River Phoenix Filmography Movies Awards

River Phoenix started his acting career at the age of ten. He made a number of television appearances as well. He was seen in ‘Explorers,’ a sci-fi adventure film. He rose to prominence with ‘Stand By Me,’ a film based on the novel ‘The Body.’ He bagged in an ‘Academy Award’ nomination in a ‘Supporting Role’ for ‘Running on Empty’ where he portrayed the role of a son of escapee parents. His performance as a gay hustler in ‘My Own Private Idaho’ was also well-received by the audiences and he won the Best Actor from the ‘National Society of Film Critics’ as well as a ‘Volpi Cup for Best Actor.’

Some of his other works include, ‘It’s Your Move,’ ‘Circle of Violence: A Family Drama,’ ‘Hotel,’ ‘The Thing Called Love,’ ‘Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade,’ ‘Sneakers,’ ‘Dogfight,’ ‘Running on Empty,’ ‘Dark Blood,’ etc.