TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Joaquin Phoenix.

Joaquin Phoenix
Birthdate: October 28, 1974

Joaquin Phoenix

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1990s
2.9509
6
total ranking of 2.9509
2000s
3.1094
14
total ranking of 3.1094
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Joaquin Phoenix is ranked overall as 3.2954 of of 4 stars3.2954

Joaquin Phoenix Movie Rankings

1
Joaquin Phoenix starring in Gladiator
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 3.1484 out of 4 stars for Gladiator3.1484
Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. ...more about Gladiator
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  • Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • National Board of Review, USA - Best Supporting Actor
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
2
Joaquin Phoenix starring in Hotel Rwanda
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 3.1351 out of 4 stars for Hotel Rwanda3.1351
Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda--and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. ...more about Hotel Rwanda
3
Joaquin Phoenix starring in To Die For
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 3.0624 out of 4 stars for To Die For3.0624
Suzanne Stone (Maretto) knows exactly what she wants. She wants to be a television newscaster and she is willing to do ANYTHING to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. ...more about To Die For
Actor Awards
  • Chlotrudis Awards - Best Supporting Actor
4
Walk the Line (2005)
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 3.0002 out of 4 stars for Walk the Line3.0002
The roller coaster career of legendary country singer Johnny Cash was riddled with drugs and chaos. His rock and roll lifestyle eventually ruined his first marriage, but it was June Carter that helped him get clean and reestablish is career. ...more about Walk the Line
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actor
  • Satellite Awards - Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
  • Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
5
Return to Paradise (1998)
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 2.9676 out of 4 stars for Return to Paradise2.9676
Three friends share an exciting vacation in Malaysia, full of fun, drinks, women and hash. When the vacation is over, each have dreams of continuing their lives, and they all go their separate ways. ...more about Return to Paradise
6
Signs (2002)
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 2.9667 out of 4 stars for Signs2.9667
In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a five-hundred-foot crop circle is found on the farm of Graham Hess (Gibson), the town's reverend. The circles cause a media frenzy and test Hess's faith as he journeys to find out the truth behind the crop circles. ...more about Signs
7
Quills (2000)
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 2.8932 out of 4 stars for Quills2.8932
This film directed by Philip Kaufman, is about a French notorious writer who writes books about sexual situations. Geoffrey Rush plays the Marquis de Sade. Kate Winslet Madeline LeCrec, de Sade's laundress who smuggles his last writings out of the asylum. ...more about Quills
Actor Awards
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • National Board of Review, USA - Best Supporting Actor
8
Buffalo Soldiers (2003)
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 2.7583 out of 4 stars for Buffalo Soldiers2.7583
1989. The Berlin Wall is about to fall, and the world is about to be made safe for the new world order. ...more about Buffalo Soldiers
Actor Awards
  • British Independent Film Awards - Best Actor
9
U Turn (1997)
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 2.7522 out of 4 stars for U Turn2.7522
When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have already taken two of his fingers, he becomes trapped in the nearby small town where the people are stranger than anyone he's encountered. ...more about U Turn
10
Yards, The (2000)
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 2.7348 out of 4 stars for Yards2.7348
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. ...more about Yards
Actor Awards
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • National Board of Review, USA - Best Supporting Actor
11
Brother Bear (2003)
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 2.6819 out of 4 stars for Brother Bear2.6819
Long ago, as the Earth was emerging from the Ice Age, there were three brothers. After a bear takes the life of the oldest brother, impulsive youngest brother Kenai kills the bear in revenge, only to be transformed into a bear himself. ...more about Brother Bear
12
Village, The (2004)
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 2.6631 out of 4 stars for Village2.6631
The thrilling tale of an isolated village confronting the astonishing truth that lies just outside its borders. ...more about Village
13
Clay Pigeons (1998)
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 2.6618 out of 4 stars for Clay Pigeons2.6618
Clay (as in the title) is a young man in a small town who witnesses his friend kill himself because of the ongoing affair that Clay was having with the man's wife. ...more about Clay Pigeons
14
Ladder 49 (2004)
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 2.6570 out of 4 stars for Ladder 492.6570
Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy (Travolta), probationary firefighter Jack Morrison (Phoenix) matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. ...more about Ladder 49
Actor Awards
  • Teen Choice Awards - Choice Movie Actor: Drama
15
Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 2.5877 out of 4 stars for Inventing the Abbotts2.5877
Set in the 1950s, Inventing the Abbotts is a dramatic look at the life of two boys from the wrong side of the tracks and their interaction with the three daughters of local aristocrat Lloyd Abbott. ...more about Inventing the Abbotts
16
We Own the Night (2007)
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 2.5318 out of 4 stars for We Own the Night2.5318
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hit men. ...more about We Own the Night
17
8MM (1999)
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 2.4951 out of 4 stars for 8MM2.4951
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) down an increasingly dark and frightening path. ...more about 8MM
18
Reservation Road (2007)
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 2.3162 out of 4 stars for Reservation Road2.3162
On a warm September evening, college professor Ethan Learner, his wife Grace, and their daughter Emma are attending a recital. Their 10-year-old son Josh is playing cello -- beautifully, as usual. His younger sister looks up to him, and his parents are proud of their son. ...more about Reservation Road
  • Not Available on DVD
19
It's All About Love (2003)
Joaquin Phoenix scores a combined 2.1866 out of 4 stars for It's All About Love2.1866
It's All About Love is the story of two lovers and their attempts to save their relationship in a near-future world on the brink of cosmic collapse. ...more about It's All About Love
20
Earthlings (2003)
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  • Not Available on DVD