Sean Penn

Sean Penn's work as covered on Movie Habit

• One Battle After Another (2025)

  Sean Penn, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: A surprisingly entertaining 160-minute ride through all sorts of ideas.

• Gangster Squad (2013)

  Sean Penn, Actor

  Review by Robert Denerstein: In spite of heavy gunfire, Gangster Squad misses

  Review by Matt Anderson: Thanks to some good characters and a nifty theme, Gangster Squad earns a mild recommendation.

• The Tree of Life (2011)

  Sean Penn, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Get lost in Malick's memories

  Review by Robert Denerstein: Terrence Malick has another movie in the works, but it's hard to imagine that he'll top Tree of Life

• Milk (2008)

  Sean Penn, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Much like the documentary that went before; Penn's performance makes the remake worthwhile

• Into the Wild (2007)

  Sean Penn, Writer/director

  Review by Matt Anderson: Free spirit opposed to injustice? Or freeloader and flake among the college-age granola set?

• The Interpreter (2005)

  Sean Penn, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Two tense set pieces in the sometimes formulaic film work wonderfully

• 21 Grams (2003)

  Sean Penn, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Storytelling technique is only the first thing that grabs your attention

• Mystic River (2003)

  Sean Penn, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Mystic River is refreshingly adult; Eastwood doesn't pander to a younger crowd

• The Pledge (2001)

  Sean Penn, Director

  Review by Marty Mapes: Sean Penn directs Jack Nicholson in an artistic blue-collar mystery

• Up at the Villa (2000)

  Sean Penn, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes

• The Thin Red Line (1998)

  Sean Penn, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes