Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman
9 Episodes
One of the great artists of his generation, Philip Seymour Hoffman captured the essence of human frailty and resilience with extraordinary range and nuance. Specializing in portrayals of troubled, flawed, and sometimes downright malevolent characters, he managed to bring authenticity and humanity to even the most damaged of souls in art-house hits like SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK; THE SAVAGES; and CAPOTE (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor). Ten years after his untimely passing, we salute a consummate actor’s actor whose soul-baring vulnerability and deep commitment to his craft have been sorely missed.
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01:07Episode 1
Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman Teaser
Episode 1
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Magnolia
Episode 2
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson • 1999 • United States
Starring Tom Cruise, Melinda Dillon, Philip Seymour HoffmanPaul Thomas Anderson’s Altmanesque portrait of a day in the crisscrossing lives of various San Fernando Valley residents—including a sleazy pickup artist (Tom Cruise); a distraugh...
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1:35:23Episode 3
Punch-Drunk Love
Episode 3
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson • 2002 • United States
Starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour HoffmanChaos lurks in every corner of this giddily off-kilter foray into romantic comedy by Paul Thomas Anderson. Struggling to cope with his erratic temper, novelty-toilet-plunger sales...
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2:03:56Episode 5
Synecdoche, New York
Episode 5
Directed by Charlie Kaufman • 2008 • United States
Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Jennifer Jason LeighPhilip Seymour Hoffman stars in Charlie Kaufman’s magnum opus as Caden Cotard, a theater director whose life catering to suburban blue-hairs at the local regional theater in ...
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1:54:19Episode 7
The Savages
Episode 7
Directed by Tamara Jenkins • 2007 • United States Starring Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco
By turns darkly funny and tender, this unusually frank and nuanced portrait of family dysfunction features p...
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1:30:49Episode 8
Jack Goes Boating
Episode 8
Directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman • 2010 • United States Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan, John Ortiz
The sole feature directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman is a sensitive, superbly acted look at the complexi...