Basil Hoffman films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 11 films on Boxlist

Known for All the President's Men, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Ordinary People.

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Starring Basil Hoffman

All the President's Men
1976 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Richard Nixon to resign from his post.
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
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Ordinary People
1980 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and...
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The Artist
2011 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
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Hail, Caesar!
2016 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.
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All of Me
1984 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Just before stubborn millionaire Edwina Cutwater dies, she asks her uptight lawyer, Roger Cobb to amend her will so that her soul will pass to the young, vibrant Terry Hoskins – but the spiritual transference goes awry. Edwina enters...
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Night Shift
1982 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
A nebbish of a morgue attendant gets shunted back to the night shift where he is shackled with an obnoxious neophyte partner who dreams of the "one great idea" for success. His life takes a bizarre turn when a prostitute neighbour...
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Down with Love
2003 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author.
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The Last Word
2017 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, and the result is a life-altering friendship.
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The Box
2009 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner...
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Switch
1991 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make...
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