A group of American boys discovers a Russian sailor washed up on the coast of Florida and decide to befriend him, assuming that he is friendly and will bring them no danger and thus go against the ideas of their parents, as well as the government.

Clay Pigeons

1998

English

6.6

♡ 16

62%

David Dobkin Director

Kevin Rahm as Bystander at Amanda's

Joaquin Phoenix as Clay

Vince Vaughn as Lester

Scott Wilson as Sheriff Mooney

Clay is a young man in a small town who witnesses his friend, Earl, kill himself because of the ongoing affair that Clay was having with the man's wife, Amanda. Feeling guilty, Clay now resists the widow when she presses him to continue with the affair. Clay unknowingly befriends a serial killer named Lester Long who murders the widow in an attempt to "help" his "fishing buddy."

Two Lovers

2008

English

7.0

♡ 45

81%

59%

Action

based on short story

brooklyn, new york city

James Gray Director

David Cale as Jeweler

Joaquin Phoenix as Leonard Kraditor

Isabella Rossellini as Ruth Kraditor

Vinessa Shaw as Sandra Cohen

A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women.

Beau Is Afraid

2023

English

6.6

♡ 85

67%

Ari Aster Director

Joaquin Phoenix as Beau Wassermann

Michael Esper as Officer Johnson

Armen Nahapetian as Teen Beau

Zoe Lister-Jones as Young Mona

Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.

Buffalo Soldiers

2001

English

6.7

♡ 31

73%

72%

Action

army

based on novel or book

Gregor Jordan Director

Michael Peña as Garcia

Idris Elba as Kimborough

Elizabeth McGovern as Mrs. Berman

Joaquin Phoenix as Ray Elwood

A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.

Quills

2000

English

7.2

♡ 45

75%

83%

Action

asylum

based on play or musical

smuggling (contraband)

Philip Kaufman Director

Joaquin Phoenix as Coulmier

Jamie Beddard as Lunatic at Play

Kate Winslet as Madeleine

Michael Caine as Royer-Collard

In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writings continue to circulate beyond its walls. As the authorities tighten control, a clash unfolds between the Marquis’ unyielding imagination, the reformist ideals of the Abbé in charge, and the repressive measures of a doctor sent to silence him. Desire, power, and censorship collide in a battle over freedom of expression.

Signs

2002

English

6.8

♡ 179

76%

M. Night Shyamalan Director

Abigail Breslin as Bo Hess

Joaquin Phoenix as Merrill Hess

Rory Culkin as Morgan Hess

Mel Gibson as Rev. Graham Hess

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.

U Turn

1997

English

6.7

♡ 44

Oliver Stone Director

Billy Bob Thornton as Darrell

Liv Tyler as Girl in Bus Station

Claire Danes as Jenny

Joaquin Phoenix as Toby N. Tucker

When a desperate man’s car breaks down in a bizarre desert town while evading vengeful bookies, he becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle. Caught between a married couple, he’s faced with deadly contracts to kill them both.

Ladder 49

2004

English

6.5

♡ 36

40%

Jay Russell Director

John Travolta as Captain Mike Kennedy

Billy Burke as Dennis Gauquin

Joaquin Phoenix as Jack Morrison

Robert Patrick as Lenny Richter

Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. However, Jack has reached a crossroads as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids.

The Immigrant

2013

English

6.6

♡ 44

85%

James Gray Director

Joaquin Phoenix as Bruno Weiss

Peter McRobbie as Dr. Knox

Marion Cotillard as Ewa Cybulska

Jeremy Renner as Orlando the Magician / Emil

1921 New York. An immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.

The Sisters Brothers

2018

English

6.9

♡ 103

87%

69%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

san francisco, california

Western

Jacques Audiard Director

Joaquin Phoenix as Charlie Sisters

John C. Reilly as Eli Sisters

Riz Ahmed as Hermann Kermit Warm

Jake Gyllenhaal as John Morris

Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the Sisters brothers, two notorious assassins, to capture him on his way to California.

Irrational Man

2015

English

6.6

♡ 38

47%

Woody Allen Director

Joaquin Phoenix as Abe

Susan Pourfar as Carol

Chris Palermo as Cocktail Party Professor

Emma Stone as Jill

On a small town college campus, a philosophy professor in existential crisis gives his life new purpose when he enters into a relationship with his student.

We Own the Night

2007

English

6.8

♡ 51

57%

61%

Action

bratva (russian mafia)

parent child relationship

Thriller

violence

James Gray Director

Eva Mendes as Amada Juarez

Joaquin Phoenix as Bobby Green

Robert Duvall as Burt Grusinsky

Mark Wahlberg as Joseph Grusinsky

A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.

Earthlings

2005

English

8.6

♡ 2

92%

Shaun Monson Director

Joaquin Phoenix as Narrator

Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.

Brother Bear

2003

English

6.9

♡ 57

38%

Aaron Blaise Director

Bill Farmer as Additional Voice

Bumper Robinson as Chipmunks

Joaquin Phoenix as Kenai

Estelle Harris as Old Lady Bear

When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps until he learns some valuable life lessons. His courageous and often zany journey introduces him to a forest full of wildlife, including the lovable bear cub Koda, hilarious moose Rutt and Tuke, woolly mammoths and rambunctious rams.

Punk Rock Vegan Movie

2023

English

7.0

♡ 5

Moby Director

Donovan Leitch Jr. as Graduate Seminar Student

Rob Zombie as Self

Joaquin Phoenix as Self - Actor

Julie Mintz as The Professor

The ongoing relationship between the worlds of punk rock and animal rights and how the music became a breeding ground for vegan activism.

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

2018

English

6.8

♡ 46

77%

76%

Action

based on a true story

Gus Van Sant Director

Jack Black as Dexter

Joaquin Phoenix as John Callahan

Betsy Sodaro as Powell's Information Person

Helen Slayton-Hughes as Woman on Bus

On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.

Parenthood

1989

English

7.1

♡ 34

92%

grandparent grandchild relationship

kids

parent child relationship

parenting

Ron Howard Director

Joaquin Phoenix as Garry

Dianne Wiest as Helen

Bryce Dallas Howard as Redheaded Audience Girl

Keanu Reeves as Tod

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.

C'mon C'mon

2021

English

7.3

♡ 50

94%

los angeles, california

new orleans, louisiana

new york city

parenting

Mike Mills Director

Deborah Strang as Carol

Jaboukie Young-White as Fern

Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny

Gaby Hoffmann as Viv

Johnny and his young nephew forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they embark on a cross-country trip to see life away from Los Angeles.

My Darling Vivian

2020

English

7.5

♡ 2

95%

Matt Riddlehoover Director

Merv Griffin as Self

Whoopi Goldberg as Self

Peter Falk as Self

Joaquin Phoenix as Self

The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes never-before-seen footage and photographs of Johnny Cash and Rosanne Cash, as well as footage featuring Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Tim Robbins, Whoopi Goldberg, John C. Reilly and many more.

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