Movies Boogie Nights, The Master, Capote - Which is the best Philip Seymour Hoffman performance?

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Movies Thread 'What's the 3 best acting performances by Philip Seymour Hoffman?'

Oct 6, 2021

One of the greatest actors. RIP

My choices are:

Capote


Doubt


The Master

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[Natural Order]

Amazing actor. One of my all-time favs. Gone way too soon, RIP fella.

I'm partial to Owning Mahowny as his best performance myself.

 

[LEWIS540]

My favourite of his was Owning Mahoney.

Guy could do comedy as well. Along Came Polly was a mediocre film, but his scenes in it were amazing.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

 

[LEWIS540]

Amazing actor. One of my all-time favs. Gone way too soon, RIP fella.

I'm partial to Owning Mahowny as his best performance myself.

Jinx!

 

[Natural Order]

Jinx!

The more that mention it the better. It should probably be a poll option, even though the movie was pretty small. It's a mesmerizing performance in a tragic story.

Also agree he was funny guy too....I always thought his voice and delivery would have been perfect for standup. Not sure if he ever did any.

 

[Natural Order]

Perfect gif for that 14" dong thread we have going on somewhere too.....

 

[AFanNotAFighter]

This is my favorite:

 

[Long Dark Blues]

Boogie Nights is one of my favorites, if not top 3. Had to pick that one.

My buddies and I quote with zeal that scene of him in the car all worked up calling himself an idiot, any time we do something dumb or make a bad bet or say something stupid that ruins our chances with a girl:

 

[Fug]

I thought he nailed it in Talented Mr Ripley. Boogie Nights is good but people sleep on him here

 

[LEWIS540]

I thought he nailed it in Talented Mr Ripley. Boogie Nights is good but people sleep on him here

I mean he’s good in both, but they’re very much supporting roles.

Seems odd that you’d pick those 2, from a guy with as many prominent A level lead performances.

 

[Fug]

I mean he’s good in both, but they’re very much supporting roles.

Seems odd that you’d pick those 2, from a guy with as many more prominent A level lead performances.

If OP is going to count boogie Nights as one of his best roles then Talented Mr Ripley is a contender as well. I don't know his other movies as well. I once watched him getting his face bit by a serial killer in a movie and I didn't care for that one.

 

[LEWIS540]

If OP is going to count boogie Nights as one of his best roles then Talented Mr Ripley is a contender as well. I don't know his other movies as well. I once watched him getting his face bit by a serial killer in a movie and I didn't care for that one.

Fair enough.

You mean Red Dragon?

Believe that was Gary Oldman (well he sliced his own face off before being eaten by pigs).

PSH was set on fire whilst bound to an office chair, I believe.

Edit: my bad, they were 2 different Hannibal Lecter films.

 

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[Barney Gumble]

i didn't see the others so i'll say boogie nights

 

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[PRESIDENT TRUMP]

Twister or Patch Adams

 

[AGGAMEMNON66]

This is my favorite:

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Came here to say this. Personally I think this is his best role. ‘The Master’ is a great performance too but I didn’t care much for the film itself.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

Perfect gif for that 14" dong thread we have going on somewhere too.....

 

[Brom Bones]

The sheer amount of times in Boogie Nights he calls himself an idiot. A novice says it a few times. A(n) (idiot) savant says it maybe 5-7 times. A true master, like Phil goes all the way to 9 to really emphasize the point. Also, the, "You wanna kiss me?" line is pure genius.



Edit: ALWAYS a good excuse to use this clip.