10 Essential Richard Gere Movies, Ranked

In a report from Collider, Liam Gaughan ranks the ten most essential Richard Gere films, placing Days of Heaven at number one and The Cotton Club at number ten.

Gaughan notes that Gere is one of the greatest actors to have never been nominated for an Academy Award and describes a filmography that spans arthouse dramas, psychological mysteries, acclaimed awards contenders, epic crime dramas, and erotic thrillers. He also highlights Gere’s recent performance in Paul Schrader’s Oh, Canada as evidence that the actor can still transform himself when given worthwhile material.

The list highlights key films across Gere’s career, including Days of Heaven, An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman, American Gigolo, Primal Fear, Arbitrage, I’m Not There, Chicago, The Mothman Prophecies, and The Cotton Club, offering brief appraisals such as Days of Heaven being called one of the most beautiful films ever made and An Officer and a Gentleman described as a defining 1980s romantic drama.