Joaquin Phoenix
Actor · 57 credits · 39 in highly-rated films
Best known for Gladiator (2000)
Frequent collaborators: Rooney Mara, Reese Witherspoon, Russell Crowe, Casey Affleck, Brendan Gleeson
Best Joaquin Phoenix movies by genre
Movies (57 total, ranked by score)
1Gladiator
2000 · ★ 8.2 (21,357 votes)
Action, Drama, Adventure
2Joker
2019 · ★ 8.1 (28,178 votes)
Crime, Thriller, Drama
3Her
2013 · ★ 7.8 (15,545 votes)
Romance, Science Fiction, Drama
4Walk the Line
2005 · ★ 7.5 (3,182 votes)
Drama, Music, Romance
5Brother Bear
2003 · ★ 7.3 (5,848 votes)
Adventure, Animation, Family
6Earthlings
2005 · ★ 8.1 (344 votes)
Documentary
7The Master
2012 · ★ 7.1 (3,390 votes)
Drama
8Signs
2002 · ★ 6.7 (6,447 votes)
Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror
9Dominion
2018 · ★ 8.5 (89 votes)
Documentary
10Quills
2000 · ★ 7.2 (744 votes)
Drama
11Napoleon
2023 · ★ 6.3 (3,192 votes)
History, War, Drama
12Eddington
2025 · ★ 6.5 (905 votes)
Western, Comedy, Crime
13Inherent Vice
2014 · ★ 6.5 (2,776 votes)
Drama, Mystery, Comedy
14Two Lovers
2008 · ★ 6.9 (934 votes)
Drama, Romance
15C'mon C'mon
2021 · ★ 7.1 (780 votes)
Drama
16Parenthood
1989 · ★ 6.7 (739 votes)
Comedy, Drama
17We Own the Night
2007 · ★ 6.7 (1,554 votes)
Drama, Crime, Thriller
18You Were Never Really Here
2017 · ★ 6.5 (3,091 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
19To Die For
1995 · ★ 6.6 (911 votes)
Drama, Comedy, Crime
208MM
1999 · ★ 6.5 (2,333 votes)
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
21The Village
2004 · ★ 6.5 (4,679 votes)
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
22Beau Is Afraid
2023 · ★ 6.7 (1,364 votes)
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
23U Turn
1997 · ★ 6.6 (825 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
24Irrational Man
2015 · ★ 6.5 (2,504 votes)
Drama, Comedy
25Ladder 49
2004 · ★ 6.5 (898 votes)
Drama, Action, Thriller
26Inventing the Abbotts
1997 · ★ 6.3 (273 votes)
Drama, Romance
27The Yards
2000 · ★ 6.2 (537 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
28Return to Paradise
1998 · ★ 6.5 (313 votes)
Drama, Thriller, Romance
29The Immigrant
2013 · ★ 6.3 (882 votes)
Drama, Romance
30Reservation Road
2007 · ★ 6.5 (414 votes)
Drama, Crime, Thriller
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.