The Best Movies of Mel Gibson
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The Best Movies of Mel Gibson

He raged in Braveheart, strutted in Mad Max, and thrilled in the Lethal Weapon franchise. Which Mel Gibson pic is your favorite?

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1 Braveheart
This epic tale of a medieval Scottish freedom fighter won Gibson an Oscar for directing and Best Picture. 286 462
2 The Patriot
A farmer who initially chooses family over country, Gibson is a force to be reckoned with once he joins up. 185 425
3 Lethal Weapon
Paired with Danny Glover, Gibson was everyone's favorite and the most imitated wisecracking eighties cop. 184 400
4 Mad Max
A leather-clad Gibson cruises through a postapocalyptic wasteland. He not only survives; he emerges as a star. 135 381
5 We Were Soldiers
Gibson stars as the leader of a heroic army regiment pinned down in Vietnam's valley of death. 132 366
6 Signs
M. Night Shyamalan's thriller stars Gibson as a widowed farmer who spots signs of an alien invasion. 89 369
7 Maverick
Gibson goes back to the Old West to play a con man, one who leaves with the girl (Jodie Foster) and the gold. 68 326
8 Ransom
When his son is kidnapped, Gibson turns the tables on the perpetrators and offers a bounty for their heads. 65 315
9 Payback
When double-crossed by his wife and an old friend, Gibson's the man wreaking serious vengeance. 57 313
10 Conspiracy Theory
Gibson plays a paranoid conspiracy theorist who finds out (surprise) people really are after him. 51 319
11 The Bounty
Gibson is a lover (of native women) and a mutineer in this true story of maritime rebellion. Go, Mel! 0 264
12 Gallipoli
Gibson plays a man fighting for Australia in this tale of a doomed regiment in Turkey during World War I. -14 254
13 The Year of Living Dangerously
Filmed on location, the political flick stars Gibson as an apathetic reporter covering the 1965 coup in Indonesia. -43 263
14 Tequila Sunrise
Stars Gibson and Kurt Russell are unlikely friends -- cop and criminal -- in love with the same woman. -43 261
15 Hamlet
Many an actor has played the titular Prince of Denmark. Few have done so with Gibson's gravitas. -45 253