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What are the best Philip Seymour Hoffman performances of all time?

By YPB Team

A peerless ensemble player who could be the heart of a film or its most unsettling presence, Hoffman left an irreplaceable body of work. Which role is his greatest?

  1. Capote — ranked #11
    Capote
    A 2005 biopic in which Hoffman plays Truman Capote researching his landmark novel In Cold Blood, winning him the Academy Award.
  2. The Master — ranked #22
    The Master
    A 2012 Paul Thomas Anderson drama in which Hoffman plays Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a religious cult.
  3. Boogie Nights — ranked #33
    Boogie Nights
    A 1997 Paul Thomas Anderson drama in which Hoffman plays Scotty J., a lovesick boom operator in the adult film industry.
  4. Magnolia — ranked #44
    Magnolia
    A 1999 Paul Thomas Anderson ensemble drama in which Hoffman plays Phil Parma, a compassionate nurse caring for a dying man.
  5. Almost Famous — ranked #55
    Almost Famous
    A 2000 Cameron Crowe drama in which Hoffman plays legendary rock critic Lester Bangs mentoring a teenage journalist.
  6. Doubt — ranked #66
    Doubt
    A 2008 drama in which Hoffman plays Father Flynn, a charming priest accused of inappropriate conduct by a stern nun.
  7. Synecdoche, New York — ranked #77
    Synecdoche, New York
    A 2008 Charlie Kaufman drama in which Hoffman plays a theater director staging an endlessly ambitious recreation of his own life.
  8. Charlie Wilson's War — ranked #88
    Charlie Wilson's War
    A 2007 political comedy-drama in which Hoffman plays sharp CIA operative Gust Avrakotos helping fund Afghan rebels.
  9. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead — ranked #99
    Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
    A 2007 Sidney Lumet thriller in which Hoffman plays a desperate man who ropes his brother into robbing their parents' jewelry store.
  10. Flawless — ranked #1010
    Flawless
    A 1999 crime-comedy drama in which Hoffman plays a flamboyant drag queen who helps a stroke-stricken neighbor recover through singing.
  11. The Big Lebowski — ranked #1111
    The Big Lebowski
    A 1998 Coen Brothers cult comedy in which Hoffman plays Brandt, the excruciatingly polite assistant of a millionaire.
  12. 25th Hour — ranked #1212
    25th Hour
    A 2002 Spike Lee drama in which Hoffman plays a schoolteacher friend of a man spending his last day before a drug conviction.
  13. Mission: Impossible III — ranked #1313
    Mission: Impossible III
    A 2006 action thriller in which Hoffman plays the terrifying villain Owen Davian, widely considered one of the franchise's best antagonists.
  14. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire — ranked #1414
    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
    A 2013 sci-fi blockbuster in which Hoffman plays Plutarch Heavensbee, the cunning Head Gamemaker with a hidden agenda.
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