Sean Penn
Current Interest
4.3
Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Based on 93 rated titles
Title
Year
Attention
One Battle After Another
as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
2025
60.9
Mystic River
as Jimmy Markum
2003
54.8
State of Grace
as Terry
1990
54.2
Gangster Squad
as Mickey Cohen
2013
54.0
Licorice Pizza
as Jack Holden
2021
53.6
The Game
as Conrad Van Orton
1997
53.4
The Thin Red Line
as 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh
1998
53.3
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
as Jeff Spicoli
1982
53.2
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Sean O'Connell
2013
53.2
Carlito's Way
as David Kleinfeld
1993
53.0
The Tree of Life
as Jack
2011
52.0
21 Grams
as Paul Rivers
2003
52.0
Ghost Files
as Terence (voice)
2016
51.9
I Am Sam
as Sam Dawson
2001
51.9
The Interpreter
as Tobin Keller
2005
51.9
Dead Man Walking
as Matthew Poncelet
1995
50.8
Milk
as Harvey Milk
2008
48.8
At Close Range
as Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Jr.
1986
48.5
Casualties of War
as Sgt. Tony Meserve
1989
47.6
Colors
as Danny McGavin
1988
46.1
Pauly Shore Is Dead
as Sean Penn
2003
45.4
Bad Boys
as Mick O'Brien
1983
45.3
Fair Game
as Joseph Wilson
2010
44.1
Taps
as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
1981
43.7
All the King's Men
as Willie Stark
2006
43.2
The Professor and the Madman
as Dr. William Chester Minor
2019
42.4
Asphalt City
as Gene Rutkovsky
2024
42.4
The Gunman
as Jim Terrier
2015
41.1
Daddio
as Clark
2024
41.0
U Turn
as Bobby Cooper
1997
40.1
Sweet and Lowdown
as Emmet Ray
1999
39.4
We're No Angels
as Jim
1989
38.9
The Weight of Water
as Thomas Janes
2001
38.7
What Just Happened
as Sean Penn
2008
37.9
Before Night Falls
as Cuco Sanchez
2000
37.3
The Falcon and the Snowman
as Daulton Lee
1985
37.0
This Must Be the Place
as Cheyenne
2011
35.4
She's So Lovely
as Eddie Quinn
1997
34.8
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
as Samuel Bicke
2004
33.9
Flag Day
as John Vogel
2021
33.1
Shanghai Surprise
as Glendon Wasey
1986
31.6
Racing with the Moon
as Henry 'Hopper' Nash
1984
30.0
Gonzo Girl
2023
25.7
Dogtown and Z-Boys
as Narrator
2002
23.3
It's All About Love
as Marciello
2003
22.5
Up at the Villa
as Rowley Flint
2000
19.9
Hurlyburly
as Eddie
1998
19.1
Woody Allen: A Documentary
as Self
2011
18.5
Loved
as Man on the Hill (Michael)
1997
17.1
Superpower
as Self
2023
16.3
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
2004
15.8
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
as Self
2014
15.4
Crackers
as Dillard
1984
15.1
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
as Pizza Guy
2020
14.3
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
as Self
2002
14.1
The Last Party
as Self
1993
14.0
Hugo Pool
as Strange Hitchhiker
1997
13.9
Cool Blue
as Phil the Plumber (uncredited)
1990
13.7
The People Speak
as Self
2009
13.4
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
as Self
2008
11.7
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
as Self
2006
11.6
Witch Hunt
as Himself (Narrator)
2008
11.6
Citizen Penn
as Himself
2020
11.1
Judgment in Berlin
as Guenther X
1988
9.9
Bukowski: Born Into This
as Self
2003
9.5
Beaver Trilogy
as "Groovin' Larry" Huff
2000
9.3
Brando
as Self
2007
7.9
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
as Self
2014
7.4
The Killing of Randy Webster
as Don Fremont
1981
6.4
El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle
as Self
2016
6.3
A Constant Forge
as Self
2000
6.3
Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story
as Himself
2014
6.2
Americans
as Commie
2012
4.9
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
as Himself (archive footage)
2015
3.8
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
as Self
2004
3.4
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
as Self
2011
3.3
This So-Called Disaster
as Ray
2003
3.2Mad Hannans
2017
3.2
Gaslit
as John Mitchell
2022
3.1
Inside Björk
as Self
2003
2.9Mystic River: From Page to Screen
as Self
2003
2.8Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
as Self
2004
2.0
21 Grams: In Fragments
as Self
2004
1.8
aka Charlie Sheen
as Self
2025
1.4
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
as Self
2003
1.4
Animals in War
2025
1.1
Sweet Micky for President
as Self
2015
0.6
The Human Experiment
as Narrator
2013
0.4
The First
as Tom Haggerty
2018
0.3
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
as Self
2006
0.2
Summerspell
as Buddy
1983
0.1
War Made Easy
as Self - Narrator (Voice)
2007
0.1
Deflating the Elephant
as Narrator
2009
0.1The Beaver Kid 2
as Groovin' Larry
1981
0.1Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
as Self
2011
0.1Frequently Asked Questions About Sean Penn
Sean Penn has appeared in 95 titles, including 91 movies and 4 television shows.
The earliest title currently listed in Sean Penn's filmography is The Killing of Randy Webster (1981).
The most recent title featuring Sean Penn is Animals in War (2025).
One of the highest rated titles featuring Sean Penn is The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles with an IMDb rating of 8.6.
Sean Penn has been active for approximately 44 years, with credits spanning from 1981 to 2025.
Titles featuring Sean Penn currently have an average IMDb rating of 6.6.
The busiest years in Sean Penn's career include 2003, 1997, 2004.
