Joe Pantoliano

September 12, 1951 (age 74) Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
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Joseph Peter Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American actor who has played over 150 roles across film, television, and theater. He is best known for portraying Francis Fratelli in The Goonies (1985), Captain Conrad Howard in the Bad Boys film series (1995–2024),  Cypher in the Wachowskis' sci-fi action film The Matrix (1999), Teddy in Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller film Memento (2000), and Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto on the HBO crime drama The Sopranos (2001–2004), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Other notable film credits include Risky Business (1983), Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987), La Bamba (1987), Midnight Run (1988), The Fugitive (1993), Baby's Day Out (1994), the Wachowskis' directorial debut Bound (1996), and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010). In 2025, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in The Last of Us. Pantoliano has published two memoirs and is active in the field of mental health, having documented his mother's issues and his own. He founded the nonprofit No Kidding, Me Too!, which is dedicated to removing the stigma from mental illness. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Pantoliano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Last updated: June 14, 2026

86 titles
Community avg: 8.22 /10
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    1999March 1999 by Lana Wachowski
    Action, Science Fiction
    Action, Science Fiction
    9.18 Masterpiece+
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    2000October 2000 by Christopher Nolan
    Mystery, Thriller
    Mystery, Thriller
    9.13 Masterpiece+
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    3
    1995April 1995 by Michael Bay
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    7.76 Excellent-
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    2020January 2020 by Adil El Arbi
    Thriller, Action, Crime
    Thriller, Action, Crime
    8.04 Excellent
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    5
    1993August 1993 by Andrew Davis
    Action, Thriller, Drama
    Action, Thriller, Drama
    8.40 Excellent++
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    2010February 2010 by Chris Columbus
    Adventure, Fantasy, Family
    Adventure, Fantasy, Family
    7.15 Good+
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    2003July 2003 by Michael Bay
    Action, Crime, Comedy
    Action, Crime, Comedy
    7.59 Excellent--
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    1985June 1985 by Richard Donner
    Adventure, Comedy, Family
    Adventure, Comedy, Family
    8.44 Excellent++
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    2003February 2003 by Mark Steven Johnson
    Fantasy, Action
    Fantasy, Action
    6.30 Decent+
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    1987December 1987 by Steven Spielberg
    Drama, History, War
    Drama, History, War
    8.42 Excellent++
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    2024June 2024 by Adil El Arbi
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    8.25 Excellent+
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    1998March 1998 by Stuart Baird
    Thriller, Crime, Action
    Thriller, Crime, Action
    7.49 Good++
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    1983August 1983 by Paul Brickman
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    7.53 Excellent--
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    1994July 1994 by Patrick Read Johnson
    Comedy, Adventure, Family
    Comedy, Adventure, Family
    7.37 Good++
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    1996September 1996 by Lana Wachowski
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    8.13 Excellent+
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    2001July 2001 by Lawrence Guterman
    Family, Comedy, Action
    Family, Comedy, Action
    6.41 Decent++
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    1988July 1988 by Martin Brest
    Comedy, Crime, Thriller
    Comedy, Crime, Thriller
    8.10 Excellent
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    1987July 1987 by Luis Valdez
    Drama, Music
    Drama, Music
    8.21 Excellent+
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    2002August 2002 by Ron Underwood
    Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
    Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
    5.65 Decent--
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    2006November 2006 by Simón Brand
    Mystery, Thriller
    Mystery, Thriller
    7.26 Good+
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    2010July 2010 by Brad Peyton
    Family, Adventure, Comedy
    Family, Adventure, Comedy
    6.31 Decent++
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    2006September 2006 by Michael Ian Black
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.73 Good-
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    2005January 2005 by Frederik Du Chau
    Comedy, Family
    Comedy, Family
    6.91 Good
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    2017December 2017 by Ron Shelton
    Action, Comedy
    Action, Comedy
    6.23 Decent+
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    2018March 2018 by Jared Stern
    Romance, Comedy
    Romance, Comedy
    6.91 Good
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    1986June 1986 by Peter Hyams
    Comedy, Crime, Thriller
    Comedy, Crime, Thriller
    7.19 Good+
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    2018May 2018 by Darrell James Roodt
    Horror, Action, Science Fiction
    Horror, Action, Science Fiction
    6.38 Decent++
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    2000April 2000 by Brian Robbins
    Action, Comedy
    Action, Comedy
    6.57 Good--
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    1983September 1983 by Martin Davidson
    Drama, Music
    Drama, Music
    7.70 Excellent-
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    2016March 2016 by Bille Woodruff
    Romance, Comedy
    Romance, Comedy
    6.78 Good-
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    1987September 1987 by Peter Horton
    Comedy, Science Fiction
    Comedy, Science Fiction
    7.08 Good
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    1991May 1991 by Sam Pillsbury
    Drama, Romance, Thriller
    Drama, Romance, Thriller
    6.26 Decent+
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    2006April 2006 by Michael Traeger
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.97 Good
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    1985February 1985 by Phillip Borsos
    Mystery, Thriller
    Mystery, Thriller
    7.39 Good++
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    2012February 2012 by Michael Corrente
    Crime, Comedy, Romance
    Crime, Comedy, Romance
    6.99 Good
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    2021November 2021 by Joel David Moore
    Horror, Thriller, Mystery
    Horror, Thriller, Mystery
    6.82 Good-
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    1993September 1993 by John Whitesell
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    6.91 Good
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    1983May 1983 by Andrew Davis
    Horror, Thriller
    Horror, Thriller
    6.69 Good--
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    2010April 2010 by Robert Kurtzman
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    6.90 Good
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    1999December 1999 by Steve Moore
    Animation, Family, Comedy
    Animation, Family, Comedy
    7.75 Excellent-
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    1990March 1990 by John Mackenzie
    Crime
    Crime
    7.44 Good++
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    2009September 2009 by David M. Rosenthal
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    6.90 Good-
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    1990May 1990 by Gregg Champion
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    7.63 Excellent--
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    1999September 1999 by James Toback
    Drama
    Drama
    6.57 Good--
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    1990January 1990 by Richard Benjamin
    Action, Comedy
    Action, Comedy
    7.29 Good+
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    1993April 1993 by Yurek Bogayevicz
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    6.93 Good
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    1999September 1999 by Josh Oreck
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.06 Excellent
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    2006March 2006 by Trent Cooper
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.21 Decent+
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    1995October 1995 by Brian Grant
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    7.36 Good++
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    2010October 2010 by Steve Trenbirth
    Fantasy, Animation, Family
    Fantasy, Animation, Family
    7.39 Good++
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    2014September 2014 by Dustin Marcellino
    Music, Drama
    Music, Drama
    6.97 Good
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    1990July 1990 by Peter Markle
    Western, Comedy
    Western, Comedy
    7.35 Good++
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    1987July 1987 by Roger Young
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    7.23 Good+
  • 54
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    2019December 2019 by Sean Cisterna
    Drama
    Drama
    7.60 Excellent--
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    1980November 1980 by Taylor Hackford
    Drama, Romance, Music
    Drama, Romance, Music
    7.46 Good++
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    1992December 1992 by Beeban Kidron
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.41 Good++
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    2004February 2004 by Matt Cooper
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.39 Good++
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    2009September 2009 by Shem Bitterman
    Comedy, Drama, Thriller
    Comedy, Drama, Thriller
    7.13 Good+
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    1996December 1996 by Douglas Jackson
    Crime, Drama, Horror
    Crime, Drama, Horror
    7.32 Good++
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    1997September 1997 by Spencer Rice
    Comedy, Documentary
    Comedy, Documentary
    7.70 Excellent-
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    2003–2004 by Chris Haddock
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.83 Excellent-
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    1982October 1982 by Frank Perry
    Crime, Drama, War
    Crime, Drama, War
    7.25 Good+
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    1999November 1999 by Michael Hurst
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.58 Excellent--
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    2006October 2006 by Matthew Cole Weiss
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.21 Good+
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    1996–1997 by Paul Haggis
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.77 Excellent-
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    1994
    Animation, Kids, Comedy
    Animation, Kids, Comedy
    7.93 Excellent
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    1994March 1994 by Julie Cypher
    Comedy, Crime, Action
    Comedy, Crime, Action
    7.45 Good++
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    2004 by Jack Orman
    Drama
    Drama
    7.72 Excellent-
  • 69
    69
    2019January 2019 by Ken Kushner
    Crime, Drama, History
    Crime, Drama, History
    7.26 Good+
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    1989March 1989 by Peter Markle
    Drama
    Drama
    7.84 Excellent-
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    71
    2004January 2004 by Eric Weber
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.81 Excellent-
  • 72
    72
    1979 by James Jones
    War & Politics, Drama
    War & Politics, Drama
    7.92 Excellent
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    1995August 1995 by Tony Spiridakis
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
    7.62 Excellent--
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    74
    1998August 1998 by Mark Malone
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.89 Excellent-
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    1985
    Drama
    Drama
    7.93 Excellent
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    2012March 2012 by Tamar Halpern
    Fantasy, Science Fiction, Family
    Fantasy, Science Fiction, Family
    7.73 Excellent-
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    77
    1990–1991 by Kathy Speer
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.90 Excellent-
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    78
    1988February 1988 by Michael Schultz
    Drama, Adventure
    Drama, Adventure
    7.68 Excellent--
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    1978 by Rob Reiner
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
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    80
    2005
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews
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    81
    1980November 1980 by Paul Krasny
    Crime, Drama, Action
    Crime, Drama, Action
    7.77 Excellent-
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    2024February 2024 by Thom Harp
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
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    83
    1987April 1987 by Corey Allen
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 84
    84
    1980
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
    Needs more reviews
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    2026July 2026 by John Suits
    Western, Action, Drama
    Western, Action, Drama
    Not released yet
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    86
    2026December 2026 by Tommy Wirkola
    Action, Comedy, Fantasy
    Action, Comedy, Fantasy
    Not released yet