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Philip Seymour Hoffman
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25th Hour (2002)
Bill cites Hoffman’s run of roles and loves his subdued, creepy performance here; Wesley admires the career trajectory and versatility.
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Praised as a candidate for a category about which character he could play in any movie and improve it marginally.
About 48 minAlong Came Polly (2004)
Considered the movie’s standout and one of the great comic actors of his generation in this role.
About 0 minBefore Sunrise (1995)
Imagined as a likely fit for the poet or other small roles in the movie’s Vienna world.
About 48 minBrokeback Mountain (2005)
Presented as the deserving but still understandable Oscar winner in Capote.
About 56 minMagnolia (1999)
Praised for his understated, empathetic nurse performance and emotional response in the deathbed scene.
About 32 minMargin Call (2011)
Mentioned as one of the rare actors Koppelman always wanted to work with and as a possible Sam.
About 16 minMinority Report (2002)
Suggested as a possible alternative for the Farrell role or supporting parts.
About 80 minMoneyball (2011)
Admired for his scenes as Art Howe and for bringing a memorable, odd, richly acted manager persona.
About 16 minProof of Life (2000)
Cited as a major omission from the year’s supporting actor nominees for Almost Famous.
About 32 minScent of a Woman (1992)
His early performance as George is admired as a revealing early sign of his talent.
About 24 minShampoo (1975)
Held up as the ideal Lester Bangs and described as fearless, precise, and transformative.
About 48 minThe Big Lebowski (1998)
Lauded for Brandt's nervous, precise comic body language and line delivery.
About 40 minThe Ice Storm (1997)
Offered as an ideal fit for several roles, especially the reverend or Jamie Sheridan’s part.
About 80 minThe Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Celebrated as an all-time great scene-stealer with a hilarious, disgusting, magnetic energy.
About 24 minThere Will Be Blood (2007)
Imagined as an alternate Henry or Eli and treated as one of the generation's greatest actors.
About 80 minTwister (1996)
Celebrated as excellent, scene-stealing, and oddly iconic in a supporting role.
About 8 minArgo (2012)
Used as a benchmark in the loaded 2012 supporting-actor race.
About 16 minJaws 2 (1978)
Used hypothetically in a casting what-if for a teen or deputy role.
About 64 minEVERY MATCH