10 Unforgettable Performances By Phillip Seymour Hoffman

The characters we'll always remember...from a career cut way too short.

Scotty in Boogie Nights (1997)

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Brandt in The Big Lebowski (1998)

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Allen in Happiness (1998)

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Lester Bangs in Almost Famous (2001)

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Dean Trumbell in Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

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Sandy Lyle in Along Came Polly (2004)

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Truman Capote in Capote (2005)

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Gust Avrakotos in Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

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Father Brendan Flynn in Doubt (2008)

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Lancaster Dodd in The Master (2012)

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