , Toni Collette , and more rounded out one of the best casts in late memory .

The mystery film was met with widespread praise and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars . Joseph Gordon - Levitt is n’t someone who appears physically in the flick and instead just has a cameo ( it is a Rian Johnson motion-picture show after all ) voicing a eccentric discover Detective Hardrock .

Mysterious Skin (2004) - 4.07

Gordon - Levitt has a lead role in it as Neil McCormick in this film found on a novel of the same name . The film watch two stripling who went through hardships in puerility and the different ways that they deal with these things . While not well - known , it was heavily lauded though it is n’t for those with unaccented venter .

Inception (2010) - 4.17

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The start of Joseph Gordon - Levitt ’s oeuvre with Christopher Nolan came in 2010’sInception . The motion picture was a rare corner office strike for something that is n’t a sequel or part of an existing IP and nearly everyone sympathise what the conception of " inception " is because of it .

The movie was a immense hit commercially and critically , winning four Academy Award and landing a Best Picture nomination . Joseph Gordon - Levitt was one of the scene - thief as Arthur , most notably shining in the iconic rotating hall battle prospect .

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