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I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

2010
Drama, Music
1h 48m
A documentary on Joaquin Phoenix's transition from the acting world to a career as an aspiring rapper.

Directed by:

Casey Affleck

Screenwriter:

Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck

Starring:

Jamie Foxx, Ben Stiller, Danny DeVito, Natalie Portman, Bruce Willis, Edward James Olmos, Joaquin Phoenix, David Letterman, Casey Affleck, Sean Combs, Olivia Munn, Antony Langdon

Genres:

Drama, Music

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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2010
Drama, Music
1h 48m
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aneyaney
Rated 19 Dec 2010
81
88th
Hoax or not, it's brilliant either way. If it's indeed a hoax then Joaquin is a truly amazing actor. He plays his part brilliantly, especially the Letterman interview. A truly amazing performance. It does a great job of showing the fickle nature of the media and people. If it's all true then it's a really disturbing story of a man making a fool out of himself, with his friends just standing by and encouraging him. I don't really like rap music but I'd buy his album.
Rated 19 Dec 2010
theficionadotheficionado
Rated 26 Sep 2010
88
87th
It doesn't matter whether it's fake, people. If Phoenix's performance on Letterman is fake, it's no less fake than the hundreds of performances preceding it. Phoenix and Affleck purposefully blur the lines between actor and role and imply that identity, divorced from performance, is nothing; here's a man sick of playing a commodity but who, once he stops, loses his semblance of self entirely. I'm Still Here rages irreverently against the intangibility & fleetingness at the heart of the self.
Rated 26 Sep 2010
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 13 Feb 2011
8
82nd
This movie was surprisingly awesome, can't believe more people didn't love it. So over the top, funny and strange it's hard not to love and knowing that he was just fucking with us all the entire time makes it even better. JP has some sick rhymes fo real. My favorite scenes are when he orders the hookers, gets into a fight at the rap concert and gets pooped on. Best actor of 2010: Joaquin Phoenix.
Rated 13 Feb 2011
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 29 Dec 2010
6
52nd
Cool that Phoenix did some trolling. Besides his hair there's not much else to it. Intially interesting, just doesn't hold out.
Rated 29 Dec 2010
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 11 Jul 2014
4
55th
one of the many reasons this perceptive, ballsy film deserves praise is that it made kyle smith feel, in his words, "like a toilet".
Rated 11 Jul 2014
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 01 Sep 2013
84
90th
Possibly the greatest mockumentary -- and also a strong, solid, funny and disturbing celebrity study. Is there anything more innovative than acting like you left the movie business by turning your move into a whole hoax-film? And is there something more bizarre than the media actually believing this in first place, then rejecting to the point that what Phoenix does simply doesn't matter? -- "do we care?", concludes one of the TV reports. But fame -- be it positive or negative -- does matter.
Rated 01 Sep 2013
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 13 Feb 2012
35
20th
Shockingly incoherent mockumentary. Phoenix acts his socks off, but there seems to be no reason, and little sense in why he wants to be a rapper - or why that path makes him deteriorate completely. The media criticism feels stale and disengaging, mostly because Affleck is obsessed with introducing uncomfortable scenes, leaving no room for sympathy or afterthought. So here's an advice I never thought I'd give anyone: Casey, maybe you should ask your brother how to direct...
Rated 13 Feb 2012
amerigoamerigo
Rated 13 Nov 2011
88
93rd
An amazing meta-film that calls attention to the absurdity of film--the absurdity of caring about fictional characters more than you care about real people--the absurdity of escapism in the fiction of another's reality. Absolutely brilliant satire.
Rated 13 Nov 2011
jakeaestheteJakeAesthete
Rated 17 Jul 2011
61
59th
Perhaps less hilarious the second time than when i saw it in theaters, but it remains a brave and audacious piece of work. Phoenix's "performance" really is insane and completely amazing, and Affleck pulls off a better "fake documentary" behind the camera than many who try. There are an endless amount of films probing the fiction/reality divide and celebrity culture, but that doesn't prevent the film from raising interesting issues. That it doesn't pretend to "shed light" on them is irrelevant.
Rated 17 Jul 2011
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 23 May 2011
58
17th
Genuinely strange "documentary" showing Phoenix in a savage and ugly fall from grace and sanity. The issue of "hoax or not" is irrelevant; one can't imagine it does wonders for Phoenix's (or Affleck's) reputation either way you cut it, as Phoenix's behaviour is *so* peculiar. A certain amount of respect must go to Phoenix for his willingness to commit to what appears to be a fictional version of himself, but the actual point and relevance of the film remains a mystery. And lay off Danny DeVito!!
Rated 23 May 2011
sirrobbieSirRobbie
Rated 08 Apr 2011
70
53rd
This was fucking hillarious !!! ... but lets be serious for a minute. This may be one of the best performances of our times. I rather watch this than Borat, but maybe it's not a good comparison.
Rated 08 Apr 2011
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 27 Jan 2011
80
52nd
The only reason I like this as much as I do is because of the parallels to Andy Kaufman, anyone who can pull off a Kaufman routine for an entire year is A-OK in my book. The mockumentary itself is so-so in just about every regard except for Phoenix himself, who is excellent in this movie about himself (but it's not really).
Rated 27 Jan 2011
bojanglesBojangles
Rated 15 Jan 2011
75
85th
Featuring a truly incredible display of acting and grand reflections on celebrity, self, and sniffing butt holes.
Rated 15 Jan 2011
waddayanutswaddayanuts
Rated 06 Jan 2011
30
1st
There's a quote from this film that goes "Is it a hoax? Do we really care?". Affleck and Phoenix should probably have thought that over a second time before investing so much time and dedication into a boring film which apart from the Letterman thing, a concert fight, and a couple of scenes with P. Diddy is just a tiresome display of a depressive douchebag.
Rated 06 Jan 2011
cinematicespCinematicESP
Rated 06 Jan 2011
81
57th
A sad, ugly, hilarious study of celebrity. The raw emotional power of Joaquin Phoenix makes it truly difficult to determine what is real, even when you know the answer.
Rated 06 Jan 2011
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 30 Dec 2010
90
80th
If I'm Still Here was a true story, it would be a sad tale about a man who took it too far and found out too late. However, Casey Affleck revealed that everything Joaquin Phoenix did was all a hoax. Because that's the case, I can easily call Joaquin's work in this film an excellent performance. It saddens me that he won't get any recognition for this, because I was moved by his performance. It might be a hoax, but it feels so real. Some of it has to be real...
Rated 30 Dec 2010
kasperlKasperL
Rated 29 Dec 2010
50
29th
Okay, so we knew it was a hoax all along, right? That doesn't mean it isn't an interesting experiment, though, and, even though the end result is less than stellar, I admire Phoenix's dedication.
Rated 29 Dec 2010
redactedredacted
Rated 14 Dec 2010
60
30th
The major fault with this film was the admittance that it was actually an act of fiction merely days after its release. Although, the film does bring to the light the unwillingness of most people to try and intervene in the apparent melt-down of a well known social figure. Rather, expose the life of a person, a person with a past well acquainted with derailment and capitalize on the public-atrophy, on show, so to speak.
Rated 14 Dec 2010
actionbergActionberg
Rated 14 Nov 2010
85
84th
There's two components to this film. There's the brilliant performance by Phoenix which deserves significant recognition but likely won't get it. And then there's the exploration of human nature; the way the media and the general populace treat him is astoundingly ravenous, almost as though they root for his failure so that they can have a bigger headline. It doesn't matter that it's a hoax. He still caught the world with its pants down.
Rated 14 Nov 2010
cambelcambel
Rated 01 Oct 2010
71
54th
The whole experience is unique. It touches so many things in popular culture while showing you a performance of a lifetime.
Rated 01 Oct 2010
shoranShoran
Rated 19 Sep 2010
60
26th
This film looks unpolished and amateur but for what it's worth, Joaquin Phoenix does a damn good job of entertaining us with his rapping. Am I the only one who thinks his raps aren't half bad?
Rated 19 Sep 2010
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 02 Feb 2021
40
12th
Yeah I get the point but does it have to be so boring?
Rated 02 Feb 2021
tomhetTomhet
Rated 27 Apr 2020
7
71st
10/10 for the P. Diddy scene. Holy fuck.
Rated 27 Apr 2020
bizortbizort
Rated 16 Oct 2019
50
26th
Fantastic acting and an incredible idea but I thought this ran too long and ended up feeling dull through long stretches in the second and third acts.
Rated 16 Oct 2019
parexus2Parexus2
Rated 12 Apr 2016
65
10th
Great idea, perfectly executed but it really is terrible to watch.
Rated 12 Apr 2016
misterlizardmisterlizard
Rated 03 Jan 2016
90
96th
I didn't know this was a mockumentary beforehand, although I figured it was towards the finale of the movie, specifically the scene where a passed-out Joaquin Phoenix is filmed with another man shitting into his mouth. I don't know what they were aiming for with this film or if they were trying to make a statement about the ravenous glee the public experiences when a celebrity falls from grace. All I know is that they trolled the world for years while making this and Phoenix is fucking amazing.
Rated 03 Jan 2016
karamazovkaramazov.
Rated 27 Dec 2015
32
40th
Astonishing performance art piece, that acts as a document of the cynicism of the media that builds up artists only to anvil-drop them to the ground. This, however, is a movie, and as such was not particularly enlightening nor interesting.
Rated 27 Dec 2015
comepeliculacomepelicula
Rated 05 Oct 2015
30
12th
I really wanted to see this film, but I was disappointed. This might be the most committed Joaquin's performance because he spent years in public as this character for a mockumentary. At the beginning he plays a good character who has existential question and is lost in his success, but very rapidly he becomes an obnoxious idiot who only tries to use his previous success to annoy other people, this drags the movie down and I couldn't care less for him.
Rated 05 Oct 2015
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 02 Sep 2015
70
75th
A really good entry in the tradition of music-mockumentaries from Spinal Tap to Ali G, to its closest relative, Shane Meadows' Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (2009). Affleck and Phoenix play "I'm Still Here" totally straight - rather than joke around they try to birth comedy out of what looks like a real documentary, depicting the ridiculous but all-too-real celebrity culture where performers spoiled by fame often boisterously cross into another medium despite a total lack of training and talent for it.
Rated 02 Sep 2015
hsncrspywlhsncrspywl
Rated 05 Jul 2015
76
57th
Works as a scathing critique of celebrity media on one level and works even better as a critique of the audience watching it and the filmmakers responsible - at times. Yes it is mostly fake and obviously quite funny if you're into the hoax thing, but how scary is it that people thought it was real, and no one tried to help? And how self-indulgent is it that this even happened? Joaquin Phoenix is a smart dude and he can definitely act his pants off. The Letterman bit is astounding.
Rated 05 Jul 2015
kmilchev1Kmilchev1
Rated 06 Dec 2014
60
43rd
An authentic "mockumentory" from director Casey Affleck which explores celebrities, hollywood and consumers. This film was able to put in jeopardy the career of Joaquin Phoenix and then catapult him to one of his most inspiring roles in "The Master". Not a pleasant film to watch. However, keeping in mind that JP's rap career was a hoax and he didn't break character in his personal life it might turn into a mesmerizing performance.
Rated 06 Dec 2014
zipsterZipster
Rated 21 Aug 2014
85
68th
Not so much a breakdown as the uneasy image change of a narcissistic drama queen who smokes too much weed as his baffled, abused friends look on. And he's quite a compelling character to follow on that level, and a sympathetic and dramatic one in the steady verite hands of his brother-in-law Casey Affleck.
Rated 21 Aug 2014
djrossdjross
Rated 21 May 2014
55
53rd
This features an admirably courageous performance and it succeeds in saying something meaningful about the horrible relations between celebrity, the media, and the consumers (in more than one sense) of both. I'm just not sure how much I enjoyed the experience.
Rated 21 May 2014
spanksSpanks
Rated 16 May 2014
95
98th
Genius entire.
Rated 16 May 2014
koalafishKoalafish
Rated 20 Jan 2014
60
30th
The idea is great and Phoenix seems to be some kind of mad genius pulling that thing off for such a long time, the movie itself is rather disappointing though. Just watch the Letterman interview instead.
Rated 20 Jan 2014
rttntomatoesrttntomatoes
Rated 06 Jan 2014
52
25th
As unkempt and inscrutable as Joaquin Phoenix himself, I'm Still Here raises some interesting questions about its subject, as well as the nature of celebrity, but it fails to answer many of them convincingly.
Rated 06 Jan 2014
dalbozDalboz
Rated 22 Dec 2013
62
36th
Joaquin Phoenix essentially decides to quit acting and pursue a hip hop career in this "documentary." I have to give the filmmakers, especially Joaquin Phoenix himself, a lot of credit for going out there and acting in front of the film during the filming of this mockumentary. There was certainly effort put into this. The problem is that it's just boring. The film's beginning and end are boring, and the middle is only mildly interesting. It could have been so much more than this. Too bad.
Rated 22 Dec 2013
neonmanNeonman
Rated 27 Oct 2013
89
90th
An excellent proto-doco that was way more entertaining, involving, and well-made than I thought it was going to be -- that our quick-to-react entertainment culture accepted this, more or less, as fact makes this all the more enjoyable and satirically cheeky.
Rated 27 Oct 2013
laikalaika
Rated 08 Sep 2013
85
90th
Joaquin Phoenix is by far the finest actor of his generation and no other actor of his renown and calibre would dare consider making a film like this. Incredible.
Rated 08 Sep 2013
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 25 Aug 2013
6
83rd
a rather impressive real-life satire not just on the peculiar breakdown of an actor but also the ruthless and despicable way his audience roots for his complete emotional destruction. it doesn't matter that the whole thing was a charade; his intended target fell for it hook, line and sinker.
Rated 25 Aug 2013
bownBown
Rated 04 Jun 2013
76
37th
I think this movie works loads better not just after knowing it was a prank, but knowing that Phoenix rose from the ashes brilliantly once he returned. The immense dedication he puts into this portrayal shows a truly gifted, committed actor who clearly loves what he does. Above all, it's incredibly, INCREDIBLY funny. Phoenix's rapping is completely hilarious: I'M STILL REAL, I WON'T KNEEL, UNLESS IT'S GOD, MY TEAM KNOW HOW I FEEL
Rated 04 Jun 2013
bentienbentien
Rated 05 May 2013
45
23rd
Tiresome but also a study in top notch method acting.
Rated 05 May 2013
danastevensdanastevens
Rated 30 Nov 2012
0
0th
The worst thing about I'm Still Here is the fact that it exists.
Rated 30 Nov 2012
frankhowleyFrankHowley
Rated 16 Sep 2012
65
41st
The stunt is ultimately more remarkable than the film itself, but it's still entertaining.
Rated 16 Sep 2012
mattorama12mattorama12
Rated 18 Jul 2012
72
68th
Definitely one of the more interesting movies I've seen in a long time. Not sure why people don't like this more than they do
Rated 18 Jul 2012
carsonwidCarsonWid
Rated 28 May 2012
65
43rd
Fake or not, it's still an interesting movie. A bit slow at times but worth watching.
Rated 28 May 2012
bakcheiabakcheia
Rated 10 Apr 2012
54
41st
I don't know about this movie...
Rated 10 Apr 2012
csidlecsidle
Rated 02 Apr 2012
65
16th
I'm Still Here starts out as an interesting exploration of the celebrity culture, and the treatment of celebrities by the media, but seems to lose its focus over the course of the film, ending on an oddly lazy-feeling ambiguous note. There are some great moments, such as Phoenix reaction to himself on Letterman, and his visit to P Diddy, but they're accompanied by pointless scenes. Still Here doesn't fall completely short, nor does it feel like a complete, satisfying film when the credits roll.
Rated 02 Apr 2012
aceysaid10AceySaid10%
Rated 30 Mar 2012
77
26th
This movie had so much potential...
Rated 30 Mar 2012
wayofthegunwayofthegun
Rated 17 Jan 2012
70
41st
I'm glad that this was a hoax, but I can't help thinking that Joaquin probably acts similarly in real life (eccentric and moody).
Rated 17 Jan 2012
trixrabbiTrixRabbi
Rated 23 Dec 2011
71
33rd
Even knowing the truth it still works as an interesting character study. Has a lot of pacing issues that had me checking the time a lot, but still has some incredible moments.
Rated 23 Dec 2011
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 13 Dec 2011
72
34th
This film is an interesting experiment. There are some slow moments but overall I would recommend this movie. It is interesting look at being a celebrity and the plus and minuses that go with being famous.
Rated 13 Dec 2011
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 18 Nov 2011
20
41st
"The crux of I'm Still Here is the same as the one central to most of Lars von Trier's filmic pranks: How far can one mess with one's audience while feigning sincerity?" - Simon Abrams
Rated 18 Nov 2011
mark83mark83
Rated 21 Jun 2011
6
50th
Not the rumination on celebrity culture that it seemingly wants to be (unless the intention was to simply fuck with the audience), but I have to give credit to Phoenix for his commitment. He never shies away from making a complete fool of himself, and the result is sometimes awkwardly hilarious.
Rated 21 Jun 2011
mansbridgeMansbridge
Rated 07 Jun 2011
74
41st
Disturbing, to say at least.
Rated 07 Jun 2011
overratedoverrated
Rated 21 Apr 2011
44
38th
Just not that fun to watch. The show at the club at the end is great but with the admittance of this being a hoax right off the bat it came off as a long, drawn out joke told to you by an edgy uncle.
Rated 21 Apr 2011
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 14 Mar 2011
60
62nd
Most amusing.
Rated 14 Mar 2011
redundant1Redundant1
Rated 06 Mar 2011
70
52nd
This would have been much better if it was about JP's ability to convince Hollywood of his career change and about the obsessive nature of people with celebrity lives. What we're left with is sort of partially about that but with too much obnoxious overacting.
Rated 06 Mar 2011
ozgrenouilleOzGrenouille
Rated 11 Feb 2011
89
79th
i got rick rolle'd.
Rated 11 Feb 2011
natebarriosnatebarrios
Rated 02 Feb 2011
55
25th
A mockumentary in the vein of Borat, with less laughs-per-minute. There are some moments I laughed, like with the Ben Stiller appearance.
Rated 02 Feb 2011
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 12 Jan 2011
30
19th
Fake or not, not worth a lot to see, more curious than interesting.
Rated 12 Jan 2011
meliorismmeliorism
Rated 09 Jan 2011
50
10th
Another entry in the truth vs fiction films that seemed to pervade 2010 in both films touted documentaries or otherwise, this is, in my mind, undoubtedly the weakest of the bunch. Put aside the fact that Casey Affleck announced days after its initial release that it was all a hoax for a second. The real problem of the film is that Affleck's portrayal of Phoenix as a man trying to break free of his acting craft and into rapping just isn't very interesting or all that compelling to watch.
Rated 09 Jan 2011
striveStrive
Rated 04 Jan 2011
20
1st
A complete failure on every level.
Rated 04 Jan 2011
sebbysebby
Rated 01 Jan 2011
65
59th
How awesome would it be to get life advice from Edward James Almos? Highlight of the film. I sort of wish this was real so that we'd have footage of some gay dude taking a shit on Joaquin Phonix's face while he was passed out. Oh well.
Rated 01 Jan 2011
glmglm
Rated 31 Dec 2010
50
15th
50.000
Rated 31 Dec 2010
deaddillydeaddilly
Rated 24 Dec 2010
85
84th
I'm Still Here is a brilliant hoax. Phoenix was sensational as he dangerously used his own credibility and the celebrity media as his canvas. An achievement that is sadly overlooked.
Rated 24 Dec 2010
tinysausagetinysausage
Rated 18 Dec 2010
80
83rd
An inspired piece of trolling that STILL has people guessing even after it was announced as a mockumentary, so dedicated was Phoenix's performance. There are great laughs here, pathos. Phoenix has real balls to mess with the celeb system so badly, I hope it doesn't kill his career.
Rated 18 Dec 2010
daesanyeDaeSanye
Rated 10 Dec 2010
7
74th
This has teached me 1 thing... if your famous and you really go out of control a lot of people actually encourage it instead of helping...
Rated 10 Dec 2010
aaautinAAAutin
Rated 01 Dec 2010
44
34th
Spent too much time crafting the hoax and too little crafting the film.
Rated 01 Dec 2010
funkyastroFunkyAstro
Rated 26 Oct 2010
55
53rd
The concept is cooler than the content. Basically Casey had a half baked thought, "Hey Joaquin, wouldn't it be funny if you just gave it all up and became a rapper? Then we could film it." Then Joaquin was like, "Meh why not". Unfortunately it doesn't amount to anything especially grand but there still something to be liked in that they did it and got some mild reactions out of it. All while showing how bizarre show business has the potential to be.
Rated 26 Oct 2010
schnofelschnofel
Rated 21 Oct 2010
10
1st
If Phoenix thinks that's anyone's Id unleashed, then he deserves all the shit coming his way, including this home video.
Rated 21 Oct 2010
georgebusterGeorgeBuster
Rated 02 Oct 2010
100
95th
Easy one of my favourite films of the year. I was totally fooled by the act. I was actually looking forward to the album haha. A great thought provoker on our addiction to celebrities and what little sympathy we give them when they make mistakes. (It had already been announced as a mockumentary on the night of my viewing.)
Rated 02 Oct 2010

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