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