Dustin Hoffman
Director, Actor
Films to Rent
- Graduate, The (1967)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katherine Ross
- An endearing Dustin Hoffman in his first leading role, is seduced by a middle–aged woman and then falls in love with her daughter. A brilliant…
- Midnight Cowboy (1969)
- Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman
- Stunning character study of a naive farm–hand whose pipe–dreams take him to New York where he befriends a derilect and makes a living as…
- John and Mary (1969)
- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Mia Farrow, Michael Tolan
- Archetypal late–sixties timepiece has Hoffman and Farrow wandering New York after a one–night stand. Yates's direction is equally…
- Little Big Man (1970)
- Dir. Arthur Penn
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Martin Balsam…
- Life–story of 121–yr old 'white' Indian Jack Crabb (Dustin Hoffman) at first lightly sketches his progress from Cheyenne brave to…
- Alfredo Alfredo (1971)
- Dir. Peitro Germi
Feat. Dustin Hoffman
- Even Dustin Hoffman is dubbed in this low–rent sex farce that only the Italians seem to find funny. Time has procured it novelty value.
- Straw Dogs (1971)
- Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Susan George
- With dir. Sam Peckinpah in top form, this powerful study of male territorial instincts pushed out the boundaries of movie violence in the…
- Papillon (1973)
- Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman
- Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman escape French prison colony Devil's Island. Memorable drama.
- Lenny (1974)
- Dir. Bob Fosse
Feat. Dustin Hoffman
- Dustin Hoffman exposes the self–destructive life of Lenny Bruce in this stark, explicit biopic of the maverick stand–up comic whose…
- All the President's Men (1976)
- Dir. Alan J. Pakula
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford
- Chilling account of events that led to the publicising of the Watergate scandal, as uncovered by two reporters. A key film of the 1970s.
- Marathon Man (1976)
- Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Dustin Hoffman, Roy Scheider…
- Laurence Olivier and Dustin Hoffman display their thespian prowess in this dark tale of a marathon runner entangled in international espionage. One…
- Straight Time (1978)
- Dir. Ulu Grosbard
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, M. Emmet Walsh, Harry Dean Stanton…
- Dustin Hoffman is brilliantly convincing as a convicted felon fighting a losing battle to go straight after a six year jail term, as are most aspects…
- Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- Dir. Robert Benton
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep
- Well–acted, gripping portrayal of a bitter divorce and custody battle, for which Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep both won Oscars. Also garnered…
- Agatha (1979)
- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Dustin Hoffman, Timothy Dalton…
- Speculating over the 11 days in 1926 when detective–writer Agatha Christie (Vanessa Redgrave) went missing, this gently–toned drama sees…
- Tootsie (1982)
- Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Bill Murray
- Much–loved classic, with unemployed actor Dustin Hoffman donning a dress to pay the bills. Unfortunately, his TV–soap character, Dorothy…
- Death of a Salesman (1985)
- Dir. Volker Schlondorff
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, John Malkovich, Charles Durning
- An excellent adaptation of Arthur Miller’s most famous play, with Dustin Hoffman bringing pathos, seediness and tragedy to the central…
- Ishtar (1987)
- Dir. Elaine May
Feat. Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani…
- Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman star in this notorious adventure–comedy as a duo of incredibly untalented American songwriters who travel to a…
- Rain Man (1988)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino
- Oscar–winning road drama featuring Dustin Hoffman's virtuoso performance as the idiot savant brother of Tom Cruise, who does equally well in a…
- Family Business (1989)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick
- Star–studded caper film that follows a family of criminals and their struggles when attachment clashes with business. Adapted by Vincent…
- Billy Bathgate (1991)
- Dir. Robert Benton
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Bruce Willis
- Tempers flare as loyalties are betrayed in this solid gangland tale concerning the indoctrination of a teenager into the mob.
- Hook (1991)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts…
- Spielberg's big–budget rendition of the magical fairy tale. Robin Williams stars as a grown–up Peter Pan enticed to Neverland to reclaim…
- Accidental Hero (Hero) (1992)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Geena Davis, Dustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia…
- Media–hero satire in which TV reporter Davis survives a plane–crash and offers a cash reward to her anonymous saviour.
- Outbreak (1995)
- Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman…
- A deadly disease breaks out in the US of A, and scientist Dustin Hoffman becomes the only man able to save its entire population. The little man…
- Sleepers (1996)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Dustin Hoffman
- Based on a purportedly fact–based novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra, a disastrous prank lands four schoolboys in a borstal where they suffer…
- American Buffalo (1996)
- Dir. Michael Corrente
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Franz, Sean Nelson
- Based on the David Mamet play, this electrifying drama of scam–artistry among the street–trash of Chicago is astutely crafted and packed…
- Wag the Dog (1997)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Dustin Hoffman
- A Clinton–inspired political satire, coincided with the Lewinsky scandal on release (and then Iraq), sees Whitehouse spin–doctor Robert…
- Sphere (1998)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson
- Back in the ocean depths, a 300yr–old alien spacecraft lies silently waiting for the team to investigate. Michael Crichton's story unavoidably…
- Mad City (1998)
- Dir. Costa-Gavras
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Alan Alda…
- Straight–faced media satire involving ambitious reporter Dustin Hoffman, sidelined on smalltown assignment. However he soon whips up a news…
- Joan of Arc (The Messenger) (1999)
- Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Milla Jovovich, Dustin Hoffman, John Malkovich…
- The French heroine gets the big–budget splurge with a religiously inspired Milla Jovovich leading the French peasantry against the Brits, only…
- Moonlight Mile (2002)
- Dir. Brad Silberling
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon…
- A remarkably quirky weepie, that coats its tale of Jake Gyllenhaal’s grieving and re–adjustment to life in 1973 after his fiance’s…
- Confidence (2002)
- Dir. James Foley
Feat. Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia…
- In order to extricate himself from his last botched con, grifter Ed Burns enacts a monster scam against a crooked banker for mobster Dustin…