Head to headJames Russo against River Phoenix Both careers by TMDB ratingJames RussoRiver Phoenix
Tale of the tape as an actor
James Russo vs River Phoenix
River Phoenix averages 6.62 across 13 rated films as an actor, ahead of James Russo at 6.14.
- 97 (40 rated)
- Films acted
- 14 (13 rated)
- 6.14
- Average
- 6.62▶
- 6.36
- Weighted
- 6.79▶
- ◀Once Upon a Time in America 8.4
- Best film
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 7.9
- 7.01, 1982 to 1986
- Peak five
- 7.12, 1988 to 1991▶
- 2 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 2 films
- 5.96 (−0.18)
- Current form
- 6.58 (−0.04)▶
- ◀67.5K
- TMDB votes
- 22.9K
- 1982 to 2025
- Career
- 1985 to 2012
- None
- Oscars
- 0 wins, 1 nom▶
- ◀$1.42B
- Box office
- $691M
Rows won
3 to 5
River Phoenix ahead
Films together
2
averaging 7.00
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
 My Own Private Idaho | 1991 | 7.0 | as Richard Waters | as Mike Waters |
 My Own Private River | 2012 | · | as Richard Waters (archive footage) | as Michael "Mike" Waters (archive footage) |