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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Birthdate: July 23, 1967

Philip Seymour Hoffman

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1990s
2.7743
16
total ranking of 2.7743
2000s
3.0584
18
total ranking of 3.0584
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Philip Seymour Hoffman is ranked overall as 3.2807 of of 4 stars3.2807

Philip Seymour Hoffman Movie Rankings

1
Philip Seymour Hoffman starring in Almost Famous
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 3.3642 out of 4 stars for Almost Famous3.3642
A young, aspiring journalist is assigned to go on tour with the new rock group 'Stillwater.' As he becomes more involved with the group, he loses sight of his assignment and inadvertently learns about love, life and rock 'n' roll. ...more about Almost Famous
Actor Awards
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama/Romance
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical
2
Philip Seymour Hoffman starring in Boogie Nights
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 3.1984 out of 4 stars for Boogie Nights3.1984
Eddie is an aspiring actor who gets discovered by Jack Horner, a porn director that considers his job an artform. Eddie then changes his name to Dirk Diggler and gets sucked in the lifestyle and relationships of the porn industry of the late-seventies. ...more about Boogie Nights
3
Philip Seymour Hoffman starring in Capote
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 3.1405 out of 4 stars for Capote3.1405
When writer Truman Capote reads an article about a slain family in Kansas, he is inspired to discover why the crime was committed. After extensive interviews with the suspects, police and witnesses Capote goes on to write one of his most notorious novels. ...more about Capote
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  • Austin Film Critics Association - Best Actor
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  • Boston Society of Film Critics Awards - Best Actor
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • Florida Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  • Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • National Board of Review, USA - Best Actor
  • National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Best Actor
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actor
  • San Diego Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actor
  • Satellite Awards - Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
  • Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • Vancouver Film Critics Circle - Best Actor
  • Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
4
Magnolia (1999)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 3.1160 out of 4 stars for Magnolia3.1160
A day in the life of nine lives all stemming from their association with a dying TV producer. Each story stands on its own, but is continuously building up to one catastrophic end. ...more about Magnolia
Actor Awards
  • Chlotrudis Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • National Board of Review, USA - Best Supporting Actor
5
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 3.0899 out of 4 stars for Before the Devil Knows You're Dead3.0899
Needing extra cash, two brothers conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed. ...more about Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Actor Awards
  • Chlotrudis Awards - Best Actor
6
Big Lebowski, The (1998)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 3.0361 out of 4 stars for Big Lebowski3.0361
When "The Dude" Lebowski is mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, two thugs urinate on his rug to coerce him into paying a debt he knows nothing about. ...more about Big Lebowski
7
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 3.0326 out of 4 stars for Punch-Drunk Love3.0326
Barry Egan (Adam Sandler) is a small business owner with seven sisters whose abuse has kept him alone and unable to fall in love. When a harmonium and a mysterious woman (Emily Watson) enter his life, his romantic journey begins. ...more about Punch-Drunk Love
Actor Awards
  • Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical
8
State and Main (2000)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 3.0254 out of 4 stars for State and Main3.0254
Having left New Hampshire over excessive demands by the locals, the cast and crew of "The Old Mill" moves their movie shoot to a small town in Vermont. ...more about State and Main
9
25th Hour (2002)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 3.0190 out of 4 stars for 25th Hour3.0190
The 25th Hour depicts the last day of freedom for a young man before he begins serving a seven-year jail term for drug dealing. ...more about 25th Hour
10
Nobody's Fool (1994)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 3.0023 out of 4 stars for Nobody's Fool3.0023
Sully is a rascally ne'er-do-well approaching retirement age. While he is pressing a worker's compensation suit for a bad knee, he secretly works for his nemesis, Carl, and flirts with Carl's young wife Toby. ...more about Nobody's Fool
11
Talented Mr. Ripley, The (1999)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 2.9666 out of 4 stars for Talented Mr. Ripley2.9666
The 1950s. Manhattan lavatory attendant, Tom Ripley, borrows a Princeton jacket to play piano at a garden party. ...more about Talented Mr. Ripley
Actor Awards
  • Chlotrudis Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • National Board of Review, USA - Best Supporting Actor
12
Savages, The (2007)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 2.9460 out of 4 stars for Savages2.9460
A sister (Linney) and brother (Hoffman) face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father. ...more about Savages
Actor Awards
  • Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival - Best Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
13
Cold Mountain (2003)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 2.9454 out of 4 stars for Cold Mountain2.9454
Jude Law plays a leading role as Inman, a wounded confederate soldier who is on a perilous journey home to his mountain community, hoping to reunite with his prewar sweetheart, Ada, played by Nicole Kidman. ...more about Cold Mountain
14
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 2.9113 out of 4 stars for Mission: Impossible III2.9113
Super-spy Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has retired from active duty to trains new IMF agents. ...more about Mission: Impossible III
15
Owning Mahowny (2003)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 2.9048 out of 4 stars for Owning Mahowny2.9048
Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. ...more about Owning Mahowny
Actor Awards
  • Chlotrudis Awards - Best Actor
  • Genie Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  • Vancouver Film Critics Circle - Best Actor - Canadian Film
16
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 2.9010 out of 4 stars for Charlie Wilson's War2.9010
Charlie Wilson's War is the true story of how a playboy congressman, a renegade CIA agent and a beautiful Houston socialite joined forces to lead the largest and most successful covert operation in history. ...more about Charlie Wilson's War
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Supporting Actor
17
Next Stop Wonderland (1998)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 2.8983 out of 4 stars for Next Stop Wonderland2.8983
Erin is a nurse and her longtime boyfriend has dumped her. Her mother Piper places a personal ad for her. Meanwhile the film follows the life of Alan, an employee at a local aquarium who dreams of becoming a marine biologist. ...more about Next Stop Wonderland
Actor Awards
  • Chlotrudis Awards - Best Supporting Actor
18
Twister (1996)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 2.8305 out of 4 stars for Twister2.8305
TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. ...more about Twister
19
Hard Eight (1997)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 2.8249 out of 4 stars for Hard Eight2.8249
Sydney (Hall) is a poker-faced professional gambler with a soft heart for a hard luck story. He plays guardian angel to unlucky John (Reilly) and a hooker, Clementine (Paltrow), whom he grows to love like family. ...more about Hard Eight
20
Red Dragon (2002)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 2.8247 out of 4 stars for Red Dragon2.8247
FBI Agent Will Graham has been called out of early retirement to catch a serial killer, known by authorities as "The Tooth Fairy". He asks for the help of his arch-nemesis, Dr. ...more about Red Dragon
22
Patch Adams (1998)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 2.6592 out of 4 stars for Patch Adams2.6592
Robin Williams stars as Patch Adams, in this true story of a heroic man, determined to become a medical doctor because he enjoys helping people. ...more about Patch Adams
23
Love Liza (2002)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 2.6454 out of 4 stars for Love Liza2.6454
Wilson Joel is a man in trouble. There's a searing pain in his gut that he can't tolerate and a dazed quietness to his struggle as he tries to maintain his equilibrium. Wilson is attempting to move on from the sudden and inexplicable suicide of his wife. ...more about Love Liza
24
Leap of Faith (1992)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 2.5650 out of 4 stars for Leap of Faith2.5650
Jonas is a fraudulent faith healer, who uses all the tricks in the book to con the people attending his shows. ...more about Leap of Faith
25
Strangers With Candy (2006)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 2.5614 out of 4 stars for Strangers With Candy2.5614
Jerri Blank (Amy Sedaris), a middle-aged former runaway and junkie, goes back to high school. With Stephen Colbert. ...more about Strangers With Candy
26
Flawless (1999)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 2.5191 out of 4 stars for Flawless2.5191
Robert De Niro plays Walt Koontz, a homophobic guy who ends up with paralyzed vocal cords because of an unfortunate stroke. His therapy includes receiving singing lessons from a neighbor (played by Phillip S. ...more about Flawless
Actor Awards
  • San Diego Film Critics Society Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
27
Along Came Polly (2004)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 2.4853 out of 4 stars for Along Came Polly2.4853
Can a risk-averse insurance salesman on the rebound from his bride's infidelity (during their honeymoon) find happiness with a waitress he knew in junior high who's averse to commitment? Reuben is a sweet klutz who's ready to settle down but sees in her ...more about Along Came Polly
28
My New Gun (1992)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 2.1853 out of 4 stars for My New Gun2.1853
Debbie and Gerald's lives drastically change after they get a gun. Their mysterious neighbor, Skippy, becomes and important and transforming figure in their lives. ...more about My New Gun
29
Montana (1998)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 1.8668 out of 4 stars for Montana1.8668
Montana is twisted tale of betrayal and friendship. Clair (Sedgewick) is a loyal employee of The Boss (Coltrane). After the Boss's moneyman, Duncan (Hoffman) plots with Dr. ...more about Montana
30
Three (2006)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 1.8289 out of 4 stars for Three1.8289
Jack & Jennifer take a private cruise with friends, such as Captain Richards and his wife Maggie. Manuel is a staff member who catches Jen's eye. Thanks to chain of events sparked off between a dispute concerning Jack and Manuel, a fire breaks out and the ship blows up and sinks. ...more about Three
31
Last Party 2000 (2001)
Philip Seymour Hoffman scores a combined 1.6405 out of 4 stars for Last Party 20001.6405
Filmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman starts documenting the campaign at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, but spends more time outside, in the street protests and police actions than ...more about Last Party 2000
32
Culture (1998)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
33
Film Trix 2004 (2004)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
34
Joey Breaker (1993)
No Reviews Available
Joey Breaker is a fast-talking, ambitious, workaholic agent representing actors, screenwriters, and comedians for the New York firm of Morgan Creative. ...more about Joey Breaker
  • Not Available on DVD