Joaquin Phoenix

Born 1974 · American actor

Joaquin Rafael Phoenix is an American actor. Widely described as one of the preeminent actors of his generation and known for his roles as dark, unconventional and eccentric characters in independent film, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a BAFTA Award, a Grammy Award, a Volpi Cup, and two Golden Globes.

Joaquin Phoenix, in order

1984 Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia (TV movie): acted · directed by Alex Grasshoff
1985 Kids Don't Tell (TV movie): acted · directed by Sam O'Steen
1986 SpaceCamp: acted · directed by Harry Winer · critics 53%, audiences 50%
1987 Russkies: acted · directed by Rick Rosenthal
1989 Parenthood: acted · directed by Ron Howard · critics 91%, audiences 76%
1995 To Die For: acted · directed by Gus Van Sant · critics 88%, audiences 66%
1997 Inventing the Abbotts: acted · directed by Pat O'Connor · critics 44%, audiences 51% · streaming on Hoopla
1997 U Turn: acted · directed by Oliver Stone · critics 60%, audiences 63%
1998 Clay Pigeons: acted · directed by David Dobkin · critics 63%, audiences 68%
1998 Return to Paradise: acted · directed by Joseph Ruben
1999 8mm: acted · directed by Joel Schumacher · critics 23%, audiences 52% · streaming on Tubi
2000 Gladiator: acted · directed by Ridley Scott · critics 80%, audiences 87% · streaming on Netflix, Paramount+, Kanopy
2000 Quills: acted · directed by Philip Kaufman
2000 The Yards: acted · directed by James Gray · critics 65%, audiences 51% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Roku Channel
2001 Buffalo Soldiers: acted · directed by Gregor Jordan
2002 Signs: acted · directed by M. Night Shyamalan · critics 76%, audiences 67%
2003 It's All About Love: acted · directed by Thomas Vinterberg
2004 Hotel Rwanda: acted · directed by Terry George · critics 91%, audiences 94% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, YouTube (free)
2004 Ladder 49: acted · directed by Jay Russell · critics 41%, audiences 81% · streaming on Prime Video, YouTube (free)
2004 The Village: acted · directed by M. Night Shyamalan · critics 43%, audiences 57%
2005 Earthlings: acted · directed by Shaun Monson
2005 Walk the Line: acted · directed by James Mangold · critics 82%, audiences 90% · streaming on HBO Max
2007 Reservation Road: acted · directed by Terry George
2007 We Own the Night: acted · directed by James Gray · critics 57%, audiences 61% · streaming on Fandango at Home (free), Tubi
2008 Two Lovers: acted · directed by James Gray · critics 82%, audiences 59% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
2010 I'm Still Here: wrote, produced, acted · directed by Casey Affleck
2012 The Master: acted · directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · critics 85%, audiences 62% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
2013 Back Beyond (short film): acted · directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
2013 Her: acted · directed by Spike Jonze · critics 95%, audiences 82%
2013 The Immigrant: acted · directed by James Gray · critics 84%, audiences 60% · streaming on Kanopy, Fandango at Home (free), Fawesome
2014 Inherent Vice: acted · directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
2015 Irrational Man: acted · directed by Woody Allen · critics 48%, audiences 46%
2015 Unity: acted · directed by Shaun Monson · streaming on Fandango at Home (free)
2018 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot: acted · directed by Gus Van Sant
2018 Mary Magdalene: acted · directed by Garth Davis · critics 44%, audiences 49% · streaming on Philo, AMC+, Kanopy
2018 The Sisters Brothers: acted · directed by Jacques Audiard
2018 You Were Never Really Here: acted · directed by Lynne Ramsay
2019 Joker: acted · directed by Todd Phillips · critics 68%, audiences 89% · streaming on HBO Max
2021 C'mon C'mon: acted · directed by Mike Mills
2023 Beau Is Afraid: acted · directed by Ari Aster · critics 67%, audiences 71%
2023 Napoleon: acted · directed by Ridley Scott · critics 58%, audiences 58% · streaming on Apple TV
2024 Joker: Folie à Deux: acted · directed by Todd Phillips
2025 Eddington: acted · directed by Ari Aster · critics 69%, audiences 66% · streaming on HBO Max