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Sean Penn

Actor · 95 credits · 62 in highly-rated films

Best known for Mystic River (2003)

Frequent collaborators: Benicio del Toro, Nick Nolte, John C. Reilly, Madonna, Robin Wright

Best Sean Penn movies by genre

Movies (84 total, ranked by score)

  1. Mystic River

    2003 · ★ 7.7 (7,594 votes)

    Thriller, Drama, Mystery

    1

  2. Carlito's Way

    1993 · ★ 7.8 (3,541 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    2

  3. The Game

    1997 · ★ 7.6 (7,474 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Mystery

    3

  4. One Battle After Another

    2025 · ★ 7.3 (4,142 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Comedy

    4

  5. The Thin Red Line

    1998 · ★ 7.4 (3,397 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    5

  6. I Am Sam

    2001 · ★ 7.6 (2,554 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    2013 · ★ 7.2 (8,425 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Drama

    7

  8. 21 Grams

    2003 · ★ 7.3 (3,456 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Thriller

    8

  9. Dead Man Walking

    1995 · ★ 7.3 (1,528 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. Licorice Pizza

    2021 · ★ 6.9 (2,737 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    10

  11. Casualties of War

    1989 · ★ 7.2 (1,031 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    11

  12. Milk

    2008 · ★ 7.2 (2,455 votes)

    History, Drama

    12

  13. Bad Boys

    1983 · ★ 7.0 (311 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    13

  14. Fast Times at Ridgemont High

    1982 · ★ 6.8 (1,404 votes)

    Comedy, Romance, Drama

    14

  15. The Angry Birds Movie

    2016 · ★ 6.3 (4,111 votes)

    Animation, Adventure, Comedy

    15

  16. This Must Be the Place

    2011 · ★ 7.0 (1,319 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. The Tree of Life

    2011 · ★ 6.7 (3,389 votes)

    Drama, Fantasy

    17

  18. State of Grace

    1990 · ★ 7.0 (429 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Thriller

    18

  19. The Professor and the Madman

    2019 · ★ 7.1 (1,296 votes)

    History, Drama, Mystery

    19

  20. Sweet and Lowdown

    1999 · ★ 6.8 (568 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Music

    20

  21. Gangster Squad

    2013 · ★ 6.4 (4,292 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Action

    21

  22. At Close Range

    1986 · ★ 6.8 (312 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    22

  23. Taps

    1981 · ★ 6.7 (305 votes)

    Drama

    23

  24. U Turn

    1997 · ★ 6.6 (825 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    24

  25. Colors

    1988 · ★ 6.5 (560 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    25

  26. Daddio

    2024 · ★ 6.3 (344 votes)

    Drama

    26

  27. The Interpreter

    2005 · ★ 6.3 (1,622 votes)

    Crime, Thriller

    27

  28. Dogtown and Z-Boys

    2002 · ★ 7.0 (166 votes)

    Documentary

    28

  29. The Falcon and the Snowman

    1985 · ★ 6.4 (180 votes)

    Thriller, Drama, Crime

    29

  30. Asphalt City

    2023 · ★ 6.2 (236 votes)

    Thriller, Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.