Because he's dead lol..

Nigga pls, your list is all right but PSH was better than everyone you listed. Don't hate, appreciate.

This post was edited by Svartermetalisk on Aug 30 2016 12:23pm

Hoffman was a really great actor.

Definitely in the elite category.

dustin hoffman is one of da goat

I think Hoffman was great, Phillip that is, but he didn't hold a candle to Ralph Fiennes or even Edward Norton in Red Dragon. And to go a bit further, comparing their bodies of work, all three respectively, I'd probably put him at the bottom. I loved him in Scent of a Woman, and Capote, but that's about it for where he's brilliant. In my opinion anyway, no harsh feelings.

Benicio del toro. I really think Sicario would have been shit without him

He's brilliant in every film.

The ones you mention are good, sure, but notable performances also include: The Master, Jack & Connie, Synecdoche, New York, Owning Mahowny, Punch-Drunk Love, Magnolia, Happiness and Boogie Nights.

The only reason nerds don't care about him is because they prefer Inception to The Master and I get that, I really do but the fact that PSH chose interesting projects rather than stuff with extreme mainstream appeal doesn't discredit him as an actor.
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Ok that's a fair argument. I can't believe I forgot The Master. Definitely a brilliant film as you said.

di caprio & christian bale

Bale is so epic. He sacrifices SO much to perform his roles (to the extreme) ie: the machinist.