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Joaquin Phoenix (1974-) is an Oscar®-winning American film actor. Phoenix has received a Grammy Award® (for his work in Walk The Line), a Golden Globe Award® and four Academy Award® nominations for his acting roles. From his days as a child actor to his leading man days, he has made one quality movie after another for the last 4 decades. His IMDb page shows over 55 acting credits since 1982. This page ranks Joaquin Phoenix movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, bit parts and his movies not released in North America theaters are not included in the rankings. This page was a request by bob cox.
Joaquin Phoenix Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Joaquin Phoenix Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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I think The Master is one of the worst films ever mad. On Burgess Meredith’s page I forgot to mention the 1987 King Lear he was in was also one of the worst films ever made. Joaquin is not on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the actors on the list who have appeared in a film with him;
1 ERIC ROBERTS INHERENT VICE (2014)
10 MICHAEL CAINE Quills (2000)
14 JOSEPH OLIVEIRA IRRATIONAL MAN (2015)
18 BRUCE WILLIS I’m Still Here (2010/I)
24 RANCE HOWARD Parenthood (1989)
33 FRANK WELKER SpaceCamp (1986)
38 NICK NOLTE Hotel Rwanda (2004)
38 NICK NOLTE U Turn (1997)
39 DANNY GLOVER I’m Still Here (2010/I)
43 JAMES CAAN The Yards (2000)
48 NICOLAS CAGE 8MM (1999)
49 CLINT HOWARD Parenthood (1989)
52 PETER STORMARE 8MM (1999)
63 ED HARRIS Buffalo Soldiers (2001)
71 ROBERT DUVALL We Own the Night (2007)
74 WILLIAM HURT The Village (2004)
88 JON VOIGHT U Turn (1997)
134 FAYE DUNAWAY The Yards (2000)
162 DANNY DEVITO I’m Still Here (2010/I)
170 SCOTT GLENN Buffalo Soldiers (2001)
173 JOSH BROLIN INHERENT VICE (2014)
176 TOMAS ARANA Gladiator (2000)
179 ROBERT PATRICK Ladder 49 (2004)
179 ROBERT PATRICK Walk the Line (2005)
180 OWEN WILSON INHERENT VICE (2014)
193 BILLY BOB THORNTON U Turn (1997)
197 ELIAS KOTEAS Two Lovers (2008)
198 DEAN STOCKWELL Buffalo Soldiers (2001)
203 SIGOURNEY WEAVER The Village (2004)
207 BEN STILLER I’m Still Here (2010/I)
214 NICOLE KIDMAN To Die For (1995)
218 JOHN C. REILLY THE SISTERS BROTHERS (2018)
228 SEAN PENN I’m Still Here (2010/I)
228 SEAN PENN It’s All About Love (2003)
228 SEAN PENN U Turn (1997)
235 BENICIO DEL TORO INHERENT VICE (2014)
240 SCOTT WILSON Clay Pigeons (1998)
241 ADRIEN BRODY The Village (2004)
259 GEORGE CHEUNG The Master (1992)
266 DON CHEADLE Hotel Rwanda (2004)
268 CABRAN E. CHAMBERLAIN THE MASTER (2012)
280 NATALIE PORTMAN I’m Still Here (2010/i)
285 GWYNETH PALTROW Two Lovers (2008)
287 SVEN-OLE THORSEN Gladiator (2000)
291 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Master (2012)
293 SCARLETT JOHANSSON Her (2013)
295 MARK WAHLBERG The Yards (2000)
295 MARK WAHLBERG We Own the Night (2007)
298 JEAN RENO Hotel Rwanda (2004)
302 DAVID BOSTON RESERVATION ROAD (2007)
311 MARK RUFFALO Reservation Road (2007)
314 KEANU REEVES Parenthood (1989)
318 DAN HEDAYA To Die For (1995)
333 JOHN ROTHMAN Reservation Road (2007)
334 PAUL HERMAN We Own the Night (2007)
344 RUSSELL CROWE Gladiator (2000)
349 ISABELLA ROSSELLINI Two Lovers (2008)
354 JACK BLACK DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT (2018)
379 MICHAEL PENA BUFFALO SOLDIERS (2001)
384 NAEEM UZIMANN TWO LOVERS (2008)
408 TCHEKY KARYO MARY MAGDALENE (2018)
409 JOHN TRAVOLTA Ladder 49 (2004)
415 RAYMOND J. BARRY RETURN TO PARADISE (1998)
419 ELLEN BURSTYN The Yards (2000)
421 MARY STEENBURGEN Parenthood (1989)
427 GEORGE SEGAL To Die For (1995)
433 MARGO MARTINDALE It’s All About Love (2003)
441 MIRA SORVINO Reservation Road (2007)
451 CHARLIZE THERON The Yards (2000)
454 ARNE STARR The Master (2012)
457 PARKER POSEY IRRATIONAL MAN (2015)
458 PETER MCROBBIE THE IMMIGRANT (2014)
459 BRENT BRISCOE U TURN (1997)
461 MARION COTILLARD THE IMMIGRANT (2014)
468 JASON ROBARDS Parenthood (1989)
479 WILL PATTON Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
480 JUDY GREER THE VILLAGE (2004)
491 JACK NICHOLSON I’m Still Here (2010/I)
497 JEREMY RENNER THE IMMIGRANT (2014)
512 BRENDAN GLEESON THE VILLAGE (2004)
519 VINCE VAUGHN Clay Pigeons (1998)
519 VINCE VAUGHN Return to Paradise (1998)
545 ROBIN WRIGHT I’m Still Here (2010/I)
547 AMY ADAMS Her (2013)
547 AMY ADAMS The Master (2012)
554 ILLEANA DOUGLAS TO DIE FOR (1995)
555 TOMAS MILIAN The Yards (2000)
565 JOHN H. TOBIN THE MASTER (2012)
569 JAMES GANDOLFINI 8MM (1999)
569 JAMES GANDOLFINI HER (2013)
573 KATE WINSLET Quills (2000)
574 MEL GIBSON Signs (2002)
582 ANTONI CORONE RESERVATION ROAD (2007)
582 ANTONI CORONE THE IMMIGRANT (2014)
582 ANTONI CORONE WE OWN THE NIGHT (2007)
590 VICTOR ARGO The Yards (2000)
594 STEVE MARTIN Parenthood (1989)
607 CATHERINE KEENER 8MM (1999)
622 RALPH MORATZ INVENTING THE ABBOTTS (1997)
628 JANEANE GAROFALO CLAY PIGEONS (1998)
629 DAVID WARSHOFSKY THE MASTER (2012)
631 JAMIE FOXX I’m Still Here (2010/I)
637 DJIMON HOUNSOU GLADIATOR (2000)
641 NORMAN REEDUS 8MM (1999)
653 GEOFFREY RUSH Quills (2000)
654 JOHN FARRER THE IMMIGRANT (2014)
655 TOM SKERRITT SpaceCamp (1986)
657 BARRY PRIMUS SPACECAMP (1986)
662 DEREK JACOBI Gladiator (2000)
666 MICHAEL KEATON Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
678 JONAH HILL DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT (2018)
683 MARTIN DONOVAN INHERENT VICE (2014)
701 MATT DILLON To Die For (1995)
703 JOHN FRANCHI IRRATIONAL MAN (2015)
713 ROBERT BIZIK WE OWN THE NIGHT (2007)
740 TIM GUINEE LADDER 49 (2004)
741 MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN BROTHER BEAR (2003)
747 MARK STRONG IT’S ALL ABOUT LOVE (2003)
755 ILIA VOLOK THE IMMIGRANT (2014)
760 JENNIFER CONNELLY Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
760 JENNIFER CONNELLY Reservation Road (2007)
783 NORA DUNN WALKING THE DOG (1991)
785 W. EARL BROWN THE MASTER (2012)
791 KELLY PRESTON SpaceCamp (1986)
817 TONY CURRAN GLADIATOR (2000)
854 IDRIS ELBA BUFFALO SOLDIERS (2001)
856 DOMENICK LOMBARDOZZI The Yards (2000)
860 RICK KAIN LADDER 49 (2004)
862 JOHN SLATTERY RESERVATION ROAD (2007)
877 CHIWETEL EJIFOR MARY MAGDALENE (2018)
879 BILLY CRUDUP INVENTING THE ABBOTTS (1997)
913 FRANK COLLISON THE VILLAGE (2004)
915 J.D. EVERMORE WALK THE LINE (2005)
921 D.B. SWEENEY BROTHER BEAR (2003)
934 VICTOR GARBER WALKING THE DOG (1991)
939 JEFF CHASE SIGNS (2002)
941 MICHAEL RISPOLI TO DIE FOR (1995)
984 MICHAEL KENNETH WILLIAMS INHERENT VICE (2014)
987 IAN ABERCROMBIE GLADIATOR (2000)
988 JOHN MITCHELL (XXXI) THE IMMIGRANT (2014)
999 REESE WITHERSPOON INHERENT VICE (2014)
999 REESE WITHERSPOON Walk the Line (2005)
The following actors on the 2000 list have since fallen off but appeared with Joaquin in a film.
101 RICHARD HARRIS Gladiator (2000)
109 OLIVER REED Gladiator (2000)
304 BO HOPKINS U Turn (1997)
390 BUCK HENRY To Die For (1995)
528 HAROLD GOULD Brother Bear (2003)
829 KURTWOOD SMITH To Die For (1995)
887 DAVID HEMMINGS Gladiator (2000)
957 BILLY CRYSTAL I’m Still Here (2010/I)
Joaquin has appeared with 29 Oscar winners.
ADRIEN BRODY The Village (2004)
BENICIO DEL TORO INHERENT VICE (2014)
CASEY AFFLECK I’M STILL HERE (2010/I)
CASEY AFFLECK TO DIE FOR (1995)
CHARLIZE THERON The Yards (2000)
DIANNE WIEST PARENTHOOD (1989)
ELLEN BURSTYN The Yards (2000)
EMMA STONE IRRATIONAL MAN (2015)
FAYE DUNAWAY The Yards (2000)
GEOFFREY RUSH Quills (2000)
GWYNETH PALTROW Two Lovers (2008)
JACK NICHOLSON I’m Still Here (2010/I)
JAMIE FOXX I’m Still Here (2010/I)
JASON ROBARDS Parenthood (1989)
JENNIFER CONNELLY Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
JENNIFER CONNELLY Reservation Road (2007)
JON VOIGHT U Turn (1997)
KATE WINSLET Quills (2000)
MARION COTILLARD THE IMMIGRANT (2014)
MARY STEENBURGEN Parenthood (1989)
MICHAEL CAINE Quills (2000)
MIRA SORVINO Reservation Road (2007)
NATALIE PORTMAN I’m Still Here (2010/i)
NICOLAS CAGE 8MM (1999)
NICOLE KIDMAN To Die For (1995)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Master (2012)
REESE WITHERSPOON Walk the Line (2005)
REESE WITHERSPOON INHERENT VICE (2014)
ROBERT DUVALL We Own the Night (2007)
RUSSELL CROWE Gladiator (2000)
SEAN PENN I’m Still Here (2010/I)
SEAN PENN It’s All About Love (2003)
SEAN PENN U Turn (1997)
WILLIAM HURT The Village (2004)
I’ve seen Mary Magdalene with him which I believe has not been aired anywhere in America, probably because it was going out through Harvey Weinstein’s company. You’re not missing anything.
Hey Dan
1. Thanks for sharing this information.
2. Glad to see that I am not alone in The Master dislike…I heard such great things about it….and then I saw it and it was so bad….I thought I must have missed something.
3. Even though he is not on the current 1000…if he keeps making 4 movies a year like he did in 2018…he will find himself on the list soon.
4. I looked for box office on Mary Magdalene….but found nothing…your comment makes me realize why it had no box office….I will indeed skip that one.
5. His most famous frequent co-star is Sean Penn….I found that surprising.
6. His 2000 list is pretty short.
7. 29 Oscar winners is pretty good….not near Caine or Meredith…but almost 30 with so few movies…and he worked with people that could be joining that list in the near future.
Good stuff as always.
I saw 9 including 6 of top 7. 10s and favorites: parenthood, gladiator, her. 9s: signs and walk the line(great performances). I agree completely master is beautifully acted and pointless, a bad movie. 8mm is a strong horror flick and really bad movie. hotel Rwanda an important historical 7. her is the hidden gem with 5 Oscar nominations but is it about relationships or masturbation? a great performance with rich meaning for me, I can understand it not doing well at box office. he kind of reminds me of Nicholson he choses roles that are incredible while one and done.
Hey bob cox….thanks for the tally count, visit, comment and mini-reviews. Looks like we have the same favorites….and even though Walk The Line did not make my personal favorites…I think it is a good movie. Glad we agree on The Master….I thought that movie was such a waste of time. Not sure Her is a hidden gem….it was pretty popular when it came out…..and many people love that movie. Interesting comparison to Jack Nicholson. That comparison will be made a lot when his Joker movie comes out. I was thinking he reminded me of Marlon Brando….at least with the performances…he has not nearly had the success of Brando….glad you like your requested page. Good stuff.
HI BRUCE Your chart and stats above credit Joaquin with just 7 $100 million crashers [of which he could be said to be the out and out star of just 3] and an adjusted domestic gross of $1.8 billion. Given that he has been in movies for 33 years it seems unlikely that he will ever become a major box office star and indeed his choice of subjects like The Master would appear to mitigate against that.
However having started young he is just 44 years old*** so has a bit of time to possibly do something else special. I never saw Walk the Line but for me his Gladiator outing was a tour de force
***When I saw you had given 1974 as his date of birth I thought you were mistaken and was looking forward to teasing you about it but instead when I checked it out I found myself thinking “Dammit he’s foiled me again!”
You will know more about American politics than I do but I would suspect that as Joaquin supports Bernie Sanders he’s as “left” as you can get in US mainstream politics.
What I DO definitely know though is that Joaquin is a keen animal rights activist and his partner Rooney Mara [whom I loved in 2015’s Carol and who reminds me a bit of Audrey Hepburn] is heavy into charity work for orphaned children.
To me those are more important considerations in the overall scheme of things than Brando’s Oscars, Myrna’s box office figures or Tracy’ billing and I regard Joaquin and Rooney as a couple to be admired as much as any celebrities. Kindly natures, bags of talent and a combined net worth of $42 million, who could ask for anything more?
I therefore warmly welcome this new page – “Vote Up+”
NB Talk about wanting more, I see that my Roger won another important ATP ranking title at the weekend bringing his total number to 99 , second in the Open Era to just Jimmy Connors with 109. One more obviously gives Roger 100 and puts him in the psychological “100 Club” alongside Cogerson “magical $100 million” barrier crashers!
He has now, aged 37, won 32 titles including 4 grand slams since the age of 30 when professional tennis players have traditionally been largely “past it” and that is equivalent within movies to, say Willis, winning Oscars and a slew of other acting awards in his late 60s.
Hey Bob….thanks for checking out our latest page. I agree he has not been a stellar box office star. He seems to be more active these days. He has 4 four movies this year alone….and his Joker is getting lots of buzz. I just saw him in Don’t Worry He Won’t Get Far On Foot….and his performance is very impressive. I actually did not realize he and Rooney Mara were a couple….she is also in Don’t Worry He Won’t Get Far On Foot. Glad they are doing so much charity work. Sanders is indeed on the left. Good stats on your “Roger”…he is like the Engerizer bunny…he just keeps going and going and…. As always….good feedback.
HI BRUCE
Thanks for the feedback on my Joaquin post. I also like the exchanges between you and Bob [Junior!!]. Interesting Brando comparison. I never thought of that so it’s got me reviewing matters, comments on this site often giving one pause for thought and indeed at times 2nd thoughts such as “I was completely wrong to like that one that Joel praises!”
By the way with Halloween just passing today my family and I are into the Christmas movies on TV and last night we watched a “Joyous Christmas” presumably a made-for-TV movie released just last year. Bonnie Bedelia [aged 68 then] played an endearing elderly lady in it, in fact the “Joy” of the title. My gang all liked her and I said “You know she’s been in a Christmas movie before, in fact a great classic.” Everyone looked at me blankly!
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock.
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring.
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun.
Now the jingle hop has begun.
One of the most stunning openings to a movie that I can ever remember. One historian calls the film “One of the greatest NON-TRADITIONAL Christmas movies ever.” Within that context what about Flora’s reference to a Lady in the Lake as a movie set around Xmas time?
I think the first time I saw Joaquin was in the sci-fi drama SpaceCamp, back when he was known as Leaf Phoenix. I never would have suspected back then that little Leaf would be a highly respected actor in decades to come.
You’ve easily beaten my tally Bruce, i’ve seen 14 of the 32 films on the chart. Favorites include – Gladiator, Signs, Parenthood, Her and SpaceCamp.
I liked his mad emperor Commodus in Gladiator, the same role played by Christopher Plummer in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964).
Inherent Vice bored me and I haven’t seen The Master or Hotel Rwanda.
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up.
Hey Steve….from Leaf to Joaquin it has been a nice transformation between child star and adult star. Generally…it has been a smooth ride for him….minus his I’m Still Here phase…which I still do not understand….but his appearance on David Letterman in 2009 is part of television history. 14 Joaquin movies seen….just a little behind my total. Wow…..all favorites almost match 100%….Space Camp the one I did not mention….still has a place in my heart. The real Space Camp is in WoC’s home town….so everytime we go back to Alabama…that movie gets in my head….there is a huge rocket by the camp….and can be seen for miles…everytime we drive by it…I think about Space Camp.
As for The Master….in my opinion…you are not missing anything….glad we agree on Inherent Vice…movie should have been good….instead it is a mess….and Joaquin’s leading character is not fun to watch at all…as always thanks for the feedback.
I have seen 24 of these 32 movies…for a nice 75%. Favorite Joaquin Phoenix movies? Hmmmm in no particular order….Signs, Parenthood, Gladiator and Her. The Master was terrible in my mind….I know it got great reviews….and some serious Oscar love…but that might be my least favorite Joaquin role…with Inherent Vice being a close second. He has had 3 movies in theaters in 2018…seen two of them…and want to see The Sister Brothers.