Acting
River Phoenix
- Titles
- 35movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1982 to 2012, with a break from 1995 to 2004, busiest in 1986 and 1988 with 3 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 14top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Stand by Me83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Coming of Age6.0average 2.9
- Family Dynamics6.7average 4.7
- Melancholy6.3average 4.7
- Nostalgia5.1average 3.6
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
- Romance4.6average 3.8
- Psychological6.3average 5.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.3average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Violence3.6, average 4.3
- Sports0.1, average 0.7
- Adrenaline4.5, average 5.1
- Scare2.1, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Nostalgic 2
- Friendship 2
- Coming-of-Age Drama 2
- Character Study 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Queer Cinema 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
William RichertActorMy Own Private Idaho, A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, My Own Private River
James HornerComposerSneakers, I Love You to Death, Surviving
Harrison FordActorIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Mosquito Coast
Bradley GreggActorStand by Me, Explorers
Ethan HawkeActorExplorers, The Phoenix Portal
Sidney PoitierActorSneakers, Little Nikita
Anthony ClarkActorThe Thing Called Love, Dogfight
Keanu ReevesActorMy Own Private Idaho, I Love You to Death
Joaquin PhoenixActorSeven Brides for Seven Brothers, Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
Chiara CaselliActorMy Own Private Idaho, My Own Private River
James RussoActorMy Own Private Idaho, My Own Private River
Rodney HarveyActorMy Own Private Idaho, My Own Private River
Movies and TV shows
252010s
2 titles · average score 72
73
My Own Private River (2012)
as Michael "Mike" Waters (archive footage)
70
Dark Blood (2012)
as Boy
2000s
1 title
The Phoenix Portal (2005)
as Wolfgang Müller / Michael "Mike" Waters (archive footage)
1990s
6 titles · average score 63
42
Silent Tongue (1994)
as Talbot Roe
56
The Thing Called Love (1993)
as James Wright
72
Sneakers (1992)
as Carl
75
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
as Mike Waters
75
Dogfight (1991)
as Eddie Birdlace
56
I Love You to Death (1990)
as Devo Nod
1980s
16 titles · average score 67
79
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
as Young Indy
74
Running on Empty (1988)
as Danny Pope
45
Little Nikita (1988)
as Jeff Grant
43
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988)
as Jimmy Reardon
83
Stand by Me (1986)
as Chris Chambers
64
The Mosquito Coast (1986)
as Charlie Fox
Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986)
as Chris Benfield
57
Explorers (1985)
as Wolfgang Müller
71
Surviving (1985)
as Philip Brogan
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia (1984)
as Brian Ellsworth
71
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982)
TV show · as Guthrie McFadden
73
Family Ties (1982)
TV show · as Eugene Forbes