The Best Philip Seymour Hoffman Movies, Ranked
51 credits from 1992 to 2016, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) with $865M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Philip Seymour Hoffman Box Office Hits
Philip Seymour Hoffman's films have made $3.05B worldwide in total. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) is the biggest hit at $865M, ahead of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) ($759M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013 · Action $865M $425M dom. - 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 2014 · Action $759M $337M dom. - 3
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 2015 · Action $661M $282M dom. - 4
Along Came Polly 2004 · Comedy $178M $88.1M dom. - 5
Charlie Wilson's War 2007 · Biography $119M $66.7M dom. - 6
Doubt 2008 · Drama $51.7M $33.4M dom. - 7
When a Man Loves a Woman 1994 · Romance $50M $50M dom. - 8
Capote 2005 · Biography $49.3M $28.8M dom. - 9
Magnolia 1999 · Drama $48.5M $22.5M dom. - 10
The Big Lebowski 1998 · Comedy $48.3M $19.5M dom.
The Best Philip Seymour Hoffman Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Philip Seymour Hoffman has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 18 films, and Doubt (2008) is the pick of them.
- Drama 18 films Doubt 2008
- Comedy 10 films Along Came Polly 2004
- Action 4 films The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013
- Romance 3 films When a Man Loves a Woman 1994 · as Gary
- Biography 2 films Charlie Wilson's War 2007
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Thriller 1 film A Most Wanted Man 2014 -
Animation 1 film Mary and Max 2009 · as Max (voice)
The Best Philip Seymour Hoffman Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Philip Seymour Hoffman's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2010s.
Most Awarded Philip Seymour Hoffman Movies
Philip Seymour Hoffman's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Capote (2005) leads with 7 wins from 23 nominations.
- Awards: 7 wins Capote 2005 · 23 nominations
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Awards: 2 wins The Savages 2007 · 7 nominations - Awards: 2 wins Doubt 2008 · 26 nominations
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Awards: 1 win The Master 2012 · 18 nominations - Awards: 1 win Magnolia 1999 · 8 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Synecdoche, New York 2008 · 2 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Happiness 1998 · 5 nominations
The Latest Philip Seymour Hoffman Movies
The most recent films Philip Seymour Hoffman is credited on, newest first — starting with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 2015 · Action
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 2014 · Action
- A Most Wanted Man 2014 · Thriller
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God's Pocket 2014 · Drama - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013 · Action
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Back Beyond 2013 · Lancaster Dodd -
A Late Quartet 2012 · Drama - The Master 2012 · Drama
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Jack Goes Boating 2010 · Comedy -
Pirate Radio 2009 · Drama - Mary and Max 2009 · Max (voice)
- Doubt 2008 · Drama
The Best Philip Seymour Hoffman Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Philip Seymour Hoffman films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Philip Seymour Hoffman movie?
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) made the most at the box office, with $865M worldwide, followed by The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) with $759M. Together, Philip Seymour Hoffman's films with box office figures have made $3.05B.
Which Philip Seymour Hoffman movie won the most awards?
Capote (2005) is the most decorated Philip Seymour Hoffman film, with 7 wins from 23 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Philip Seymour Hoffman drama movie?
Doubt (2008) is the best-rated of Philip Seymour Hoffman's drama films. In other genres: Along Came Polly (comedy), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (action) and When a Man Loves a Woman (romance).
What is the newest Philip Seymour Hoffman movie?
The newest film on Philip Seymour Hoffman's filmography is Starring Austin Pendleton (2016), with Philip Seymour Hoffman as Self.
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