# What are your Top Five Dustin Hoffman Movies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 19, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610 "2015-07-19T14:30:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/1 "2015-07-19T14:30:07Z")
See [Highest Rated Feature Film Actor Titles With Dustin Hoffman](http://www.imdb.com/filmosearch?explore=title_type&role=nm0000163&ref_=filmo_ref_typ&sort=user_rating,desc&mode=detail&page=1&job_type=actor&title_type=movie) for a complete listing of his movies. I have selected these for this thread: 1. Papillon (1973) 2. The Graduate (1967) 3. Rain Man (1988) 4. All the President’s Men (1976) 5. Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989) 6. Midnight Cowboy (1969) 7. Finding Neverland (2004) 8. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 9. Little Big Man (1970) 10. Kung Fu Panda (2008) 11. Stranger Than Fiction (2006) 12. Lenny (1974) 13. Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story (2010) 14. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) 15. Sleepers (1996) 16. Marathon Man (1976) 17. Straw Dogs (1971) 18. Tootsie (1982) 19. Straight Time (1978) 20. Earth and the American Dream (1992) 21. Chef (2014) 22. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) 23. Barney’s Version (2010) 24. Wag the Dog (1997) 25. Runaway Jury (2003) 26. Against the Tide (II) (2009) 27. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) 28. I Heart Huckabees (2004) 29. Hook (1991) 30. Boychoir (2014) 31. Moonlight Mile (2002) 32. Confidence (2003) 33. Last Chance Harvey (2008) 34. The Lost City (2005) 35. John and Mary (1969) 36. Outbreak (1995) 37. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) 38. Hero (I) (1992) 39. Alfredo, Alfredo (1972) 40. Meet the Fockers (2004) 41. Agatha (1979) 42. Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (2007) 43. Mad City (1997) 44. Dick Tracy (1990) 45. The Tale of Despereaux (2008) 46. Sphere (1998) 47. The Cobbler (2014) 48. Billy Bathgate (1991) 49. The Tiger Makes Out (1967) 50. American Buffalo (1996) **Pick your Top Five and post them here.** ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/2 "2015-07-19T14:53:31Z")
Midnight Cowboy (1969) Little Big Man (1970) Lenny (1974) Marathon Man (1976) Straight Time (1978) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/3 "2015-07-19T15:18:45Z")
_Marathon Man Little Big Man The Graduate Midnight Cowboy Kramer v Kramer_ Damn, I really liked _Tootsie_, but couldn’t fit it in the top 5! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/4 "2015-07-19T15:25:47Z")
1. All the President’s Men (1976) 2. Marathon Man (1976) 3. Papillon (1973) 4. Rain Man (1988) 5. Little Big Man (1970) ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/5 "2015-07-19T15:35:03Z")
Huh. Looks like I haven’t seen anything he’s made in the past 20 years or so… Hook Tootsie Marathon Man Little Big Man The Graduate ---
**Author:** ![Tread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Tread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tread)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/6 "2015-07-19T20:07:41Z")
Papillon (1973) All the President’s Men (1976) Midnight Cowboy (1969) Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) Marathon Man (1976) ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/7 "2015-07-19T21:09:48Z")
Midnight Cowboy Tootsie Marathon Man Sleepers Hook ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/8 "2015-07-19T23:47:53Z")
In order: 1- The Graduate (1967) 2- Midnight Cowboy (1969) 3- Lenny (1974) 4- Marathon Man (1976) 5- All the President’s Men (1976) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/9 "2015-07-21T00:55:16Z")
1. All the President’s Men 2. The Graduate 3. Little Big Man 4. Common Threads 5. Straight Time ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/10 "2015-07-21T17:34:30Z")
The Graduate Tootsie Midnight Cowboy Little Big Man Wag the Dog ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/11 "2015-07-21T17:52:05Z")
1. All the President’s Men 2. Rain Man 3. Tootsie 4. Meet the Fockers 5. The Graduate ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/12 "2015-07-21T19:46:33Z")
_**Kramer vs. Kramer Little Big Man Midnight Cowboy Papillon Rain Man**_ ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/13 "2015-07-21T20:06:38Z")
Papillon Little Big Man Outbreak The Graduate Wag the Dog ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/14 "2015-07-21T20:11:08Z")
Little Big Man All the President’s Men Marathon Man Wag the Dog Stranger Than Fiction ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/15 "2015-07-21T21:38:39Z")
1. Rain Man (1988) 2. Kung Fu Panda (2008) 3. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) 4. Hook (1991) 5. Hero (1992) ---
**Author:** ![basset\_hound](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/basset_hound/32/1432_2.png) [@basset\_hound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/basset_hound)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/16 "2015-07-21T22:37:37Z")
1. Papillon (1973) 2. The Graduate (1967) 3. All the President’s Men (1976) 4. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 5. Marathon Man (1976) ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/17 "2015-07-22T02:46:01Z")
1. The Graduate 2. All the President’s Men 3. Marathon Man 4. Lenny 5. Moonlight Mile ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/18 "2015-07-22T15:54:41Z")
Little Big Man The Graduate Marathon Man Tootsie All the Presidents’ Men ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-dustin-hoffman-movies/725610/19 "2015-07-22T17:09:04Z")
Papillon Rain Man Marathon Man Wag the Dog I Heart Huckabees