Movies starring Joaquin Phoenix
During the summer of 2003, Miramax Films is courting controversy. First, with the release of The Magdalene Sisters, the distributor was accused of being anti-Catholic. Now, with the release of Buffalo Soldiers, the charge is one of being unpatrio...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-08-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drugs)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Gregor Jordan
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, ...
Gladiator is the kind of movie upon which Hollywood once built its reputation but rarely produces anymore: the spectacle. Filled with larger-than-life characters, gorgeous scenery, impressive set design, and epic storytelling, Gladiator is design...
U.S. Release Date: 2000-05-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence)
Genre: ADVENTURE
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris, ...
Never accuse Spike Jonze of lacking ambition. His latest cinematic endeavor, Her, could be considered "meditative science fiction" or perhaps an iRomance. Regardless of how it's designated, Her uses a familiar idea to sci-fi fans - machine sentienc...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-01-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/DRAMA
Director: Spike Jonze
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson (voice), Rooney Mara, ...
If you're like me, you probably paid little attention to the attempted genocide that occurred during the civil war in Rwanda in the mid-1990s (more than one million people died). I remember reading about it in the papers and occasionally seeing cli...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-12-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Terry George
Cast: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte, ...
At first glance, Inherent Vice might seem to be a detective story. Look a little closer, however, and it becomes clear that this is Paul Thomas Anderson's idea of a comedy. There's slapstick, lowbrow material, and enough strange characters an...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-12-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Drugs, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: THRILLER/COMEDY
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Jena Malone, ...
In the Batman universe, there are two kinds of darkness: the surface-deep emptiness of the Zack Snyder approach and Christopher Nolan’s baked-into-the-DNA aesthetic. For the stand-alone Joker, which is said to be neither prequel nor the star...
U.S. Release Date: 2019-10-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Horror
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, ...
Mary Magdalene occupies a curious middle ground between philosophical arthouse movie and Easter-themed faith film. Although generally true to Biblical traditions associated with the title character, the filmmakers avoid overt references to th...
U.S. Release Date: 2019-04-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Crucifixion)
Genre: Drama
Director: Garth Davis
Cast: Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Cheiwetel Ejiofor, ...
The Master is one of the most technically impressive films of 2012. It is the work of an artist; every shot is carefully composed. The set design, which recreates post-World War II America, is impeccable. The acting of the leads, Joaquin Phoenix an...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-09-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, ...
It would be interesting to get a psychologist's perspective about why revenge/vigilante (two sides of the same coin) motion pictures are suddenly so popular. From The Brave One to Death Sentence to Before the Devil Knows You're Dead to Reservation ...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-10-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Terry George
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly, ...
Following the disastrous Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (my selection for the worst film of 1994), it's a safe bet that Gus Van Sant's next move had to be a proverbial "step in the right direction." In fact, with the biting satire To Die For, the dir...
U.S. Release Date: 1995-09-27
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, ...