9. 8MM (1999)
“Max California”
Though having appeared in close to seven films by the end of the 1990s, Joaquin Phoenix had not yet proven his equivalence to his late brother, River. As the new millennium loomed, Joaquin finally emerged in a supporting, but memorable, performance in an otherwise unmemorable, and very unpleasant, Joel Schumacher film, 8MM. The film deals with a private investigator looking for the truth behind an unnerving ‘snuff film’ and while lots of perverse sex and violence ensues from then on out, Phoenix proved that he could do wonders with whatever was given to him. It also helped that he was second billed behind Nicolas Cage who, in the late 1990s, was as big as any Hollywood star could get. Though 8MM should disappear from DVD shelves (the film is absolutely horrible), the only reason why it may remain is because of the role it played in propelling Joaquin Phoenix’s career forward.
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