Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix

1974-10-28 San Juan, Puerto Rico 77 Credits

Biography

Joaquin Rafael Phoenix is an American actor. Known for his roles as dark, unconventional and eccentric characters, particularly in period dramas, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named him one of the greatest actors of the 21st century. Phoenix began his career by appearing in a television series in the early 1980s with his brother River. His first major film role...

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Eddington

Eddington

2025

as Joe Cross

Acting

In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.

Joker: Folie à Deux

Joker: Folie à Deux

2024

as Arthur Fleck

5.4
Acting

While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur Fleck not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes

Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes

2024

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

6.6
Acting

The story of the rise to stardom of Joaquin Phoenix, an actor of magnetic physique, tumultuous past, socially committed, who for years has offered out...

Napoleon

Napoleon

2023

as Napoleon Bonaparte

6.3
Acting

An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his add...

Napoleon

Napoleon

2023

Producer

6.3
Producing

An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his add...

The End of Medicine

The End of Medicine

2023

Executive Producer

Producing

The film explores the link between our treatment of animals and emerging health threats such as pandemics and antibiotic resistance. It specifically l...

Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

2023

as Self

10.0
Acting

A documentary about the making of Ari Aster's Kafkaesque epic Beau is Afraid.

Beau Is Afraid

Beau Is Afraid

2023

as Beau Wassermann

6.7
Acting

Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odys...

Stutz

Stutz

2022

Producer

7.5
Producing

In candid conversations with actor Jonah Hill, leading psychiatrist Phil Stutz explores his early life experiences and unique, visual model of therapy...

C'mon C'mon

C'mon C'mon

2021

as Johnny

7.2
Acting

Johnny and his young nephew forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they embark on a cross-country trip to see life away from Los Angel...

Gunda

Gunda

2021

Executive Producer

7.1
Producing

A glimpse into the raw and simple power of nature through encounters with farm animals: the eponymous Gunda, a mother pig; two cows, and a one-legged ...

Joker: Put on a Happy Face

Joker: Put on a Happy Face

2020

as Self

8.1
Acting

Featuring interviews with filmmakers and industry legends, discover the origins and evolution of The Joker, and learn why The Clown Prince of Crime is...

My Darling Vivian

My Darling Vivian

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes never-before-seen footage and photographs of John...

Guardians of Life

Guardians of Life

2020

5.3
Acting

This environmental short subject was made in collaboration of the protest group, Extinction Rebellion.

The Animal People

The Animal People

2019

Executive Producer

6.9
Producing

An unprecedented journey inside a radical animal rights campaign that shook multinational corporations to their core and led to the first-ever indictm...

Joker

Joker

2019

as Arthur Fleck

8.1
Acting

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychop...

The Sisters Brothers

The Sisters Brothers

2018

as Charlie Sisters

6.8
Acting

Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the...

Lou

Lou

2018

as Karl

5.5
Acting

Lou, a teenage tomboy in a small Californian town, idolizes her single father. When he has a date over one night and she is cast out of the house, Lou...

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

2018

as John Callahan

6.7
Acting

On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing...

Dominion

Dominion

2018

as Narrator (voice)

8.4
Acting

Exposing the dark underbelly of modern animal agriculture through drones, hidden & handheld cameras, the feature-length film explores the morality and...

Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene

2018

as Jesus

6.3
Acting

In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radi...

You Were Never Really Here

You Were Never Really Here

2017

as Joe

6.5
Acting

A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, his nightmares begin to overtake...

Across My Land

Across My Land

2017

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

Father and son 'minutemen' patrol the American/Mexican border near their home in Nogales, Arizona.

What the Health

What the Health

2017

Executive Producer

6.8
Producing

Filmmaker Kip Andersen uncovers the secret to preventing and even reversing chronic diseases, and he investigates why the nation's leading health orga...

Unity

Unity

2015

as Narrator (voice)

7.5
Acting

Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one anothe...

Irrational Man

Irrational Man

2015

as Abe

6.5
Acting

On a small town college campus, a philosophy professor in existential crisis gives his life new purpose when he enters into a relationship with his st...

Chryskylodon Blues

Chryskylodon Blues

2015

as Self

6.0
Acting

On the set of Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice.

I Am Dying

2015

Executive Producer

Producing

This documentary follows 32-year-old Renee Heidtman during the last months of her life capturing intimate moments through photos, camera work and Heid...

Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

2014

as Larry "Doc" Sportello

6.5
Acting

In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project

2014

as Self

7.0
Acting

The making of Spike Jonze's "Her."

Her: Love in the Modern Age

Her: Love in the Modern Age

2014

as Self (archive footage)

6.1
Acting

Her: Love In The Modern Age chronicles reactions to Spike Jonze's Oscar-nominated film, "Her." The documentary, directed by Lance Bangs, features stor...

Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart

Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart

2014

as Jimmy Emmett (archive footage)

6.1
Acting

In an extraordinary and tragic American story, a small town murder becomes one of the highest profile cases of all time. From its historic role as the...

Her

Her

2013

as Theodore

7.8
Acting

In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theod...

The Immigrant

The Immigrant

2013

as Bruno Weiss

6.3
Acting

1921 New York. An immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with ...

The Master

The Master

2012

as Freddie Quell

7.1
Acting

Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto th...

I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

2010

as Joaquin Phoenix

6.0
Acting

I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as...

I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

2010

Producer, Writer

6.0
Producing Writing

I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as...

Two Lovers

Two Lovers

2008

as Leonard Kraditor

6.9
Acting

A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women.

We Own the Night

We Own the Night

2007

as Robert 'Bobby' Green

6.7
Acting

A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.

We Own the Night

We Own the Night

2007

Producer

6.7
Producing

A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.

Reservation Road

Reservation Road

2007

as Ethan Learner

6.5
Acting

Two fathers' lives intersect when one of them is involved in a terrible and sudden hit-and-run car accident that leaves the other's son dead. In respo...

Final 24: River Phoenix

Final 24: River Phoenix

2006

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

Acting

Final 24 recreates River Phoenix's last day to tell the tragic tale of a young man whose short life was dominated by the constant pressure to perform.

Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line

Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line

2006

as Self

Acting

A documentary about the life of Johnny Cash and the making of Walk the Line (2005).

Earthlings

Earthlings

2005

as Narrator (voice)

8.1
Acting

Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of whic...

Walk the Line

Walk the Line

2005

as John R. Cash

7.5
Acting

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis...

Strength and Honor: Production Pods

Strength and Honor: Production Pods

2005

as Self

Acting

Series of documentary pods chronicling every aspect of the production of Ridley Scott's Gladiator. Released as an extra on the 2005 extended version B...

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

2005

as Self

7.3
Acting

An in-depth look at the entire making of Ridley Scott's Gladiator. Consisting of: Tale Of The Scribes: Story Development, The Heat Of Battle: Product...

Deconstructing 'The Village'

Deconstructing 'The Village'

2005

as Self

4.7
Acting

In this making-of documentary, we see movie snippets, shots from the set, and interviews. We get notes from the crew and cast. We learn about the movi...

Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda

2004

as Jack Daglish

7.7
Acting

Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnot...

Ladder 49

Ladder 49

2004

as Jack Morrison

6.4
Acting

Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire...

The Village

The Village

2004

as Lucius Hunt

6.5
Acting

When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of chilling incidents that will alte...

Brother Bear

Brother Bear

2003

as Kenai (voice)

7.3
Acting

When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps until he learns some valuable li...

It's All About Love

It's All About Love

2003

as John

5.4
Acting

The story of two lovers and their attempts to save their relationship in a near-future world on the brink of cosmic collapse. John, and world-famous i...

Making 'Signs'

2003

as Self / Merrill Hess

5.8
Acting

Nearly every possible aspect of fimmaking used to produce the motion picture Signs (2002) is closely examined here. This serves as a good companion to...

Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

2002

as Ray Elwood

6.3
Acting

A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.

Signs

Signs

2002

as Merrill Hess

6.7
Acting

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.

L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")

L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")

2002

Acting
Quills

Quills

2000

as Abbe du Coulmier

7.1
Acting

A nobleman with a literary flair, the Marquis de Sade lives in a madhouse where a beautiful laundry maid smuggles his erotic stories to a printer, def...

Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport

Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport

2000

as Self

6.0
Acting

A look at the making of the Gladiator (2000) and the historical aspects presented within the film. Interviews with cast, crew and historical professor...

Gladiator

Gladiator

2000

as Commodus

8.2
Acting

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred....

The Yards

The Yards

2000

as Willie Gutierrez

6.2
Acting

In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. W...

8MM

8MM

1999

as Max California

6.5
Acting

A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the he...

Clay Pigeons

Clay Pigeons

1998

as Clay Bidwell

6.2
Acting

Clay is a young man in a small town who witnesses his friend, Earl, kill himself because of the ongoing affair that Clay was having with the man's wif...

Return to Paradise

Return to Paradise

1998

as Lewis McBride

6.5
Acting

Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays be...

U Turn

U Turn

1997

as Toby N. Tucker

6.6
Acting

When a desperate man’s car breaks down in a bizarre desert town while evading vengeful bookies, he becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle. Cau...

Inventing the Abbotts

Inventing the Abbotts

1997

as Doug Holt

6.3
Acting

In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, love...

To Die For

To Die For

1995

as Jimmy Emmett

6.6
Acting

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she make...

Parenthood

Parenthood

1989

as Garry Buckman-Lampkin

6.7
Acting

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, ...

Secret Witness

Secret Witness

1988

as Drew Blackburn

5.0
Acting

Fun turns serious for two kids when an innocent spying game forces them to do some real detective work.

Russkies

Russkies

1987

as Danny

5.1
Acting

A group of American boys discovers a Russian sailor washed up on the coast of Florida and decide to befriend him, assuming that he is friendly and wil...

SpaceCamp

SpaceCamp

1986

as Max

5.9
Acting

Andie Bergstrom, an astronaut eagerly awaiting her first trip to space, runs a summer camp for teenagers with her NASA-employed husband, Zach. One nig...

Kids Don't Tell

Kids Don't Tell

1985

as Frankie

10.0
Acting

When a documentary-maker begins to make a film about child sexual abuse, the subject begins to eat into him and affect his relationship with those aro...

Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

1984

as Robby Ellsworth

8.0
Acting

13-year-old Brian has problems reading, which his teachers attribute to laziness. It is later discovered that he has Dyslexia.

The Making of We Own the Night

N/A

as Self

Acting

The cast and crew talk about We Own the Night. Written and directed by James Gray.

The Island

The Island

N/A

Acting

A couple decides to turn their backs on civilization to build their private paradise on a desert island. However, a millionaire passing through the is...

Polaris

Polaris

N/A

as The Devil

Acting

In Alaska in the 1890s, an ice photographer meets the devil.

Acting Class

Acting Class

N/A

as John Smith

Acting

Acting Class creates a tapestry of disconnect, distrust, and manipulation. Ten strangers are brought together under the tutelage of John Smith, a myst...