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Joaquin Phoenix

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Space CampSpace Camp (1986)
Dir. Harry Winer
Feat. Kate Capshaw, Kelly Preston, Larry B. Scott
Good natured 80's adolescent romp in which a group of young attendees of a space camp find themselves in space for real when their shuttle is…
RusskiesRusskies (1987)
Dir. Rick Rosenthal
Feat. Whip Hubley, Joaquin Phoenix, Peter Billingsley
Cold–War adventure story in which Danny (JOAQUIN PHOENIX in one of his earliest roles) and his friends discover a Russian sailor hiding in some…
ParenthoodParenthood (1989) Recommended
Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest
An effervescent and poignant comedy about the trials and tribulations of family life. An impressive ensemble cast headed by Steve Martin provide…
To Die ForTo Die For (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix
A deft satire about ambition and the media is fashioned from the sensational true story of a woman who coaxed an impressionable schoolboy into…
Inventing the AbbottsInventing the Abbotts (1997)
Dir. Pat O'Connor
Feat. Liv Tyler, Joaquin Phoenix, Jennifer Connelly
Liv Tyler, Joaquin Phoenix and Jennifer Connelly can't revive this '50s coming–of–age yawn in which two hard–done–by brothers…
Return to ParadiseReturn to Paradise (1998)
Dir. Joseph Ruben
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Joaquin Phoenix, Anne Heche
The Third World fears of America are played out in this knotty variation on MIDNIGHT EXPRESS. Vince Vaughn has to decide whether to save his buddy…
Clay PigeonsClay Pigeons (1998)
Dir. David Dobkin
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Joaquin Phoenix, Janeane Garofalo
Vince Vaughn's crazy cowpoke killer slices up the Montana natives and finds a fall guy in gullible yokel Joaquin Phoenix (who turns in a mercifully…
8mm8mm (1998)
Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini
First Hollywood effort at generating thrills from the dubious (and probably mythical) subculture of 'snuff movies', where actors are deliberately…
GladiatorGladiator (2000) Recommended
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris
As good a Roman Sandal epic as ever there was, with a stoic and be–sandalled Russell Crowe refusing to carry over his loyalty to the new…
QuillsQuills (2000) Aro Favourite
Dir. Philip Kaufman
Feat. Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix
A sophisticated ‘bodice–ripper’ that details the twilight years of the Marquis De Sade in suitably heightened style, with Geoffrey…
Yards, TheYards, The (2001)
Dir. James Gray
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron
Shot through with epic ambitions, this crime–drama, set amid the corruption of a New York subway–repair yards, boasts a compelling lead…
Buffalo SoldiersBuffalo Soldiers (2001)
Dir. Gregor Jordan
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Anna Paquin, Ed Harris
Broadly subversive drama set among the bored US Army Corp guarding West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Chiefly tracks…
SignsSigns (2002)
Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Feat. Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, M. Night Shyamalan
Trading on a promise to explore the mysterious crop–circle phenomenon, the third supernatural blockbuster from M. Night Shyamalan instead…
It's All About LoveIt's All About Love (2003)
Dir. Thomas Vinterberg
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes, Sean Penn
A wacky, overambitious, though not unendearing flop for dir. Vinterberg (FESTEN), in which young couple Danes and Phoenix attempt to resolve the…
Village, TheVillage, The (2004)
Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Feat. Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody
A further investigation in atmospherics from the maker of SIGNS and THE SIXTH SENSE, this time sent in the foreboding microcosm of an 18th century…
Ladder 49Ladder 49 (2004)
Dir. Jay Russell
Feat. John Travolta, Joaquin Phoenix, Jay Hernandez
Without working up much heat, this firefighting drama is a melodramatic look at the life crises of those manning the hoses and ladders, with Phoenix…
Hotel RwandaHotel Rwanda (2004) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terry George
Feat. Don Cheadle, Nick Nolte, Sophie Okonedo
A deeply affecting expose of the Rwandan conflict of the early 1990s that matches its political conscience with vivid staging and terrific…
Walk the LineWalk the Line (2005) Recommended
Dir. James Mangold
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Patrick
Better–than–expected biopic of iconic American country singer Johnny Cash (Phoenix), especially focusing on his intense relationship with…
We Own the NightWe Own the Night (2007) Recommended
Dir. James Gray
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes
Accomplished crime saga concerns a nightclub manager (Phoenix) on the fringe of New York's Russian Mafia, whose lifestyle is jeopardized when family…
Reservation RoadReservation Road (2007)
Dir. Terry George
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly
Emotionally charged thriller from the director of HOTEL RWANDA set around two families whose lives will forever be intertwined after a hasty father…
Two LoversTwo Lovers (2008) Recommended
Dir. James Gray
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw
Joaquin Phoenix (in reputedly his final film) re–teams with dir. James Gray for this acutely observed ‘anti–romance’, about a bipolar…
I'm Still HereI'm Still Here (2010) Recommended
Dir. Casey Affleck
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix
Excruciating, morbidly humourous account of Joaquin Phoenix’s shock ‘retirement’ from acting to pursue a music career in rap, and the attention…
Master, TheMaster, The (2012) Recommended
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams
Paul Thomas Anderson directs this mercurial period drama of a disaffected war veteran who falls under the spell of the charismatic leader of a…
HerHer (2013) Recommended
Dir. Spike Jonze
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Rooney Mara
Joaquin Phoenix plays a lonely divorcee who finds himself falling in love with 'Samantha', the artificial intelligence behind a new computer…
Immigrant, TheImmigrant, The (2013)
Dir. James Gray
Feat. Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Renner
Marion Cotillard plays a polish immigrant separated from her sister and left to walk the streets of 1920's New York. She meets a troubled pimp…
Inherent ViceInherent Vice (2014) Recommended
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson
Dir. PT Anderson brings Thomas Pynchon faithfully to the big screen in this dope–addled, shaggy–dog comedy in which Joaquin Phoenix stars…
Irrational ManIrrational Man (2015)
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Parker Posey
Existential drama for the more ardent Woody Allen fan, with Joaquin Phoenix as a tormented philosophy professor who considers murdering a corrupt…
You Were Never Really HereYou Were Never Really Here (2017) Recommended
Dir. Lynne Ramsay
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alex Manette
Another impressionistic masterpiece from director Lynne Ramsay, with a brilliantly volatile performance from Joaquin Phoenix as a deeply traumatised…
Mary MagdaleneMary Magdalene (2018)
Dir. Garth Davis
Feat. Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor
The director of LION delivers this sombre biopic of the Saint and disciple of Jesus of Nazareth, who caused conflict with Jesus's other disciples in…
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on FootDon't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018) Recommended
Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara
Gus Van Sant wrote and directed this drama based on the memoir of John Callahan, a gifted cartoonist from Portland who struggled with alcoholism and…
Sisters Brothers, TheSisters Brothers, The (2018) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jacques Audiard
Feat. John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal
John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix play a couple of fraternal assassins who hunt down a gold prospector in 1850s Oregon in this richly satisfying and…
JokerJoker (2019) Recommended
Dir. Todd Phillips
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz
Brilliantly dark psychological thriller introducing Batman's arch nemesis as a traumatised loner who finds his voice in acts of violence. An achingly…
C'Mon C'MonC'Mon C'Mon (2021) Recommended
Dir. Mike Mills
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, Scoot McNairy
Joaquin Phoenix offers his best self as a journalist saddled with his sister's precocious 10–year–old while on assignment gathering…

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