Favourite Philip Seymour Hoffman Role/Performance

[Monotreme]

In vain of my recent re-watch of Boogie Nights and Magnolia, posted were a series of these topics featuring the three major supporting players of these films. First up: Philip Seymour Hoffman.

After his brilliant leading turn in Capote, I went back and watched some of his older stuff and realised that he made much more of an impression on me than I originally remembered. He's truly brilliant, and how an Oscar nom eluded him until last year really is beyond me.

Here are my favourites:

1. Truman Capote in Capote
2. Scotty J. in Boogie Nights
3. Phil Parma in Magnolia
4. Lester Bangs in Almost Famous
5. Freddie Miles in The Talented Mr. Ripley
6. Dean Trumbell in Punch-Drunk Love
7. Reverend Veasey in Cold Mountain
8. Allen in Happiness
9. Owen Davian in Mission: Impossible III
10. Jacob Elinsky in 25th Hour
11. Joseph Turner White in State and Main
12. Wilson Joel in Love Liza
13. Brandt in The Big Lebowski
14. Rusty Zimmerman in Flawless
15. Dustin Davis in Twister
16. Mitch Roman in Patch Adams
17. Sandy Lyle in Along Came Polly

[Antonio]

1. Truman Capote in CAPOTE
2. Phil Parma in MAGNOLIA
3. Lester Bangs in ALMOST FAMOUS
4. Allen in HAPPINESS
5. Jacob Elinsky in 25TH HOUR
6. Scotty J. in BOOGIE NIGHTS
7. George Willis, Jr. in SCENT OF A WOMAN
8. Freddie Miles in THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
9. Freddy Lounds in RED DRAGON
10. Dean Trumbell in PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE

Ten great performances in ten outstanding films.

[TylerDurden182]

Capote and Magnolia.

[The FamilyJulas]

I think Capote will go down as one of the best performances by an actor ever.

[dennisv]

Definitely Capote. Oscar, duh.

[Jerk Shapiro]

Haven't seen Capote, but he's great in everything else I've seen him in... even Along Came Polly.


"Let it rain!"

[Monotreme]

He was also really great in "Empire Falls", even though that wasn't really a movie but actually a TV mini-series. Still, a good, subtle and simple performance all the same.

[Hannibal21]

1. Truman Capote - Capote
2. Rusty Zimmerman - Flawless
3. Phil Parma - Magnolia
4. Jacob Elinsky - 25th Hour
5. Brandt - The Big Lebowski
6. Allen - Happiness
7. Dean Trumbell - Punch-Drunk Love
8. Lester Bangs - Almost Famous
9. Owen Davian - Mission: Impossible III
10. Freddie Miles - The Talented Mr. Ripley

[Cronos]

Twister
Magnolia
25th Hour
The Big Lebowski
Capote

[drago25]

1. Truman Capote in Capote
2. Wilson Joel in Love Liza
3. Brandt in The Big Lebowski
4. Phil Parma in Magnolia
5. Scotty J. in Boogie Nights
6. Lester Bangs in Almost Famous
7. Dean Trumbell in Punch-Drunk Love
8. George Willis, Jr. in Scent Of A Woman
9. Jacob Elinsky in 25th Hour

[Sheriff Wydell]

Owning Mahowny. Way more complex performance than Truman Capote.

[jaw2929]

I think his performance as Rusty in Flawless was my favourite... Simply because it's the first time I saw him on screen, and he does such a great job with it... Also liked his role in 25th Hour and of course Capote...

[zeppelin]

There's actually a few of his supposedly great performances I haven't seen yet (Flawless, Love Liza, 25th Hour, etc.), but from what I've seen:

1. Truman Capote, Capote
2. Dan Mahowny, Owning Mahowny
3. Allen, Happiness
4. Phil Parma, Magnolia
5. Lester Bangs, Almost Famous
6. Dean Trumbell, Punch-Drunk Love
7. Scotty J., Boogie Nights
8. Freddie Miles, The Talented Mr. Ripley
9. Brandt, The Big Lebowski
10. Freddy Lounds, Red Dragon