All Joaquin Phoenix Movies Ranked by Tomatometer 

Adjusted Score: 108855%

Critics Consensus: Sweet, soulful, and smart, Spike Jonze’s Her uses its just-barely-sci-fi scenario to impart wryly funny wisdom about the state of modern human relationships.

Adjusted Score: 104642%

Critics Consensus: The sweet chemistry between Joaquin Phoenix and Woody Norman is complemented by writer-director Mike Mills’ empathetic work, helping C’mon C’mon transcend its familiar trappings.

Adjusted Score: 97090%

Critics Consensus: Bolstered by a delightful cast, Parenthood is a funny and thoughtfully crafted look at the best and worst moments of family life that resonates broadly.

Adjusted Score: 97183%

Critics Consensus: A sobering and heartfelt tale about massacre that took place in Rwanda while most of the world looked away.

Adjusted Score: 104949%

Critics Consensus: Bracingly elevated by a typically committed lead performance from Joaquin Phoenix, You Were Never Really Here confirms writer-director Lynne Ramsay as one of modern cinema’s most unique — and uncompromising — voices.

Adjusted Score: 92565%

Critics Consensus: Smart, funny, and thoroughly well-cast, To Die For takes a sharp – and sadly prescient – stab at dissecting America’s obsession with celebrity.

Adjusted Score: 98368%

Critics Consensus: The Sisters Brothers rides familiar genre trails in occasionally unexpected ways – a satisfying journey further elevated by its well-matched leading men.

Adjusted Score: 97250%

Critics Consensus: Smart and solidly engrossing, The Master extends Paul Thomas Anderson’s winning streak of challenging films for serious audiences.

Adjusted Score: 88747%

Critics Consensus: Beautiful visuals, James Gray’s confident direction, and a powerful performance from Marion Cotillard combine to make The Immigrant a richly rewarding period drama.

Adjusted Score: 90775%

Critics Consensus: Superior acting and authentic crooning capture the emotional subtleties of the legend of Johnny Cash with a freshness that is a pleasure to watch.

Adjusted Score: 88589%

Critics Consensus: Two Lovers is a complex, intriguing, richly-acted romantic drama.

Adjusted Score: 89811%

Critics Consensus: While not everyone will be entertained by Gladiator‘s glum revenge story, Russell Crowe thunderously wins the crowd with a star-making turn that provides Ridley Scott’s opulent resurrection of Rome its bruised heart.

Adjusted Score: 87121%

Critics Consensus: Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot avoids inspirational biopic clichés thanks to sensitive work from writer-director Gus Van Sant and the admirable efforts of a well-chosen cast.

Adjusted Score: 83406%

Critics Consensus: With Signs, Shyamalan proves once again an expert at building suspense and giving audiences the chills.

Adjusted Score: 79791%

Critics Consensus: Though hard to watch, this film’s disturbing exploration of freedom of expression is both seductive and thought-provoking.

Adjusted Score: 86174%

Critics Consensus: Inherent Vice may prove frustrating for viewers who demand absolute coherence, but it does justice to its acclaimed source material — and should satisfy fans of director P.T. Anderson.

Adjusted Score: 76776%

Critics Consensus: Overall, this caustic comedy hits more of its targets than it misses.

Adjusted Score: 72078%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Adjusted Score: 100345%

Critics Consensus: Joker gives its infamous central character a chillingly plausible origin story that serves as a brilliant showcase for its star — and a dark evolution for comics-inspired cinema.

Adjusted Score: 82155%

Critics Consensus: Beau Is Afraid is overstuffed to the point of erasing the line between self-flagellation and self-indulgence, but Ari Aster’s bravura and Joaquin Phoenix’s sheer commitment give this neurotic odyssey undeniable power.

Adjusted Score: 67505%

Critics Consensus: Featuring strong performances and direction, The Yards is a richly textured crime thriller with an authentic feel.

Adjusted Score: 63776%

Critics Consensus: Joaquin Phoenix, Janeane Garofalo, and Vince Vaughn play for kills in this dark comedy, but the film’s aim misses some of those Clay Pigeons.

Adjusted Score: 62160%

Critics Consensus: U-Turn is a lurid, stylish lark that boasts striking moments but lacks the focus and weight of Oliver Stone best work.

Adjusted Score: 77165%

Critics Consensus: Ridley Scott is intent on proving the emperor has no clothes in Napoleon, a slyly funny epic with bravura set pieces and a divided runtime that keeps it from outright conquering.

Adjusted Score: 62911%

Critics Consensus: Bland characters, clichéd dialogue and rickety plotting ensure We Own The Night never lives up to its potential.

Adjusted Score: 53693%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Adjusted Score: 56936%

Critics Consensus: As unkempt and inscrutable as Joaquin Phoenix himself, I’m Still Here raises some interesting questions about its subject, as well as the nature of celebrity, but it fails to answer many of them convincingly.

Adjusted Score: 56683%

Critics Consensus: Irrational Man may prove rewarding for the most ardent Joaquin Phoenix fans or Woody Allen apologists, but all others most likely need not apply.

Adjusted Score: 51417%

Critics Consensus: The Village is appropriately creepy, but Shyamalan’s signature twist ending disappoints.

Adjusted Score: 49614%

Critics Consensus: Mary Magdalene has obvious reverence for its subject; unfortunately, it lacks enough momentum or depth of character to make her story interesting.

Adjusted Score: 46174%

Critics Consensus: Instead of humanizing the firemen, the movie idolizes them, and thus renders them into cardboard characters.

Adjusted Score: 42007%

Critics Consensus: While the performances are fine, Reservation Road quickly adopts an excessively maudlin tone along with highly improbable plot turns.

Adjusted Score: 41207%

Critics Consensus: Brother Bear is gentle and pleasant if unremarkable Disney fare, with so-so animation and generic plotting.

Adjusted Score: 37156%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Adjusted Score: 55436%

Critics Consensus: Joaquin Phoenix’s eponymous Joker takes the stand in a sequel that dances around while the story remains still, although Lady Gaga’s wildcard energy gives Folie á Deux some verve.

Adjusted Score: 27800%

Critics Consensus: Its sadistic violence is unappealing and is lacking in suspense and mystery.

Adjusted Score: 19238%

Critics Consensus: It’s All About Love has ambitious ideas and an impressive cast, none of which are put to compelling use in this dramatically inert and narratively incoherent sci-fi drama.

Adjusted Score: 10237%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.