Phoenix starred as a fictionalized version of Roman Emperor Commodus.Source: Archive Photos/Moviepix/Getty Images
2004 – The Village
Phoenix stars as Lucius Hunt alongside William Hurt and Sigourney Weaver in this period horror film by M. Night Shyamalan.Source: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage/Getty Images
2007 – We Own the Night
Joaquin Phoenix is pictured here at the “We Own the Night” premiere, alongside director James Gray and co-star Eva Mendes. Phoenix stars as the manager of a mob-run night club. Source: Jeff Vespa/WireImage/Getty Images
2013 – Her
This Spike Jonze science-fiction-romantic-drama starred Phoenix alongside Rooney Mara (pictured), Olivia Wilde, Scarlett Johansson and Amy Adams. Phoenix plays a lonely introvert who develops a friendship with his AI virtual assistant.Source: Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images
2015 – Irrational Man
This Woody Allen picture tells the sad story of an impossible love triangle between professor Abe Lucas (played by Joaquin Phoenix), his student Jill (played by Emma Stone) and chemistry professor Rita Richards (Parker Posey).Source: Barry King/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images
