Top 20 Joaquin Phoenix Performances of All Time
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Күн бұрынThis Oscar-winning actor has no shortage of epic roles to choose from. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for Joaquin Phoenix’s finest performances in feature films. Our countdown of the top Joaquin Phoenix performances of all time includes “The Yards”, “Napoleon”, “Gladiator”, "Joker", and more! What’s your favorite Joaquin Phoenix performance? Let us know in the comments!
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@WatchMojo 7 ай бұрын
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@seanpatrickcain2 7 ай бұрын
Joker
@Jeremiah_Rivers76 7 ай бұрын
@@seanpatrickcain2That was a well-won Oscar for him. I’d like to see _Joker_ one day.
@lexkanyima2195 7 ай бұрын
My top 3. Joker Napoleon Walk The Line
@stephenjacewicz4594 7 ай бұрын
Joker
@dub2459 7 ай бұрын
The Master was one of the best performances I’ve ever seen, he’s on par with Daniel Day Lewis.
@bev9708 6 ай бұрын
AGREE!!!
@briannao9251 6 ай бұрын
Joaquin Phoenix should have won a Second Oscar for his performance in either Gladiator or Walk The Line!!!
@slystone4892 7 ай бұрын
Her, Gladiator and Joker his best performances.
@vinnymal1051 7 ай бұрын
Respect for not going with the popular pick for number 1. His performance in the master is one of the best ones i have seen by any actor
@JuliusCaesar103 7 ай бұрын
The Master is also my nr. 1 pick, incredible performances all around in that movie
@MimicofaMind 7 ай бұрын
No one ever talks about Reservation Road. Such an intense, fantastic movie. And Joaquin Phoenix nailed his role in that one. I wonder if I'm the only one who loves that movie so much?
@sinaprue2911 7 ай бұрын
I grew up with his roles from Space Camp and Russkies...but his Gladiator role was my favorite in his adulthood.
@andycrandall1361 7 ай бұрын
Watched Napoleon last night in a Imax theater. There is a scene in which he holds his newborn son. You feel the unconditional love through his tears. He humanized the emperor.
@D2RCR 7 ай бұрын
There aren't many more versatile actors out there. Commodus and Napoleon really stand out to me.
@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291 7 ай бұрын
It’s been over three years since Mr. Phoenix won an Oscar for his impressive performance as the alternate Joker version.
@xaharxeruji268 6 ай бұрын
Her definitely top of my list. Followed by Joker and The Master. Top three top performance of acting that difficult to be matched by other actors.
@casckettfriki 7 ай бұрын
Walk The Line is one of my favourite films. He was terrific as the late grate Johnny Cash.
@jaclynsanture6643 7 ай бұрын
I love Walk the Line, its a great movie.
@user-te4kr8ek7z 6 ай бұрын
Oh yeah he nailed it as Joker. His performance gave me serious chills.
@morimo11 7 ай бұрын
Phillip Seymour Hoffman is sorely missed. What a wonderful actor he was.
@camwjohn95 7 ай бұрын
It could only be Top 20 for one of the greatest actors alive. Good balance of hits and deep-cuts.
@lilyswon4947 6 ай бұрын
More Joaquin. The best Hollywood actor for me. My favorite image is also the Master. And I love almost every image of him. Of the characters, I like the Abbot, Commodus and Joker the most
@234daydreamer 7 ай бұрын
I loved his voice performance as Kenai from Disney's "Brother Bear"!
@jellybeanhdl911 7 ай бұрын
I honestly feel like Phoenix could play Ted Bundy, though it might be a controversial topic
@someguy7424 7 ай бұрын
Yeah, I can see him pulling it off. There have been a number of portrayals of Bundy already, but there have been even more portrayals of Dahmer, and Evan Peters still knocked it out of the park.
@bev9708 6 ай бұрын
SO sad for both Joaquin AND Heath Ledger too for that matter to be up against not only each other but Philip Seymour Hoffman for the Oscar back in 2006 ... all 3 of them deserved that Oscar!! And THEN to come up against Daniel Day-Lewis in 2012!!🤦🏻♀ I think just about any other year he would have won both those Oscars!!
@melaniep6964 6 ай бұрын
Great list, thank you. For me so far, the Master is his best performance. Joaquin is the greatest actor of his generation, IMO. So many other great choices in this list also.
@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348 7 ай бұрын
Joaquin Phoenix did an impressive on his performance as Arthur Fleck/Joker. ‘Joker’ is already my 2nd favorite live action DC movies of all time. ‘Joker’ won 2 Oscars, including “Best Actor.” I am so excited to see the sequel, starting in October 2024. 🤡
@paatagvazava3882 7 ай бұрын
Rusulu
@Vampiricspektor2 7 ай бұрын
my favorite is JOKER! XD he gave his mind, body heart and soul to this role, to honour heath ledgers performance :)
@cowoljarwoff 7 ай бұрын
I'll never forget leaving the cinema after Joker. Everyone was dead silent, trying to process what they had just seen. That's all thanks to his chilling performance.
@oasisbeyond 7 ай бұрын
Kinda like batman the dark knight, every just stood there and waited and then we saw Heath's name and just clapped, never seen that before.
@fenggula7890 7 ай бұрын
Superhero fans lol
@l-wolverine2211 7 ай бұрын
To the role that won Joaquin Phoenix the Oscar for Best Actor is the Role he’ll forever be remembered as his Best. JOKER 🃏!!!
@LUCCI_25 7 ай бұрын
I would t even say he’s remembered now for the joker, because he has so many great performances out there. Obviously it’s his most popular but even joker 2 will probably be more memorable since he’s singing again
@andrejil8283 7 ай бұрын
In my opinion, Joker will always be his best performance. It haunted me
@NiVi192 7 ай бұрын
Ok, obviously, his portrayal of the Joker was unique (and by far the most memorable part of a mediocre film about the Joker), but so were the performances of previous Joker actors who had already made that comic book character extremely popular. And in my humble opinion, none of them became the Joker to the degree that Heath Ledger did (and thank God they didn't, since Ledger couldn't escape the insanity of his character anymore and committed suicide 😰). ...Again, no disrespect to Phoenix whose Oscar I had demanded eversince his powerful portrayal of the ruthless Commodus in _Gladiator._I mean that was his big break and he scored landed every nomination out there right away! He also took my breath away in Walk The Line, The Master, Her, Mary Magdalene, Inherent Vice, and I can't wait to see his depiction of Napoleon Bonaparte. God, that dude is versatile!!
@Longtime420 7 ай бұрын
@Kakashi23420u sound dumb
@oasisbeyond 7 ай бұрын
@@NiVi192 If Heath never died, no one would say this... His death made the movie rise more, just reality. Imagine if Phoenix died while filming?
@eneskeskin2445 7 ай бұрын
Obviously you didn't watch the master
@mohamedfawzy5843 7 ай бұрын
@@oasisbeyondJoaquin Phoenix can control his concious.
@LUCCI_25 7 ай бұрын
He is easily one of the best ever. I will always be excited for anything he does.
@melaniep6964 6 ай бұрын
I agree!
@TanyaMendez. 7 ай бұрын
Thanks WatchMojo for making this video about my celebrity crush. Personality-wise I'm like him. Also he's a great actor. 🎬🙆🏻♀️
@melaniep6964 6 ай бұрын
Agreed, just love him!
@TheRigomoni 2 ай бұрын
his role in the master is a master piece no doubt
@cjplay2 7 ай бұрын
Her, Walk the Line, and Joker are my top 3 of his.
@matthewlovesbritney 7 ай бұрын
Love him in Signs🔥
@foxroller 7 ай бұрын
I'm not sure what kind of KZfaq channel you do....but I like them!!!!
@ReynaReactsandReviews 7 ай бұрын
Loved him as Joker
@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl 7 ай бұрын
Agree
@pop130 6 ай бұрын
His greatest performance wasn’t even on this list. What?!? His turn in I’M STILL HERE should have been number one because of the sheer dedication to the role. He made everyone think he went crazy and committed to the role publicly as well.
@NiVi192 7 ай бұрын
I don't have time to watch it now, but hey, if Gladiator isn't in here, I am not watching this! Phoenix should've won his first Oscar then, but like other (unique and unconventional) talents, he wasn't in the exclusive Academy club at that point. Four nominations, but wasn't until he played a big pop culture character that a dozen first-class actors had already made insanely popular (most notably the late, great Heath Ledger), which got him the long overdue recognition. Don't get me wrong, his Joker was excellent, but so were at least four others he had given before. I guess in Hollywood, you really get the most praise for the character/movie that sells the best to mainstream audiences. 🤷🏻♀️
@backlandlands5793 7 ай бұрын
What is amazing is how many of his films I have not seen. I would rate Joker as his best. I would still give the edge to Health Ledger's Joker.
@dianamolina6335 7 ай бұрын
What about his character from The Village, Lucius Hunt? 😮
@nathanbranson9149 7 ай бұрын
Yes, exactly. I was looking for that one. He's amazing in that film.
@dianamolina6335 7 ай бұрын
@@nathanbranson9149 I know! That’s the film that introduced me to him for the first time.
@hugobarajas4754 7 ай бұрын
His role in We Own The Night should have been on the list
@karsonjohns6397 6 ай бұрын
Ladder 49 was such and underrated film the acting performances by the whole cast was immaculate but if I had to pick my top 1 for Joaquin it’s gotta be walk the line
@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291 7 ай бұрын
Oh, I love Joaquin Phoenix since ‘Sign’; ‘Gladiator’; and ‘Joker.’ 😃
@michaelmonthey5974 6 ай бұрын
You forgot to mention Kenai in “Brother Bear”.
@VladTepesVladTepes 7 ай бұрын
Joker was his best performance, hands down.
@nikowalker1128 7 ай бұрын
the master is in my top 5 fav movies!
@ashtonhudson4951 7 ай бұрын
walk the line baby
@jakemaddia3373 7 ай бұрын
Cmon cmon 😍
@sounanya3 4 ай бұрын
great actor, great guy
@animation1300 7 ай бұрын
Where’s Brother Bear?
@michaelmonthey5974 7 ай бұрын
My favorite role of his is as Gerry Buckman in “Parenthood”.
@CraziBastid 7 ай бұрын
No mention of Max from Space Camp?
@KillaD69 7 ай бұрын
Im 35 and have only seen one Joaquin Phoenix movie and that was Joker. I thought it was pretty good despite it having almost nothing to do with the comics.
@landonbangerter 7 ай бұрын
Amazing actor. Absolute nutcase in reality.
@melaniep6964 6 ай бұрын
No he ain't a nutcase. He just ain't your typical Hollywood celebrity. But yes, certainly an amazing actor!
@spenefexz 6 ай бұрын
You left out Inventing the Abott’s
@UncleEbenezer77 7 ай бұрын
The first thing I saw him in was To Die For. He completely stole that movie and it was easy to see that he would develope into a phenomenal actor.
@DeeWeber 7 ай бұрын
God we have to remake Clockwork orange before he’s too old.
@AtariBoogie 5 ай бұрын
Wheres Clay Pigeons?
@dealan-de8467 3 ай бұрын
I missed "Return to Paradiese"
@danlove12k 7 ай бұрын
You guys are wrong: Joker was No. 1. You guys need to watch that film again 😅
@chrispower9469 5 ай бұрын
Signs was such a good movie
@gasmaskloner6180 7 ай бұрын
I love how he does Johnny cash it just felt like it yea there was some small stuff but holy fuck its great ither way
@eugeniapatroncosta920 7 ай бұрын
My favourite movies which him are Gladiator and Brother Bear (he was Kenai voice)
@csmith3243 7 ай бұрын
Clay Pigeons 👍
@mbari44096 7 ай бұрын
Hey, what about Brother Bear? He was the voice of Kenai.
@bronzepumpkin 7 ай бұрын
Phoenix was really great as Kenai from Brother Bear! Why wasn't that character in this video?
@jdsk800 7 ай бұрын
Maybe it's because they wanted to stick to his live-action roles.
@michaelhome9995 7 ай бұрын
Now will you finally make a video on top 10 Heath Ledger performances
@Clau000-tq5jj 2 ай бұрын
Para mi su mejor papel es comodo de gladiator prro todas todas sus peliculas son buenasvy sus actuaciones no tienrn comparacion
@David-xc4we 7 ай бұрын
Beau Is Afraid Is not only of Joaquin’s best, but it’s the probably the biggest challenge ever of his career!
@benjaminmartinez1638 6 ай бұрын
Joaquin Phoenix needs to host SNL
@jorgeadairramos7469 7 ай бұрын
Hello good nights
@jace8147 7 ай бұрын
"43 seconds ago" nice
@sweetpjess 6 ай бұрын
I am SO happy that Parenthood was included in this list.
@videogames4life475 7 ай бұрын
I fast-forwarded to The Joker and stopped watching after you were done talking about it. Only movie of his I've seen and I no longer watch movies so I guess I'll never see any of his others.
@melaniep6964 6 ай бұрын
Well that's too bad, Joker was good but , more mainstream movie goers gravitate towards it. You should check out some other films on this list, I doubt you will be disappointed. Open your mind a little bit.
@Toledotourbillion 7 ай бұрын
Theodore Twombly is Phoenix best role because it played into the actors strength, awkwardness and soft voice.
@fernandodelaserna1225 7 ай бұрын
No love for 8MM?
@ultimateanna7379 7 ай бұрын
8mm?
@brodycrider 7 ай бұрын
Where’s Freddie Quell from The Master? This list Is invalid without it.
@keirangray902 7 ай бұрын
You mean to tell me Joaquin Phoenix played Patchy the Pirate?
@Dangic23 7 ай бұрын
Joker was a Masterpiece
@slystone4892 7 ай бұрын
Wow I thought Joker would be the number one.
@Dark_pool88 7 ай бұрын
Joker. Not even close
@thespartan8476 6 ай бұрын
Nobody is perfect. Like him or not. Joaquin Phoenix is a good actor and a decent guy, indeed. 👍 While the new Napoleon movie may not have been the greatest, the storm of new American & British content on him here on KZfaq makes up for it 😂 Joaquin Phoenix was far too old to play Napoleon. How Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix managed to get Napoleon so wrong despite literally having so much knowledge about him is insane. Napoleon, is the Successor of the French king Louis XVI and Louis, humiliated the British Empire in America and in Europe and handed the British their butts. The French defeated the British in America and gave the American Revolutions Victory over the British. That gave the American colonists Independence. And the Brit Ridley Scott hates that!! Napoleon review: Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix Deliver a Film that works better as a comedy than a historical Epic.
@Jeremiah_Rivers76 7 ай бұрын
Arthur Fleck wouldn't have gained infamy as Joker if he hadn’t declared open season on the talk show he appeared as a guest on.
@williamsummerson1204 7 ай бұрын
Phoenix did a stellar job in the master but Hoffman was by far the best actor in the movie. RIP PSH.🙏❤
@danielsantiagourtado3430 7 ай бұрын
Napoleon, commodus and definitely joker are among his best
@LUCCI_25 7 ай бұрын
People need to talk more about walk the line and the master. He should have won an Oscar for both
@stephenjacewicz4594 7 ай бұрын
Joker more people should have took more seriously. Of course people did but after it came out I found people still going and being rude to me. I am blessed with so much kind people however. I pray those people will find God and be nice. I do not agree with violence which I know is in the movie but if we are not careful and mean someone dangerous could go on a mass shooting and WE DON'T WANT IT WE ARE TIRED OF INNOCENT LIVES TAKEN. We need to seriously be respectful of another and see people as they want to be seen. Ultimentaly we all need Jesus. Hopefully the new Joker will teach more people with them actually listening. And if your a Christian that is blocking people on social media who are nice to you or blocking on something else.... You need to get right with God.
@FreddyKrueger744 7 ай бұрын
Joker should be number one.
@emiliobello2538 7 ай бұрын
2020 Oscars Best Actor should have been Best Actor Antonino Banderas Pain And Glory Leonardo DiCaprio Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Noah Jupe Honey Boy Choi Woo Shik Parasite Taron Egerton Rocketman Winner Antonio Banderas
@melaniep6964 6 ай бұрын
But it wasn't though, LOL. Joaquin all the way!!
@bananabourbonaenima 7 ай бұрын
No Parenthood?
@mr.fartman 7 ай бұрын
Reaper 💀
@Sanguine808 7 ай бұрын
Why are you obsessed with Reaper? Grow up and leave him alone.
@Reaperguy67 7 ай бұрын
Quit with your spam
@FabianDiazGutierrez 7 ай бұрын
Joaquín phoenix is perfect Napoleón, joker no.
@CashelOConnolly 7 ай бұрын
A QUESTION WOULD JOAQUIN HAVE BEEN AS SUCCESSFUL AS HE IS IF HIS YOUNGER BROTHER,RIVER,HAD LIVED?! I THINK NO!
@melaniep6964 6 ай бұрын
Answer, hypothetical BS! So sick of you haters always trying to compare these lovely talented brothers and try to downplay & disregard Joaquin in the process. River's death was a tragedy that no doubt left a huge void in the film world and we always wonder how far his career could have gone, however life goes on and Joaquin has proven to be massive and respected talent in his own right.
@user-rh2io7gm1l Ай бұрын
River was four years older than Joaquin.
@Grayhound19 7 ай бұрын
Joaquin Phoenix, just like the joker, is overrated. He gets talked about because he’s a “ method actor” and does weird shit for rolls. Sorry not sorry.🤷♂️🤷♂️
@LUCCI_25 7 ай бұрын
He’s not even a method actor tho 😂 losing weight doesn’t make you method. He’s talked about this he just shows up acts then goes home being himself
@melaniep6964 6 ай бұрын
Hmm, ok hater.
@Grayhound19 6 ай бұрын
@@melaniep6964 it’s hating because you don’t agree with it got it. Doing weird shit on camera doesn’t make you a great actor. Him and Jared Letto are the same thing. Ive believed he’s been overrated since gladiator, and he only gets talked about because he has a family name.
@melaniep6964 6 ай бұрын
@@Grayhound19 Well that's your opinion but it certainly ain't a fact. You are a hater. What are you doing with your life? It is funny people come to watch these videos of people they don't like just to complain. LOL and use the same ole cliched terms of "overrated". Carry on it if makes you feel better. He's' just gonna keep living his life, advocating for animal rights and the environment, making his movies and his fans are gonna keep loving him for it.
@Grayhound19 6 ай бұрын
@@melaniep6964 sounds like you got a weird obsession letting someone’s philanthropy dictate how you judge their performance. I didn’t even watch it just left a comment for people like you to have melt down lol Joker is too long and boring and just like everything else he does his overacting never allows you to immerse yourself
@marcus6918 7 ай бұрын
the master is the most original performance cinema has ever seen. its top 3 performances of all time
@flexivefowl8186 7 ай бұрын
Oh yeah he nailed it as Joker. His performance gave me serious chills.
@paatagvazava3882 7 ай бұрын
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