10 Essential Joaquin Phoenix Movies, Ranked
Joker, Gladiator, and Her are all among the best and most essential movies starring two-time Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix.
Joaquin Phoenix's career has been built on emotional extremes and physical transformations. Whether he’s playing a brooding loner, a crumbling addict, or a volatile visionary, there’s always something unpredictable coursing through his performances. He seems drawn to characters in flux—people with fractured identities, impossible desires, or deep spiritual wounds. He doesn't just act—he disappears, combusts, and reforms.
