Portrait of Dustin Hoffman

Acting

Dustin Hoffman

Career

Active from 1966 to 2026, busiest in 2008 and 2010 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
61
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 93 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dustin Hoffman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.8, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Character Study 9
  • Family-Friendly 6
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Emotional Resonance 3
  • Heartwarming 3
  • Intense Performances 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Star-Studded Cast 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

106
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Tower Stories
Tower Stories

as Jacob

2020s

10 titles ยท average score 64
Tuner
Tuner (2026)
GoodWatch score 80

as Harry Horowitz

Diamond
Diamond (2026)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dr. Harry Kleiman

Kung Fu Panda 4
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
GoodWatch score 62

as Shifu (voice)

Megalopolis
Megalopolis (2024)
GoodWatch score 47

as Nush 'The Fixer' Berman

Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy (2024)

TV show ยท as Lenny Bruce (archive footage)

Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback (2023)
GoodWatch score 79

as Benjamin Braddock (archive footage)

As They Made Us
As They Made Us (2022)
GoodWatch score 57

as Eugene

Sam & Kate
Sam & Kate (2022)
GoodWatch score 50

as Bill

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2022)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Shifu (voice)

PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation (2022)

as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage)

2010s

21 titles ยท average score 65
Into the Labyrinth
Into the Labyrinth (2019)
GoodWatch score 44

as Dottor Green

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
GoodWatch score 78

as Harold Meyerowitz

Kung Fu Panda 3
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shifu (voice)

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)
GoodWatch score 67

as Shifu / Warrior (voice)

Boychoir
Boychoir (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

as Master Carvelle

The Cobbler
The Cobbler (2014)
GoodWatch score 33

as Abraham Simkin

Chef
Chef (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

as Riva

Luck
Luck (2012)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Chester Bernstein

Quartet
Quartet (2012)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Executive Producer

Kung Fu Panda 2
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shifu (voice)

Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

as Shifu (voice)

Barney's Version
Barney's Version (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

as Izzy Panofsky

2000s

23 titles ยท average score 64
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
GoodWatch score 82

as Shifu (voice)

The Tale of Despereaux
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
GoodWatch score 55

as Roscuro (voice)

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008)
GoodWatch score 66

as Shifu (voice)

Last Chance Harvey
Last Chance Harvey (2008)
GoodWatch score 62

as Harvey Shine

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mr. Edward Magorium

Stranger Than Fiction
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

as Professor Jules Hilbert

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
GoodWatch score 65

as Giuseppe Baldini

Meet the Fockers
Meet the Fockers (2004)
GoodWatch score 50

as Bernie Focker

I โ™ฅ Huckabees
I โ™ฅ Huckabees (2004)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bernard Jaffe

Finding Neverland
Finding Neverland (2004)
GoodWatch score 75

as Charles Frohman

Runaway Jury
Runaway Jury (2003)
GoodWatch score 68

as Wendell Rohr

Moonlight Mile
Moonlight Mile (2002)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ben Floss

1990s

19 titles ยท average score 57
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
GoodWatch score 52

as Joan's conscience

Sphere
Sphere (1998)
GoodWatch score 39

as Dr. Norman Goodman

Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

as Stanley Motss

Mad City
Mad City (1997)
GoodWatch score 49

as Max Brackett

Sleepers
Sleepers (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

as Danny Snyder

American Buffalo
American Buffalo (1996)
GoodWatch score 62

as Walt 'Teach' Teacher

Outbreak
Outbreak (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sam Daniels

Hero
Hero (1992)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

Hook
Hook (1991)
GoodWatch score 57

as Captain Hook

Billy Bathgate
Billy Bathgate (1991)
GoodWatch score 42

as Dutch Schultz

Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy (1990)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mumbles

1980s

7 titles ยท average score 72
Family Business
Family Business (1989)
GoodWatch score 40

as Vito McMullen

The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Mr. Bergstrom (voice)

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
GoodWatch score 89

as Narrator (voice)

Rain Man
Rain Man (1988)
GoodWatch score 78

as Raymond Babbitt

Ishtar
Ishtar (1987)
GoodWatch score 46

as Chuck Clarke

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman (1985)
GoodWatch score 86

as Willy Loman

Tootsie
Tootsie (1982)
GoodWatch score 82

as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels

1970s

13 titles ยท average score 70
Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
GoodWatch score 82

as Ted Kramer

Agatha
Agatha (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

as Wally Stanton

Straight Time
Straight Time (1978)
GoodWatch score 74

as Max Dembo

The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

All the President's Men
All the President's Men (1976)
GoodWatch score 86

as Carl Bernstein

Marathon Man
Marathon Man (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

as Thomas 'Babe' Levy

Lenny
Lenny (1974)
GoodWatch score 76

as Lenny Bruce

Papillon
Papillon (1973)
GoodWatch score 73

as Louis Dega

Alfredo, Alfredo
Alfredo, Alfredo (1972)
GoodWatch score 56

as Alfredo

Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs (1971)
GoodWatch score 76

as David Sumner

Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971)
GoodWatch score 43

as Georgie Soloway

Little Big Man
Little Big Man (1970)
GoodWatch score 76

as Jack Crabb

1960s

11 titles ยท average score 61
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
GoodWatch score 82

as Ratso

John and Mary
John and Mary (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

as John

Madigan's Millions
Madigan's Millions (1968)
GoodWatch score 32

as Jason Fister

The Graduate
The Graduate (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

as Ben Braddock

The Tiger Makes Out
The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
GoodWatch score 54

as Hap

The Star Wagon
The Star Wagon (1966)

as Hanus Wicks

The Journey of the Fifth Horse
The Journey of the Fifth Horse (1966)

as Zoditch

NET Playhouse
NET Playhouse (1966)

TV show ยท as Hanus Wicks / Zoditch

ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67 (1966)

TV show ยท as J.J. Semmons

The Nurses
The Nurses (1962)

TV show ยท as Larson

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Robert Burke / Buddy

1950s

1 title ยท average score 69
Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Lester Stenton / Finney