A Life in Film

Joaquin Phoenix

 · Born October 28, 1974
51Today
40Films
39Years on Screen
SpaceCamp
1986
Joaquin was
12
years old

SpaceCamp

as Max

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

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Parenthood
1989
Joaquin was
15
years old

Parenthood

as Garry Buckman-Lampkin

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

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To Die For
1995
Joaquin was
21
years old

To Die For

as Jimmy Emmett

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 makes up for…

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U Turn
1997
Joaquin was
23
years old

U Turn

as Toby N. Tucker

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. Caught…

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Inventing the Abbotts
1997
Joaquin was
23
years old

Inventing the Abbotts

as Doug Holt

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, lovely Abbott…

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Return to Paradise
1998
Joaquin was
24
years old

Return to Paradise

as Lewis McBride

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

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Clay Pigeons
1998
Joaquin was
24
years old

Clay Pigeons

as Clay Bidwell

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 wife,…

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8MM
1999
Joaquin was
25
years old

8MM

as Max California

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

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Gladiator
2000
Joaquin was
26
years old

Gladiator

as Commodus

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.…

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Quills
2000
Joaquin was
26
years old

Quills

as Abbe du Coulmier

In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writings continue to circulate beyond its walls. As the…

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The Yards
2000
Joaquin was
26
years old

The Yards

as Willie Gutierrez

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. When Leo…

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Signs
2002
Joaquin was
28
years old

Signs

as Merrill Hess

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

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Buffalo Soldiers
2002
Joaquin was
28
years old

Buffalo Soldiers

as Ray Elwood

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

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It's All About Love
2003
Joaquin was
29
years old

It's All About Love

as John

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 ice…

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Brother Bear
2003
Joaquin was
29
years old

Brother Bear

as Kenai (voice)

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 life…

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Hotel Rwanda
2004
Joaquin was
30
years old

Hotel Rwanda

as Jack Daglish

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 unnoticed by…

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Ladder 49
2004
Joaquin was
30
years old

Ladder 49

as Jack Morrison

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

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The Village
2004
Joaquin was
30
years old

The Village

as Lucius Hunt

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

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Walk the Line
2005
Joaquin was
31
years old

Walk the Line

as John R. Cash

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, where…

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Earthlings
2005
Joaquin was
31
years old

Earthlings

as Narrator (voice)

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

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We Own the Night
2007
Joaquin was
33
years old

We Own the Night

as Bobby Green

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

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Reservation Road
2007
Joaquin was
33
years old

Reservation Road

as Ethan Learner

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 response, the…

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Two Lovers
2008
Joaquin was
34
years old

Two Lovers

as Leonard Kraditor

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

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I'm Still Here
2010
Joaquin was
36
years old

I'm Still Here

as Joaquin Phoenix

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 he…

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The Master
2012
Joaquin was
38
years old

The Master

as Freddie Quell

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

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Her
2013
Joaquin was
39
years old

Her

as Theodore

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 Theodore's…

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The Immigrant
2013
Joaquin was
39
years old

The Immigrant

as Bruno Weiss

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 her…

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Inherent Vice
2014
Joaquin was
40
years old

Inherent Vice

as Larry "Doc" Sportello

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

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Irrational Man
2015
Joaquin was
41
years old

Irrational Man

as Abe

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 student.

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You Were Never Really Here
2017
Joaquin was
43
years old

You Were Never Really Here

as Joe

A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a…

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Mary Magdalene
2018
Joaquin was
44
years old

Mary Magdalene

as Jesus

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 radical new…

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The Sisters Brothers
2018
Joaquin was
44
years old

The Sisters Brothers

as Charlie Sisters

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 Sisters…

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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018
Joaquin was
44
years old

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

as John Callahan

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…

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Dominion
2018
Joaquin was
44
years old

Dominion

as Narrator (voice)

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

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Joker
2019
Joaquin was
45
years old

Joker

as Arthur Fleck

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 psychopathic…

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C'mon C'mon
2021
Joaquin was
47
years old

C'mon C'mon

as Johnny

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 Angeles.

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Napoleon
2023
Joaquin was
49
years old

Napoleon

as Napoleon Bonaparte

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 addictive,…

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Beau Is Afraid
2023
Joaquin was
49
years old

Beau Is Afraid

as Beau Wassermann

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

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Joker: Folie à Deux
2024
Joaquin was
50
years old

Joker: Folie à Deux

as Arthur Fleck

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.

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Eddington
2025
Joaquin was
51
years old

Eddington

as Joe Cross

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.

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