 | Made in Eddington (2025) as Self |
 | Eddington (2025) as Joe Cross |
 | Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) as Arthur Fleck |
 | Joaquin Phoenix — Schauspieler der Extreme (2024) as Self - Actor (archive footage) |
 | Napoleon (2023) as Napoleon Bonaparte |
 | Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid (2023) as Self |
 | Beau Is Afraid (2023) as Beau Wassermann |
 | C'mon C'mon (2021) as Johnny |
 | Joker: Put on a Happy Face (2020) as Self |
 | My Darling Vivian (2020) as Self (archive footage) |
 | Guardians of Life (2020) |
 | Joker (2019) as Arthur Fleck |
 | The Sisters Brothers (2018) as Charlie Sisters |
 | Lou (2018) as Karl |
 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018) as John Callahan |
 | Dominion (2018) as Narrator (voice) |
 | Mary Magdalene (2018) as Jesus |
 | You Were Never Really Here (2017) as Joe |
 | Unity (2015) as Narrator (voice) |
 | Irrational Man (2015) as Abe |
 | Chryskylodon Blues (2015) as Self |
 | Inherent Vice (2014) as Larry "Doc" Sportello |
 | Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project (2014) as Self |
 | Her: Love in the Modern Age (2014) as Self (archive footage) |
 | Her (2013) as Theodore |
 | The Immigrant (2013) as Bruno Weiss |
 | The Master (2012) as Freddie Quell |
 | I'm Still Here (2010) as Joaquin Phoenix |
 | Two Lovers (2008) as Leonard Kraditor |
 | We Own the Night (2007) as Bobby Green |
 | Reservation Road (2007) as Ethan Learner |
 | Final 24: River Phoenix (2006) as Self (voice) (archive footage) |
 | Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line (2006) as Self |
 | Earthlings (2005) as Narrator (voice) |
 | Walk the Line (2005) as John R. Cash |
 | Strength and Honor: Production Pods (2005) as Self |
 | Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' (2005) as Self |
 | Deconstructing 'The Village' (2005) as Self |
 | I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash (2005) as Self |
 | Hotel Rwanda (2004) as Jack Daglish |
 | Ladder 49 (2004) as Jack Morrison |
 | The Village (2004) as Lucius Hunt |
 | Brother Bear (2003) as Kenai (voice) |
 | It's All About Love (2003) as John |
| | Making 'Signs' (2003) as Self / Merrill Hess |
 | Buffalo Soldiers (2002) as Ray Elwood |
 | Signs (2002) as Merrill Hess |
 | L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore") (2002) |
 | Quills (2000) as Abbe du Coulmier |
 | Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport (2000) as Self |
 | Gladiator (2000) as Commodus |
 | The Yards (2000) as Willie Gutierrez |
 | 8MM (1999) as Max California |
 | Clay Pigeons (1998) as Clay Bidwell |
 | Return to Paradise (1998) as Lewis McBride |
 | U Turn (1997) as Toby N. Tucker |
 | Inventing the Abbotts (1997) as Doug Holt |
 | To Die For (1995) as Jimmy Emmett |
| | Walking the Dog (1992) as Mischievous Teenage Boy |
 | Parenthood (1989) as Garry Buckman-Lampkin |
 | Secret Witness (1988) as Drew Blackburn |
 | Russkies (1987) as Danny |
 | SpaceCamp (1986) as Max |
 | Kids Don't Tell (1985) as Frankie |
 | Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia (1984) as Robby Ellsworth |
| | The Making of We Own the Night as Self |
 | Polaris |
 | The Island |
 | Outcome Thanks |
 | Trillion Executive Producer |
 | صوت هند رجب Executive Producer |
 | I’m Glad You’re Dead Now Executive Producer |
| | Napoleon Producer |
 | The End of Medicine Executive Producer |
 | Stutz Producer |
 | Gunda Executive Producer |
 | The Animal People Executive Producer |
 | Across My Land Executive Producer |
 | What the Health Executive Producer |
| | I Am Dying Executive Producer |
| | I'm Still Here Producer |
| | I'm Still Here Writer |
| | We Own the Night Producer |
