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Peter Sellers plays against type as a creep? Buckle up, it's deeply uncomfortable.
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Hoffman (1970)

psychological chess matchcringe intimacypower play theater

Overview

Drama

A businessman blackmails his young secretary into spending a weekend with him.

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Content warning
blackmailbusinessman
coercion and consentclass exploitationloneliness as weaponperformance of power

Standout Aspects

Acting

Sellers sheds comedy for genuinely unsettling menace.

Direction

Tight spaces amplify claustrophobic dread throughout.

Best for:Solo: You need space to shower after this one.·Streaming: Pause frequently to scream into a pillow.
Heads up:Disturbing: Prolonged psychological manipulation and implied sexual coercion.
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Director

Alvin Rakoff

ReleasedJul 16, 1970
Runtime1h 53m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Associated British Picture Corporation

Top Cast

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Mr. Hoffman

Sinéad Cusack

Sinéad Cusack

Miss Smith

Jeremy Bulloch

Jeremy Bulloch

Tom Mitchell

Ruth Dunning

Ruth Dunning

Mrs. Mitchell

David Lodge

David Lodge

Foreman (uncredited)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Sellers reportedly took this role specifically to escape his Clouseau typecasting, then immediately regretted the darkness.

Cultural

The film's 1970 release coincided with second-wave feminism's workplace harassment conversations, making it accidentally topical and deeply uncomfortable viewing today.

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Hoffman (1970) Original Trailer [FHD]

Hoffman (1970) Original Trailer [FHD]

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