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  • The New Hoffman (PS We Love You) - 9 January 2008
    erformance in The Assassination of Jesse James… - -But there's little doubt that this year's most impressive form comes from Philip Seymour Hoffman, who delivers a triple whammy this month, any one of which could (and should) generate Oscar attention. - -This week, we get


  • Connelly and Hoffman make move for Macbeth - 9 May 2005
    A film version of Shakespeare's Macbeth is to feature Hollywood stars Jennifer Connelly and Philip Seymour Hoffman.-Todd Louiso, better known for his acting than his directing, will direct the adaptation of the Scottish play.-He has appeared in front of the cameras in The Rock,

Philip Seymour Hoffman - what members say


  • The Big Lebowski
  • The Big Lebowski review by A Fan from Sheffield
    Rated - 5 stars Dude! 13 September 2003
    ...turro bags the most memorable scene (although there are many) and John Goodman, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Steve Buscemi turn spectacular and hilarious performances....  
  • Magnolia
  • Magnolia review by Sam Inglis from Tonbridge, Kent
    Rated - 5 stars Magnolia 20 September 2007
    ...lifornia. Dying Patriarch Earl Partridge (the late Jason Robards), Phil Parma (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a male nurse who is looking after Earl. Linda, Earl's trophy wife (Julianne M...  
  • Cold Mountain
  • Cold Mountain review by A customer from Norwich UK
    Rated - 5 stars Cameo central 1 January 2005
    ... Mountain', on the other hand, is three hours of spotting brilliant cameos from Philip Seymour Hoffman to Giovanni Ribisi, from Natalie Portman to the much discussed Jack White (whic...  

Philip Seymour Hoffman - filmography


  • Doubt (2009)
    Starring: Meryl Streep,  Philip Seymour Hoffman,  Amy Adams
    Director: John Patrick Shanley
    Certificate: TBC
    Set in 1964, Doubt centers on a nun who confronts a priest after suspecting him abusing a black student. He denies the charges, and much of the play's quick-fire dialogue tackles themes of religion, morality and authority.
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  • Charlie Wilson's War - HD DVD Version (2007)
    Starring: Amy Adams,  Tom Hanks,  Julia Roberts
    Director: Mike Nichols
    Certificate: 15
    The first time the audience sees Texas congressman Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) in the early 1980s, he seems far from a model politician. Surrounded by strippers, a Playboy Playmate, and cocaine, the naked congressman lies in a hot tub at a party. Despite the distractions, the TV news catches Charlie'...
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  • Charlie Wilson's War on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Amy Adams,  Tom Hanks,  Julia Roberts
    Director: Mike Nichols
    Certificate: 15
    A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
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  • Strangers With Candy on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Justin Theroux,  Matthew Broderick,  Allison Janney
    Director: Paul Dinello
    Certificate: 15
    Jerri Blank is fresh out of jail and she decides to start a new life as an over-age high school student. With Jerri's dad in a coma, she decides she has to excel in school in a desperate bid to awaken him, although Principal Blackman and science teacher Mr. Noblet frequently throw curveballs in her ...
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  • Capote on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman,  Catherine Keener,  Clifton Collins Jr.
    Director: Bennett Miller
    Certificate: 15
    In November 1959, the shocking murder of a smalltown Kansas family captures the imagination of Truman CApote, famed author of Breakfast at Tiffany's. With his childhood friend Harper Lee, writer of soon-to-be published To Kill a Mockingbird, Capote sets out to investigate, winning over the locals ...
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  • Along Came Polly on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Ben Stiller,  Jennifer Aniston,  Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Director: John Hamburg,  John Hamburg
    Certificate: 12
    Writer-director John Hamburg, (writer of ZOOLANDER and MEET THE PARENTS), teams once again with Ben Stiller to make an offbeat character study that is guaranteed to induce helpless laughter. Reuben, an overanxious insurance risk analyst (Stiller), weighs his every action by assessing pros and cons. ...
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  • Owning Mahowny on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman,  Minnie Driver,  Maury Chaykin
    Director: Richard Kwietniowski
    Certificate: 15
    Philip Seymour Hoffman delivers another staggering performance in Richard Kwietniowski's follow-up to LOVE AND DEATH ON LONG ISLAND. Dan Mahowney (Hoffman) is a well-respected assistant bank manager with a pretty fiancee, Belinda (Minnie Driver). But Dan also happens to be a compulsive gambler. One ...
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  • Cold Mountain (2 discs) on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Jude Law,  Nicole Kidman,  Renee Zellweger
    Director: Anthony Minghella
    Certificate: 15
    Directed by Anthony Minghella (THE ENGLISH PATIENT), this Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Far more than a simple love story, Minghella's film captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left ...
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  • The 25th Hour on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Edward Norton,  Philip Seymour Hoffman,  Barry Pepper
    Director: Spike Lee
    Certificate: 15
    Spike Lee's bracing adaptation of David Benioff's novel is a vibrant, vital motion picture. Edward Norton plays Monty Brogan, a harmless drug dealer who has 24 hours of freedom before serving a seven-year jail sentence. Nervous, confused, and terrified, Monty turns to his closest friends for ...
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  • Red Dragon on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Anthony Hopkins,  Edward Norton,  Ralph Fiennes
    Director: Brett Ratner
    Certificate: 15
    The first chapter in the Hannibal Lecter trilogy, this is the story of FBI agent Will Graham who is assigned the task of catching 'The Tooth Fairy'. In order to do so he must try to persuade Lecter to advise him. Lecter knows who the murderer is and only feeds small scraps of information to Graham, ...
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  • Love Liza on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman,  Kathy Bates,  Jack Kehler
    Director: Todd Louiso
    Certificate: 15
    Wilson Joel's (Philip Seymour Hoffman) wife Liza has committed suicide, leaving behind a note that he can't bear to read. He tries to go about his usual routine, but when his coworkers start to worry about his erratic behavior, they convince him to take a leave of absence to deal with his loss. ...
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  • Red Dragon - HD DVD Version (2002)
    Starring: Anthony Hopkins,  Edward Norton,  Ralph Fiennes
    Director: Brett Ratner
    Certificate: 15
    The first chapter in the Hannibal Lecter trilogy, this is the story of FBI agent Will Graham who is assigned the task of catching 'The Tooth Fairy'. In order to do so he must try to persuade Lecter to advise him. Lecter knows who the murderer is and only feeds small scraps of information to Graham, ...
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  • Punch-Drunk Love (2 discs) on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Adam Sandler,  Emily Watson,  Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
    Certificate: 15
    Adam Sandler gives an amazing and unusual performance as Barry Egan, a socially impaired owner of a small novelty business, who is dominated by seven sisters and is unlikely to find love unless it finds him. When a mysterious woman comes into his life, his emotions go haywire, fluctuating between ...
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  • Almost Famous on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Billy Crudup,  Kate Hudson,  Frances McDormand
    Director: Cameron Crowe
    Certificate: 15
    Writer-director Cameron Crowe brings the 1970s music scene to life with his semiautobiographical story of a teen journalist who goes on the road with a rock band. Uncool 15-year-old William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is living every teenager's dream. He's touring with Stillwater, an up-and-coming rock ...
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  • State And Main on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Alec Baldwin,  Philip Seymour Hoffman,  William H. Macy
    Director: David Mamet
    Certificate: 15
    In the screwball comedy STATE AND MAIN, writer-director David Mamet reveals that the only thing more corrupt than Hollywood moviemaking is a small American town that is willing to stoop to any level to be a part of it. Marshalling an all-star ensemble, Mamet chronicles a movie production's arrival ...
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  • Almost Famous - BLU-RAY Version (2000)
    Starring: Billy Crudup,  Kate Hudson,  Frances McDormand
    Director: Cameron Crowe
    Certificate: 15
    Writer-director Cameron Crowe brings the 1970s music scene to life with his semiautobiographical story of a teen journalist who goes on the road with a rock band. Uncool 15-year-old William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is living every teenager's dream. He's touring with Stillwater, an up-and-coming rock ...
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  • Magnolia on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Jeremy Blackman,  Tom Cruise,  Melinda Dillon
    Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
    Certificate: 18
    In a single day in Los Angeles, a number of interconnected lives are changed forever. A lonely police officer (John C. Reilly) falls in love with a disturbed cocaine addict (Melora Walters). Her father (Philip Baker Hall), the host of the game show "What Do Kids Know
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  • Flawless on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Robert De Niro,  Philip Seymour Hoffman,  Barry Miller
    Director: Joel Schumacher
    Certificate: 15
    Walter Koontz (De Niro) - once a hero cop, now a security guard - lives in a rundown Hell's kitchen tenement. One fateful night, after hearing the cries of a neighbour in trouble, his attempt to help turns into a nightmare when he suffers a stroke. Paralyzed on his right side and unable to speak ...
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  • The Talented Mr Ripley on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Matt Damon,  Jude Law,  Cate Blanchett
    Director: Anthony Minghella
    Certificate: 15
    Based on Patricia Highsmith's novel of the same name, Minghella's moody follow-up to his Oscar-winning THE ENGLISH PATIENT concerns Tom Ripley, a poor New Yorker, who is sent to Italy by the wealthy Mr. Greenleaf in order to bring back his spoiled son, Dickie. Once in Italy, Tom charms his way into ...
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