Movies starring Philip Seymour Hoffman

Leap of Faith (1992)

108 mins     Comedy, Drama      

Movie Review - Leap of Faith (1992) Steve Martin stars as Jonas Nightengale, a fake faith healer who when his travelling show ends up stuck in a small town due to a brokend down vehicle decides to set up his tents there. But ...

Scent of a Woman (1992)

157 mins     Drama      

I've watched "Scent of a Woman" a handful of times and each time it has come across as being something slightly different and until now I never realised that in fact it is a remake of 70s Italian movie "Profumo di donna". But...

When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)

126 mins     Drama, Romance      

It is strange how the look and the cast of a movie can mislead you into thinking it's going to be something completely different. When "When a Man Loves a Woman" was released back in 1994, I was expecting a cutesy, cuddly rom...

The Getaway (1994)

115 mins     Action , Adventure , Crime      

Do you know what is wrong with the remake of "The Getaway", it's Quentin Tarantino. Now you are probably thinking I am barking because this movie was directed by Roger Donaldson but the darkly funny crime caper would have bee...

Twister (1996)

113 mins     Action , Drama, Thriller      

Packed full of special effects and continuity mistakes "Twister" starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton is a rollercoaster ride of entertainment as we watch a team of storm chasers risking life and limb in order to gain scientif...

Hard Eight (1996)

102 mins     Crime, Drama      

As directorial debuts go I think Paul Thomas Anderson's "Hard Eight" or "Sydney" as it is also known is one of the best I have ever seen. From the minute we meet the mysterious Sydney, calm, cool, kind but with an edge of dan...

Patch Adams (1998)

111 mins     Biography, Comedy, Drama      

Based upon a true story "Patch Adams" stars Robin Williams who's unconventional methods of treating patients with humour brings him into battle with his superiors....

The Big Lebowski (1998)

17 mins     Comedy, Crime      

There are a lot of people who absolutely loves the Coen's "The Big Lebowski", I'm not one of them, I only like it. I like it because to be honest it's not that special, oh it has some wonderful performances and at the centre ...

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

139 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

In Anthony Minghella's "The Talented Mr. Ripley" Matt Damon stars as Tom Ripley who heads to Italy to bring Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) home but ends up falling in love with his lifestyle....

Almost Famous (2000)

122 mins     Drama, Romance      

Here is the main fact you need to know about "Almost Famous", it is writer and director Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical account of his teenage years during the 70s as a young reporter writing for Rolling Stone magazine....

Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

95 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

"Punch-Drunk Love" is not a bad movie, it is offbeat, quirky and unsurprisingly also stylish, well it is a Paul Thomas Anderson movie, but I didn't like it. I wouldn't say that I hated it because there were moments that made ...

Red Dragon (2002)

124 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

I was not a fan of "Hannibal", the movie was too different to the first movie with a different style and tone which made it frankly ordinary whilst the change in cast didn't help matters either. But the good news is that "Red...

Cold Mountain (2003)

154 mins     Adventure , Drama      

Cold Mountain (2003) Jude Law and Nicole Kidman star in this romantic drama about a soldier during the American Civil War trying to return to Cold Mountain and the woman he loves...

Along Came Polly (2004)

96 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Risk assessor Reuben Feffer (Ben Stiller - Zoolander) has his life planned out, not only has he just got married but he has bought a new home. But whilst still on his honeymoon his whole life is thrown into disarray, when his...

State and Main (2005)

105 mins     Comedy, Drama      

"State and Main" is the equivalent of a great singer singing the phonebook as in 90% of this movie is about the performances of the cast, their snappy, naturalistic delivery of witty dialogue. It is almost the sort of movie w...

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

126 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

Maybe it's just me but I find "Mission: Impossible III" the most boring of all the "Mission: Impossible" movies so far. We've seen it all before Tom Cruise playing Ethan Hunt and going on some top secret mission to battle a b...

The Savages (2007)

110 mins     Comedy, Drama      

"The Savages" stars Laura Linney and Philip Seymour as estranged siblings reunited when then learn that their father Lenny (Philip Bosco) is suffering from dementia....

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

102 mins     Biography, Comedy, Drama      

"Charlie Wilson's War" is one of those movies which I am sure works best if you lived through the era it's recreating, the Soviets invading Afghanistan and the feeling of hatred towards the Communists by many Americans. That ...

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

117 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

I have tried to keep the detail to that synopsis of "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" down to a minimum because this is a movie which works on you not knowing things before hand. It not only works on you not knowing things...

Doubt (2008)

104 mins     Drama, Mystery      

I could mention that "Doubt" features a storyline surrounding paedophilia in the Catholic Church but whilst that is the basis of the movie it is for me a movie about three characters and three performances that are the story....