Acting
Sean Penn
- Titles
- 123movies36TV shows
- Career
Active from 1981 to 2025, busiest in 1997 and 2003 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 53top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Mystic River83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 76 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Social Commentary6.3average 4.9
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Politics3.9average 2.6
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Crime4.8average 3.7
- Psychological6.6average 5.6
- Historical3.5average 2.6
- Contemporary Realism6.1average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Fantasy0.8, average 1.8
- Uncanny1.7, average 2.5
- Scare1.8, average 2.6
- Physical Comedy1.8, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Moral Ambiguity 11
- Character-Driven 10
- Character Study 8
- Social Commentary 7
- Slow Burn 5
- Crime Drama 4
- Psychological Thriller 4
- Psychological Drama 4
- Intense Performances 4
- Moral Conflict 3
- Thought-Provoking 3
- Political Drama 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jay CassidyEditorInto the Wild, The Pledge, The Last Face, The Crossing Guard, The Assassination of Richard Nixon, +2 more
Robin WrightActorState of Grace, The Pledge, What Just Happened, She's So Lovely, The Crossing Guard, +1 more
John C. ReillyActorThe Thin Red Line, State of Grace, Casualties of War, We're No Angels
Nick NolteActorThe Thin Red Line, Gangster Squad, U Turn, This So-Called Disaster
Benicio del ToroActorOne Battle After Another, 21 Grams, The Pledge
Josh BrolinActorGangster Squad, Milk, Flag Day
Sam ShepardActorThe Pledge, Fair Game, This So-Called Disaster
Naomi WattsActor21 Grams, Fair Game, The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Steven ZaillianWriterThe Interpreter, All the King's Men, The Falcon and the Snowman
Ennio MorriconeComposerState of Grace, Casualties of War, U Turn
Hans ZimmerComposerThe Thin Red Line, The Pledge, The Last Face
Hank CorwinEditorThe Tree of Life, What Just Happened, U Turn
Movies and TV shows
112020s
1 title · average score 73
73
Gaslit (2022)
TV show · as John Mitchell
2010s
1 title · average score 65
65
The First (2018)
TV show · as Tom Haggerty
2000s
4 titles · average score 74
VH1 Rock Honors (2006)
TV show
67
Two and a Half Men (2003)
TV show · as Sean Penn
69
Viva La Bam (2003)
TV show
86
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
TV show · as Sean Penn
1990s
4 titles · average score 73
64
Family Guy (1999)
TV show · as Sean Penn (voice)
79
Friends (1994)
TV show · as Eric
85
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
TV show · as Sean Penn
63
The Word (1990)
TV show
1970s
1 title · average score 82
82
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
TV show · as Boy (uncredited)