Top 10 Best Richard Gere Movies

As naval officer candidate Zack Mayo, struggling with his difficult youth, Gere delivered one of his best-known early roles. The ending, in which he sweeps Debra Winger off her feet on the factory floor, became one of the most iconic images of 80s romantic cinema.

As a male escort in Los Angeles falsely accused of murder, Gere created the blueprint for the charming but vulnerable gigolo. The film instantly made him one of Hollywood's biggest sex symbols.

Opposite Julia Roberts, Gere plays businessman Edward Lewis, who hires an escort for a weekend and then can't let her go. It became the best-known romantic comedy of the 1990s and defined his image for decades.

As the slick lawyer Billy Flynn in this adaptation of the Broadway musical, Gere proves he can sing and dance too. The film won the Oscar for Best Picture and gave his career an unexpected new direction.

In Terrence Malick's visually serene drama about three migrant workers in rural Texas, Gere plays one of his first major film roles. It's now regarded as one of the most beautifully photographed American films of the 1970s.

As an ambitious lawyer defending a young murder suspect, Gere is overshadowed in this thriller by Edward Norton's breakthrough role as his client. It's nevertheless one of his sharpest written characters.

As a hedge fund manager trying to hide his financial fraud after a fatal accident, Gere delivers one of his best later roles. He was praised for playing the character's moral emptiness without asking for sympathy.

In Francis Ford Coppola's gangster drama about the famous Harlem jazz club, Gere plays a cornet player caught up in organized crime. The production was notoriously troubled, but the atmosphere and music hold up.

As one of six actors portraying different aspects of Bob Dylan in Todd Haynes' experimental biopic, Gere plays the most mythical, reclusive version of the singer. One of the most unusual roles of his career.

As a homeless man wandering New York, Gere delivers a restrained, unglamorous role far removed from his sex symbol image. The film was praised for its documentary-like, observational style.