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Acting · Directing · Writing · age 66

Sean Penn

Best rated: Mystic River (7.9)

Films
49
Avg rating
6.61
Peak run
1989’97
Oscar wins
3 of 6
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The career

Sean Penn, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1989 to 1997, 7.26345678198519901995200020052010201520202025Mystic River 7.9Shanghai Surprise 3.3Career avg 6.61

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Sean Penn's career barcodecoolhot
198149 films2025
Current formLast 5: 6.60 vs career 6.61 (−0.01)
  1. WLicorice Pizza2021 · 7.1+0.5
  2. LFlag Day2021 · 5.5−1.1
  3. WDaddio2023 · 6.7+0.1
  4. LAsphalt City2023 · 6.1−0.5
  5. WOne Battle After Another2025 · 7.6+1.0
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Sean by the numbers

Average
6.61
45 rated films
Vote weighted
6.70
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.91
rating spread
Career
45y
1981 to 2025
Total votes
4.29M
across every film
Best
7.9
Mystic River
Worst
3.3
Shanghai Surprise
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2025One Battle After Another posterOne Battle After AnotherCol. Steven J. Lockjaw7.6451K
2025Animals in War··116
2023Daddio posterDaddioClark6.716,997
2023Asphalt CityGene Rutkovsky6.19,585
2021Licorice Pizza posterLicorice PizzaJack Holden7.1164K
2021Flag DayJohn Vogel5.54,216
2019The Professor and the Madman posterThe Professor and the MadmanDr. William Chester Minor7.255,694
2016The Angry Birds Movie posterThe Angry Birds MovieTerence6.3121K
2015The Gunman posterThe GunmanTerrier5.845,919
2013Gangster Squad posterGangster SquadMickey Cohen6.7230K
2013The Human ExperimentNarrator·673
2011The Tree of Life posterThe Tree of LifeJack6.8194K
2011This Must Be the Place posterThis Must Be the PlaceCheyenne6.739,140
2010Fair Game posterFair GameJoe Wilson6.853,138
2008What Just Happened posterWhat Just HappenedSean Penn5.629,446
2008Milk posterMilkHarvey Milk7.5187K
2006All the King's Men posterAll the King's MenWillie Stark6.126,810
2005The Interpreter posterThe InterpreterTobin Keller6.4117K
2004The Assassination of Richard Nixon posterThe Assassination of Richard NixonSamuel J. Bicke6.926,636
2003It's All About LoveMarciello5.38,807
Better together?

Sean Penn's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Sean Penn

12 nominations, 9 wins

Awards record

  • Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 2026
    Sean Penn
    Won
  • Male Actor in a Supporting Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2026
    Sean Penn
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actor · BAFTA Film Awards 2026
    Sean Penn
    Won
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 2009
    Sean Penn
    Won
  • Best Actor · Critics Choice Awards 2009
    Sean Penn
    Won
  • Male Actor in a Leading Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2009
    Sean Penn
    Won
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 2004
    Sean Penn
    Won
  • Best Actor, Drama · Golden Globe Awards 2004
    Sean Penn
    Won
  • Best Actor · Critics Choice Awards 2004
    Sean Penn
    Won
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 2002
    Sean Penn
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 2000
    Sean Penn
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1996
    Sean Penn
    Nominated

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.

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