Resume: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

 

Joseph Gordon-Levitt has several credits for Last Resort Films, but his latest, Amnesiac, marks his biggest starring role yet. Here is his Resume....



















SEASON 4

Synthetic

Director: Francis Lawrence

Writer: Mark Newton

Budget: $68,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $97,686,046

Foreign Box Office: $120,132,807

Total Profit: $19,043,757

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's LRF debut was in the surprise sci-fi hit, Synthetic, where he played an android raising a human child. In addition to its box office success, Synthetic also managed to score five GRA nominations.

Missoula

Director: Greta Gerwig

Writer: Chad Taylor

Budget: $34,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $53,797,130

Foreign Box Office: $38,101,078

Total Profit: $885,246

JGL was back quickly with a second role, this time in a remake of the 1984 film The Big Chill, about a group of friends reuniting after the death of one of their group. The film scored great reviews and a handful of GRA nominations - including a win for Best Ensemble Cast.



SEASON 5

Neuromancer

Director: Joseph Kahn

Writer: Mark Newton

Budget: $74,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $50,643,078

Foreign Box Office: $60,418,293

Total Profit: -$24,740,433

Neuromancer finally exited development hell thanks to LRF. The film was a box office bomb and critics were not enamored of the dystopian cyber-punk project either.



SEASON 9

To the Moon

Director: Charlie McDowell

Writer: Seth Overton

Budget: $40,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $69,045,222

Foreign Box Office: $44,800,147

Total Profit: $11,054,880

Joseph Gordon-Levitt next led the Best Picture GRA-winning sci-fi drama To the Moon, based on the video game of the same name. The film managed a small profit in addition to its award success.



SEASON 11

Dark Matter

Director: Shane Carruth

Writer: H.G. Hansen

Budget: $34,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $29,238,092

Foreign Box Office: $22,409,473

Total Profit: -$19,002,959

JGL stayed in the sci-fi genre for his next appearance in Season 11 as the star of Dark Matter. The film scored decent reviews, but added another flop to its star's resume. 



SEASON 12

Orchid

Director: Chad Taylor

Writer: Chad Taylor

Budget: $27,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $31,477,105

Foreign Box Office: $24,900,298

Total Profit: $1,364,102

Gordon-Levitt next returned to work with his Missoula writer Chad Taylor as Lily James' love interest in the drama Orchid. The film barely broke even financially despite its strong reviews, but it did serve as a strong calling card for its leading lady.



SEASON 13

Accordion De Chanson

Director: Tim Burton

Writer: Jacob Jones

Budget: $56,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $20,490,184

Foreign Box Office: $38,503,363

Total Profit: -$52,119,472

The star next took a break from being in front of the camera to turn in a voice-acting performance in Accordion De Chanson. Despite being one the studio's better-reviewed animated endeavors, the film turned out to be a costly flop for the studio.



SEASON 20

Stepford

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

Writers: Lon Charles & Carl Flimmer

Budget: $40,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $66,109,596

Foreign Box Office: $46,307,309

Total Profit: $20,000,905

After several seasons away from LRF screens, Joseph Gordon-Levitt turned up as the male lead in LRF's updated take on the Stepford Wives story. Starring opposite Emma Stone, the film was a financially and critical hit - it even scored a whopping nine GRA nominations (winning one for James Spader as Best Villain).



SEASON 22

Broadway

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Writer: Chad Taylor

​Budget: $140,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $179,697,034

Foreign Box Office: $154,175,005

Total Profit: $18,945,606

Just a couple seasons later, JGL was cast in a supporting role as the baby-faced mayor in Quentin Tarantino's gangster epic, Broadway. The film took home two GRA trophies (along with six nominations) - including another Best Ensemble Cast trophy to JGL's resume.

Up Next:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt has yet to line up any projects after Amnesiac, although if the film is a success there are hopes for a sequel.

Review:

• Highest Grossing Film: Broadway ($333,872,039)
• Most Profitable Film: Stepford ($20,000,905)
• Most Awarded Film: Broadway (2 wins + 6 nominations)
• Best Reviewed Film(s): Missoula / To the Moon (Metascore: 83)