Early Career (1960s-1970s)
* The Graduate (1967): His breakout role as Benjamin Braddock, a young man caught in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.
* Midnight Cowboy (1969): A controversial but Oscar-winning film about two hustlers in New York City.
* Little Big Man (1970): An epic Western that features Hoffman in a dual role as a white man raised by Native Americans.
* Lenny (1974): A biographical drama about the controversial comedian Lenny Bruce.
* Marathon Man (1976): A thriller about a graduate student who gets caught up in a dangerous conspiracy.
* All the President's Men (1976): A political thriller about the Watergate scandal, in which Hoffman plays investigative journalist Carl Bernstein.
* Straight Time (1978): A drama about a parolee who struggles to stay out of trouble.
* Kramer vs. Kramer (1979): An emotionally charged courtroom drama about a couple's divorce, earning Hoffman an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Later Career (1980s-2000s)
* Tootsie (1982): A comedic masterpiece about a struggling actor who disguises himself as a woman to land a role.
* Rain Man (1988): A heartwarming story about a self-centered businessman who reconnects with his autistic brother, for which Hoffman won another Academy Award for Best Actor.
* Hook (1991): A whimsical reimagining of the Peter Pan story.
* Sleepless in Seattle (1993): A romantic comedy about a widowed father and his young son who are looking for love.
* Wag the Dog (1997): A political satire about a spin doctor who fabricates a war to distract from a presidential scandal.
* The Score (2001): A heist film with Robert De Niro and Edward Norton.
* Meet the Fockers (2004): A comedy sequel to "Meet the Parents."
* Stranger Than Fiction (2006): A fantasy comedy about a man who discovers he's a character in a novel.
Recent Work (2010s-present)
* Quartet (2012): A drama about a group of elderly opera singers.
* The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017): A comedy-drama about a family reunion.
* The Tale (2018): A biographical drama based on the real-life story of the film's director, Jennifer Fox.
This is just a small sample of the many films Dustin Hoffman has been in. He is considered one of the greatest actors of his generation and has left an enduring legacy on cinema.