Top 12 Best Hugh Jackman Movies

Jackman plays a father who goes to extremes to find his kidnapped daughter, playing rage, panic and moral doubt as if it were second nature. Together with Jake Gyllenhaal, he turns this thriller into a chillingly strong drama. No superpowers, no singing, just raw humanity, and that makes it all the more powerful.

As Jean Valjean, Jackman sings live, suffers visibly and fights his inner demons. His performance is grand and vulnerable at once and deserved all the praise it got. Music, drama and morality come together in one of his most complete roles.

Wolverine's farewell is a brutal western disguised as a superhero film. Jackman lets his character deteriorate physically and emotionally, turning this finale into an ode to loss, loyalty and aging. This is how you close out a legend.

A father tries to help his depressed son but drifts further and further away. Jackman plays it vulnerable, tense and painfully human. The film is hard, raw and confronting, with a lead performance that gets under your skin.

His role as Wolverine made him world-famous. Across many films he played the grumpy mutant with sharp claws and an even sharper past, giving the character layers of anger, grief and even tenderness. An icon of the superhero era.

A dark game of jealousy and illusion between two rival magicians. Jackman plays the showman and the seducer, but also the man who loses everything. His collaboration with Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale produces magic in every sense of the word.

Jackman plays three versions of the same soul in a visual and philosophical triptych about love, death and time. His acting is vulnerable and intense, and he carries the film with complete dedication. Not easy, but unforgettable.

A former boxer trains fighting robots and gets to know his son. It sounds like a kid's dream, but Jackman delivers it with sincere emotion. A surprisingly endearing film with a lead bursting with humanity amid all the steel.

In Baz Luhrmann's bombastic love epic, Jackman plays a rugged cattle drover opposite Nicole Kidman. The film is grand, sentimental and sometimes overstuffed, but Jackman gives it a warm core against a breathtaking Australian backdrop.

A time-traveling duke ends up in New York and falls for Meg Ryan. Sounds ridiculous, works surprisingly well thanks to Jackman's charm. He plays it courtly and sincere, lifting this rom-com to a higher level.

As a monster hunter taking on Dracula, werewolves and Frankenstein, Jackman plays with physical flair and a touch of self-mockery. The film is a visual spectacle, sometimes messy, but memorable for his long-coated, crossbow-wielding hero.

Jackman as an ethically conflicted hacker opposite a slick John Travolta. The film is over the top, full of explosions and absurd twists, but Jackman keeps it just believable enough. An entertaining look at his early Hollywood years.

Jackman finally puts Wolverine's claws back on, this time alongside Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool, in the biggest MCU hit of the year.

Jackman shines as circus impresario P.T. Barnum in this sweeping musical full of spectacle and bold songs.

Jackman plays a respected school superintendent embroiled in a massive fraud case in this HBO film based on true events.

Jackman plays the antagonist in Neill Blomkamp's science fiction film about a self-aware robot.

Jackman travels to Japan as Wolverine for a more personal and deadly adventure, separate from the larger X-Men storyline.