Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix

Actor (b. 1974)
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The ThumbScore for Joaquin Phoenix (72.4%) is the average audience approval rating across 39 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Joaquin's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

39
Movies
72.4%
Avg ThumbScore
Drama
Top Genre

Audiences rate Joaquin Phoenix’s films higher than 58% of the 3,467 people with 10 or more films on ThumbScore. See the full ranking

Free to watch now (26 Oct): Hotel Rwanda (YouTube, Tubi, Hoopla) · Gladiator (Kanopy, Hoopla, Pluto TV) · 8MM (Fawesome) · Quills (Hoopla) · The Master (Fandango at Home, Plex, Tubi, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome) · The Sisters Brothers (Philo, The CW, Fandango at Home, Plex, Tubi, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome) and 8 more.

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Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (born October 28, 1974) 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 older brother River. His first major film roles were in SpaceCamp (1986) and Parenthood (1989). During this period, he was credited as Leaf Phoenix.

He began being credited as Joaquin Phoenix in To Die For, his first adult role. He received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in the comedy-drama To Die For (1995) and the period film Quills (2000). Phoenix received further critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Commodus in the historical drama Gladiator (2000). He had success with the horror films Signs (2002), The Village (2004) and the historical drama Hotel Rwanda (2004). He won a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of musician Johnny Cash in the biopic Walk the Line (2005). Following a brief sabbatical, Phoenix starred in the psychological drama The Master (2012), winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and earning his third Academy Award nomination. He gained praise for his roles in the romantic drama Her (2013) and the crime satire Inherent Vice (2014) and won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for the psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here (2017).

Born 1974-10-28 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

On ThumbScore, Joaquin Phoenix appears in 39 films with an average audience score of 72.4%, most frequently in the Drama genre.

Sources: TMDB

Every Joaquin Phoenix movie, ranked by audience score

Hotel Rwanda
Hotel Rwanda
2004
👍 92%
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000
👍 89%
Joker
Joker
2019
👍 88%
Brother Bear
Brother Bear
2003
👍 86%
Her
Her
2013
👍 85%
8MM
8MM
1999
👍 81%
Quills
Quills
2000
👍 81%
Earthlings
Earthlings
2005
👍 81%
The Master
The Master
2012
👍 80%
Signs
Signs
2002
👍 80%
Ladder 49
Ladder 49
2004
👍 80%
Walk the Line
Walk the Line
2005
👍 78%
To Die For
To Die For
1995
👍 77%
C'mon C'mon
C'mon C'mon
2021
👍 76%
Parenthood
Parenthood
1989
👍 76%
The Sisters Brothers
The Sisters Brothers
2018
👍 75%
Two Lovers
Two Lovers
2008
👍 74%
U Turn
U Turn
1997
👍 74%
We Own the Night
We Own the Night
2007
👍 73%
The Village
The Village
2004
👍 72%
The Immigrant
The Immigrant
2013
👍 70%
Beau Is Afraid
Beau Is Afraid
2023
👍 69%
Eddington
Eddington
2025
👍 69%
Return to Paradise
Return to Paradise
1998
👍 69%
Inventing the Abbotts
Inventing the Abbotts
1997
👍 69%
SpaceCamp
SpaceCamp
1986
👍 69%
I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here
2010
👍 68%
Reservation Road
Reservation Road
2007
👍 68%
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers
2002
👍 68%
Clay Pigeons
Clay Pigeons
1998
👍 68%
You Were Never Really Here
You Were Never Really Here
2017
👍 67%
The Yards
The Yards
2000
👍 67%
Irrational Man
Irrational Man
2015
👍 66%
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018
👍 64%
Inherent Vice
Inherent Vice
2014
👍 63%
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene
2018
👍 63%
Napoleon
Napoleon
2023
👍 59%
It's All About Love
It's All About Love
2003
👍 59%
Joker: Folie à Deux
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024
👍 32%