Over the weekend, we lost one of the greatest actors to grace the big screen in the past twenty years: Philip Seymour Hoffman. Though his career was cut tragically short, he’s left behind a stunning filmography that cinema and acting buffs will enjoy for decades to come.

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His list of fantastic performances is vast, but we did our best to narrow it down to 15 of the absolute greatest. But for some other great PSH performances – though not necessarily great movies -- you should also check out Punch-Drunk Love, Along Came Polly, The Savages, Red Dragon, and Synechdoche, New York.

15 Charlie Wilson's War

14 The Talented Mr. Ripley

13 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

12 Moneyball

11 Happiness

Standing out amongst an all-star cast and all-star crew, Hoffman’s role as the idiosyncratic Gust Avrakotos in Mike Nichols’ Charlie Wilson’s War earned him an Academy Award nom for Best Supporting Actor. It also gave the actor a chance to play a more comedic role than he had in quite some time, even if the character himself isn’t inherently humorous.Gust isn’t your typical CIA agent despite being great at what he does; he lacks tact and could stand to be a little less curt. Hoffman embodies the role, building an endearing but broken character, a feat he would pull off many times during his career.As would be a common theme throughout his filmography, Hoffman’s performance among a strong cast was a notable standout.Hoffman walks the line between ally and nemesis perfectly, keeping us guessing until the very last instant when his true loyalty is revealed.Hoffman brings more to the role than shock value, though, and we bizarrely feel for this guy when he’s rejected. It takes some serious skill to make a character like this one standout beyond just being creepy.