Sean Penn

ACTOR, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER

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29th May 2022 | FlixCatalog Staff

Sean Penn is a powerhouse film performer capable of intensely moving work, who has gone from strength to strength during a colourful film career, and who has drawn much media attention for his stormy private life and political viewpoints.Sean Justin Penn was born in Los Angeles, California, the second son of actress Eileen Ryan (née Annucci) and director, actor, and writer Leo Penn. His brother was actor Chris Penn. His father was from a Lithuanian Jewish/Russian Jewish family, and his mother is of half Italian and half Irish descent.Penn first appeared in roles as strong-headed or unruly youths such as the military cadet defending his academy against closure in Die Kadetten von Bunker Hill (1981), then as fast-talking surfer stoner Jeff Spicoli in Ich glaub' ich steh' im Wald (1982).Fans and critics were enthused about his obvious talent and he next contributed a stellar performance alongside Timothy Hutton in the Cold War spy thriller Der Falke und der Schneemann (1985), followed by a teaming with icy Christopher Walken in the chilling Auf kurze Distanz (1986). The youthful Sean then paired up with his then wife, pop diva Madonna in the woeful, and painful, Shanghai Surprise (1986), which was savaged by the critics, but Sean bounced back with a great job as a hot-headed young cop in Colors - Farben der Gewalt (1988), gave another searing performance as a US soldier in Vietnam committing atrocities in Die Verdammten des Krieges (1989) and appeared alongside Robert De Niro in the uneven comedy Wir sind keine Engel (1989). However, the 1990s was the decade in which Sean really got noticed by critics as a mature, versatile and accomplished actor, with a string of dynamic performances in first-class films.Almost unrecognisable with frizzy hair and thin rimmed glasses, Penn was simply brilliant as corrupt lawyer David Kleinfeld in the Brian De Palma gangster movie Carlito's Way (1993) and he was still in trouble with authority as a Death Row inmate pleading with a caring nun to save his life in Dead Man Walking - Sein letzter Gang (1995), for which he received his first Oscar nomination. Sean then played the brother of wealthy Michael Douglas, involving him in a mind-snapping scheme in The Game - Das Geschenk seines Lebens (1997) and also landed the lead role of Sgt. Eddie Walsh in the star-studded anti-war film Der schmale Grat (1998), before finishing the 1990s playing an offbeat jazz musician (and scoring another Oscar nomination) in Sweet and Lowdown (1999).The gifted and versatile Sean had also moved into directing, with the quirky but interesting Indian Runner (1991), about two brothers with vastly opposing views on life, and in 1995 he directed Jack Nicholson in Crossing Guard - Es geschah auf offener Straße (1995). Both films received overall positive reviews from critics. Moving into the new century, Sean remained busy in front of the cameras with even more outstanding work: a mentally disabled father fighting for custody of his seven-year-old daughter (and receiving a third Oscar nomination) for Ich bin Sam (2001); an anguished father seeking revenge for his daughter's murder in the gut-wrenching Clint Eastwood-directed Mystic River (2003) (for which he won the Oscar as Best Actor); a mortally ill college professor in 21 Gramm (2003) and a possessed businessman in Attentat auf Richard Nixon (2004).Certainly Sean Penn is one of Hollywood's most controversial, progressive and gifted actors. - IMDb Mini Biography By: firehouse44@hotmail.com

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Streaming Availability

Amazon Video has the most number of Sean Penn’s flixes, followed by Google Play Movies compared to other streaming platforms. See the full graph below.

Releases by Year

Sean Penn on average has worked on 2 movies per year from 1981 to 2021. See the full graphs of the number of Sean Penn movies released per year from 2010 till 2021.

Top Genres

Sean Penn works mostly in Drama Genre followed by Crime Genre flixes. 35% of Sean Penn movies are Drama Genre movies. See Top Genres that Sean Penn worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that Sean Penn has worked on is 6.6.

6.6 / 10

Sean Penn's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

Adventure,Biography,Drama
Into the Wild (2007)

After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.

8.1/10148 min

Available in 11 platform(s).

Crime,Drama,Mystery
Mystic River (2003)

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them has a family tragedy.

7.9/10138 min

Available in 11 platform(s).

Crime,Drama,Thriller
Carlito's Way (1993)

A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.

7.9/10144 min

Available in 13 platform(s).

Crime,Drama,Thriller
21 Grams (2003)

A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con.

7.7/10124 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

Drama,Mystery,Thriller
The Game (1997)

After a wealthy banker is given an opportunity to participate in a mysterious game, his life is turned upside down when he becomes unable to distinguish between the game and reality.

7.7/10129 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

A mentally handicapped man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.

7.6/10132 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

Documentary,Sport
Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)

Documentary about the pioneering 1970s Zephyr skating team.

7.6/1091 min

Available in 8 platform(s).

Drama,History,War
The Thin Red Line (1998)

Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.

7.6/10170 min

Available in 8 platform(s).