Every heath ledger movie, ranked by viewers

Heath Ledger passed away more than a decade ago and yet he is still remembered as one of the most fascinating and talented young actors to ever grace the big screen. Though his career was tragically short, Ledger amassed a considerable amount of great performances in stellar movies. While many people may have their favorite movies with which to remember Ledger's talents, he left behind a number of acclaimed projects fans might want to seek out.

From his heartthrob days to period dramas and, of course, comic book films, Ledger's legacy lives on through these great films.

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Here are Heath Ledger's best movies, according to Rotten Tomatoes. Ned Kelly is an Australian folk hero who has been subject to many stories and films over the years. Ledger helped bring the famed bank robber and outlaw to life in the drama about his life and crimes. The movie is a more sympathetic take on the character, depicting the injustices that led Kelly to his life of crime.

Ledger's performance was praised and critics mostly fond the Western to be an entertaining adventure, even if it didn't do anything unique with the story.

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One of Ledger's earliest leading roles came with this medieval adventure. Ledger stars as a commoner who poses as a knight to take part in jousting competitions. His lies become harder to conceal when he falls in love with a royal lady and becomes the target of a cruel count. The movie is sometimes criticized for oddly cramming modern music into the medieval story but despite that and its pretty predictable plot, Ledger and the spirited cast were praised as was the film's light and fun tone along with the jousting sequences.

Much of Ledger's early works were relegated to period films, though some of them were admittedly entertaining rides. One of these was The Patriot, which stars Mel Gibson as a widowed American farmer who is raising his large family as the Revolutionary War breaks out.