Jake Gyllenhaal hasn't had the best year at the movies, with both The Bride! and In the Grey falling short of box-office expectations. The Bride! has shown few signs of life even on home video, though In the Grey has emerged as a solid streaming hit. Gyllenhaal has historically struggled to deliver breakout theatrical blockbusters as a leading man but has found greater success on streaming, especially in recent years. He starred in the record-breaking Prime Video hit Road House and the Apple TV series Presumed Innocent. Several of his past movies have also found larger audiences at home. One of his most admired films, a cult classic released in 2014, is currently streaming on Netflix in the United States, but only for a little while longer.
The movie received widespread acclaim upon release and has since become one of the most persistent examples of the Mandela effect in movies. Most people would assume that Gyllenhaal received an Oscar nod for his central performance in the movie, but the truth is that he was unceremoniously snubbed. The year's nominees in the Best Actor category were Steve Carell for Foxcatcher, Bradley Cooper for American Sniper, Benedict Cumberbatch for The Imitation Game, Michael Keaton for Birdman, and the ultimate winner, Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything.
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