Editing Dustin Hoffman (section)

===1990–1999: Established actor ===
In 1991, Hoffman voiced substitute teacher Mr. Bergstrom in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Lisa's Substitute]]". He was credited under the pseudonym Sam Etic, a play on "Semitic".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Radvan |first1=Stephanie |title=An interview with Dustin Hoffman |url=https://www.maxim.com/entertainment/interview-dustin-hoffman/ |access-date=June 2, 2023 |work=Maxim |date=February 7, 2012}}</ref> Throughout the 1990s, Hoffman appeared in many large, studio films, such as ''[[Dick Tracy (1990 film)|Dick Tracy]]'' (1990) (where his ''Ishtar'' co-star Beatty plays the titular character), ''[[Hero (1992 film)|Hero]]'' (1992) and ''[[Billy Bathgate (film)|Billy Bathgate]]'' (1991) co-starring with [[Nicole Kidman]] (who was nominated for a [[Golden Globe]]). Hoffman also played the title role of [[Captain Hook]] in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[Hook (film)|Hook]]'' (also 1991), earning a [[Golden Globe]] nomination, and the narrator in [[Dr. Seuss]] Video Classics: ''[[Horton Hears a Who!]]'' (also 1992); in ''Hook'', Hoffman's costume was so heavy that he had to wear an air-conditioned suit under it. Hoffman played the lead role in ''[[Outbreak (1995 film)|Outbreak]]'' (1995), alongside [[Rene Russo]], [[Kevin Spacey]], [[Morgan Freeman]], [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]] and [[Donald Sutherland]]. In the film, Hoffman is a medical doctor, serving as a Colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Corps., working at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), who uncovers a newly discovered [[Ebola]]-like virus which came to the U.S. from Africa in an infected monkey. Hoffman races to stop the virus's spread and find a vaccine before it becomes a worldwide pandemic with no cure. It was one of the films that was produced by his production banner, Punch Productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/exec/dustin-hoffman|title=Dustin Hoffman|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901171353/http://variety.com/exec/dustin-hoffman/|archive-date=September 1, 2017|date=November 7, 2013}}</ref>
The movie is described by critic [[Roger Ebert]] as "one of the great scare stories of our time, the notion that deep in the uncharted rain forests, deadly diseases are lurking, and if they ever escape their jungle homes and enter the human bloodstream, there will be a new plague the likes of which we have never seen."<ref>{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=Outbreak|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19950310/REVIEWS/503100303|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718134344/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19950310/REVIEWS/503100303|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2012|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|access-date=February 20, 2013|date=March 10, 1995}}</ref> Critic [[David Denby]] credits Hoffman with giving the movie much of its thriller-like quality:
{{blockquote|Tanks and men pour in to herd the terrified population here and there, and Dustin Hoffman, as the supersleuth Army doctor, gives such a lip-biting, anguished performance he absolves the movie of slickness. Hoffman isn't good, exactly; he's tense, edgy, and righteous, like a B-movie actor from the fifties.<ref>Denby, David. "The Lukewarm Zone", ''New York'', March 20, 1995</ref>}}

Following that, he appeared in the 1996 revenge drama/legal thriller ''[[Sleepers (film)|Sleepers]]'' (1996) with Robert De Niro, [[Brad Pitt]], [[Jason Patric]], and [[Kevin Bacon]]. In the mid-1990s, Hoffman starred in—and was deeply involved in the production of—[[David Mamet]]'s ''[[American Buffalo (film)|American Buffalo]]'' (also 1996), and an early effort of film editor Kate Sanford. In 1997, Hoffman starred opposite [[John Travolta]] in the [[Costa Gavras]] film ''[[Mad City (film)|Mad City]]''. Hoffman gained his seventh Academy Award nomination for his performance in ''[[Wag The Dog]]'' (1997), in a role that allowed Hoffman the chance to work with both [[Robert De Niro]] and [[Denis Leary]]. The movie is a [[black comedy film]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Turan | first=Kenneth | title='Wag the Dog' Is a Comedy With Some Real Bite to It | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-dec-24-ca-1649-story.html | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | quote=A gloriously cyncial black comedy that functions as a wicked smart satire on the interlocking world of politics and show business... | date=December 24, 1997 | access-date=May 23, 2013 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306163305/http://articles.latimes.com/1997/dec/24/entertainment/ca-1649 | archive-date=March 6, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> produced and directed by [[Barry Levinson]], who also directed Hoffman in ''Rain Man'' in 1988. The story takes place a few days before a presidential election, where a Washington, D.C. spin doctor (De Niro) distracts the electorate from a sex scandal by hiring a Hollywood film producer (Hoffman) to construct a fake war with Albania. Hoffman, as a caricature of real life producer [[Robert Evans]], according to some, "gives the kind of wonderfully funny performance that is liable to win prizes, especially since its mixture of affection and murderous parody is so precise. Stanley (Hoffman) conducts business meetings in tennis clothes or in robe and slippers", notes critic [[Janet Maslin]].<ref>{{cite news | last=Maslin | first=Janet |author-link=Janet Maslin | title=Film Review; If The Going Gets Tough, Get A Pet Or Start A War | work=The New York Times | date=December 26, 1997 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/26/movies/film-review-if-the-going-gets-tough-get-a-pet-or-start-a-war.html | access-date=July 8, 2019 |quote=Mr. Hoffman, offering a best-case caricature of the producer Robert Evans, gives the kind of wonderfully funny performance that is liable to win prizes, especially since its mixture of affection and murderous parody is so precise. Stanley conducts business meetings in tennis clothes or in robe and slippers.}}</ref>

[[File:Dustin Hoffman in Last Chance Harvey.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Hoffman during the filming of ''[[Last Chance Harvey]]'' in 2008]]
He next appeared in another Barry Levinson film, the science fiction psychological thriller, ''[[Sphere (1998 film)|Sphere]]'' (1998), opposite [[Sharon Stone]]. In 1999, Hoffman received the [[AFI Life Achievement Award]] and recalls the emotional impact that receiving the award had on him, "There was this reel of pictures, me playing all these different roles. I had my first—and only, thank God—panic attack. What followed was depression.&nbsp;... It had to do with a central core in me, which was that I never felt I deserved success".<ref name=AARP/> Hoffman next appeared in ''[[Moonlight Mile (film)|Moonlight Mile]]'' (2002), followed by ''[[Confidence (2003 film)|Confidence]]'' (2003) opposite [[Edward Burns]], [[Andy García]] and [[Rachel Weisz]]. Hoffman finally had a chance to work with [[Gene Hackman]] in [[Gary Fleder]]'s ''[[Runaway Jury]]'' (also 2003), an adaptation of [[John Grisham]]'s bestselling novel. Hoffman played theater owner [[Charles Frohman]] in the [[J. M. Barrie]] historical fantasia ''[[Finding Neverland (film)|Finding Neverland]]'' (2004), costarring [[Johnny Depp]] and [[Kate Winslet]]. In director [[David O. Russell]]'s ''[[I Heart Huckabees]]'' (also 2004), Hoffman appeared opposite [[Lily Tomlin]] as an [[existentialism|existential]] detective team member. In 2001, his Punch Productions company went to a first look deal with The Walt Disney Studios.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dunkley|first=Cathy|date=November 19, 2001|title=Dustin, Dis pack Punch|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/dustin-dis-pack-punch-1117855989/|access-date=June 18, 2021|website=Variety}}</ref>

Seven years after his nomination for ''[[Wag the Dog]]'', Hoffman got another opportunity to perform again with [[Robert De Niro]], co-starring with Streisand and [[Ben Stiller]] in the 2004 comedy ''[[Meet the Fockers]]'', a sequel to ''[[Meet the Parents]]'' (2000). Hoffman won the 2005 MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance. In 2005, he voiced a horse in ''[[Racing Stripes]]'', and appeared in cameo roles in [[Andy García]]'s ''[[The Lost City (2005 film)|The Lost City]]'' and on the final episode of [[HBO]] sitcom ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''{{'}}s fifth season. Hoffman appeared in ''[[Stranger than Fiction (2006 film)|Stranger than Fiction]]'' (2006), played the perfumer Giuseppe Baldini in [[Tom Tykwer]]'s film ''[[Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (film)|Perfume: The Story of a Murderer]]'' (also 2006). In 2007, he was featured in an advertising campaign for [[Australia]]n [[telecommunications]] company [[Telstra]]'s Next G network,<ref>O'Sullivan, Matt. [https://www.smh.com.au/news/business/rap-for-telstra-over-ad-promise/2007/08/24/1187462526624.html "Rap for Telstra over ad promise"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924195625/http://www.smh.com.au/news/business/rap-for-telstra-over-ad-promise/2007/08/24/1187462526624.html |date=September 24, 2015 }}, ''Sydney Morning Herald'', August 27, 2007.</ref> appeared in the [[50 Cent]] video "Follow My Lead" as a psychiatrist, and played the title character in the British family film ''[[Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium]]'' for which he was nominated for a [[BIFA for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film]] at the [[British Independent Film Awards 2007]]. In 2008, although he was reluctant to perform in an animated feature film (despite previously performing voices in a version of ''[[The Point!]]'' and in an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]''), Hoffman had a prominent role as [[List of Kung Fu Panda characters#Shifu|Shifu]] in the film ''[[Kung Fu Panda (film)|Kung Fu Panda]]'', which was praised in part for his comedic chemistry with [[Jack Black]] (whom he tutored in acting for an important scene) and his character's poignantly complex relationship with the story's villain. He later won the [[Annie Award]] for [[Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production|Voice Acting in an Animated Feature]] for his performance and has continued into the role in the franchise's subsequent filmed productions outside of the franchise's [[Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness|television series]]. He next voiced Roscuro in ''[[The Tale of Despereaux (film)|The Tale of Despereaux]]''.

As the title character in ''[[Last Chance Harvey]]'', Hoffman acted with co-star [[Emma Thompson]] in the story of two lonely people who tentatively forge a relationship over the course of three days. Director [[Joel Hopkins]] notes that Hoffman was a perfectionist and self-critical: "He often wanted to try things stripped down, because less is sometimes more. He worries about every little detail."<ref name=AARP/>