Acting
River Phoenix
- Titles
- 37movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1982 to 2019, with a break from 1994 to 2004, busiest in 1986 and 1988 with 3 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 16top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade80/100
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 & Wordplay4.4average 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
- Friendship 3
- 80s Nostalgia 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Queer Cinema 2
- Coming-of-Age Drama 2
- Character Study 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
Keanu ReevesActorMy Own Private Idaho, I Love You to Death, My Own Private River
James HornerComposerSneakers, I Love You to Death, Surviving
Joaquin PhoenixActorSeven Brides for Seven Brothers, Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
Jerry O'ConnellActorStand by Me, Stand by Me: Deleted and Alternate Scenes
Chiara CaselliActorMy Own Private Idaho, My Own Private River
Martha PlimptonActorRunning on Empty, The Mosquito Coast
Ethan HawkeActorExplorers, The Phoenix Portal
James RussoActorMy Own Private Idaho, My Own Private River
Rodney HarveyActorMy Own Private Idaho, My Own Private River
Dermot MulroneyActorThe Thing Called Love, Silent Tongue
FleaActorMy Own Private Idaho, My Own Private River
Movies and TV shows
28Upcoming
1 title
Ah My Goddess: Bad Goddess Let's Save Vic Morrow
as River Phoenix
2010s
3 titles · average score 67
Stand by Me: Deleted and Alternate Scenes (2019)
as Chris Chambers (archive footage)
60
Dark Blood (2012)
as Boy
74
My Own Private River (2012)
as Michael "Mike" Waters (archive footage)
2000s
1 title
The Phoenix Portal (2005)
as Wolfgang Müller / Michael "Mike" Waters (archive footage)
1990s
7 titles · average score 65
74
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
In Memory Of
63
The Thing Called Love (1993)
as James Wright
49
Silent Tongue (1993)
as Talbot Roe
70
Sneakers (1992)
as Carl
69
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
as Mike Waters
71
Dogfight (1991)
as Eddie Birdlace
64
I Love You to Death (1990)
as Devo Nod
1980s
16 titles · average score 68
80
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
as Young Indy
75
Running on Empty (1988)
as Danny Pope
59
Little Nikita (1988)
as Jeff Grant
53
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988)
as Jimmy Reardon
79
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
63
Explorers (1985)
as Wolfgang Müller
63
Surviving (1985)
as Philip Brogan
70
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982)
TV show · as Guthrie McFadden
66
Hotel (1982)
TV show
72
Family Ties (1982)
TV show · as Eugene Forbes