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Dec 25, 1992 · Hoffa. It comes as a shock, about halfway through "Hoffa," to discover that the Teamsters leader has a wife and daughter. They turn up during a crowd scene. But this film about Jimmy Hoffa has no time to show him meeting his wife, courting her, marrying her, setting up housekeeping, or fathering a child. That is almost as it should be: "Hoffa ...
52% Tomatometer 25 Reviews 58% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Dramatized biography of the infamous American union boss Jimmy Hoffa, following four decades of his life, from his rise as head of the ...
- (337)
- Danny Devito
- R
- Jack Nicholson
Hoffa, with its jaundiced script and a director wedded to his rose-tinted spectacles, is a mess, with only the sterling truculence of Nicholson's performance to mitigate it. Full Review | Nov 14, 2017
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Hoffa (film) Hoffa. (film) Hoffa is a 1992 American biographical crime drama film directed by Danny DeVito and written by David Mamet, based on the life of Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa. Most of the story is told in flashbacks before ending with Hoffa's mysterious disappearance. The story makes no claim to be historically accurate, and in fact ...
- $35 million
- David Newman
- December 25, 1992
- Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito
Dec 25, 1992 · Hoffa: Directed by Danny DeVito. With Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Armand Assante, J.T. Walsh. The story of the notorious American labor union figure Jimmy Hoffa, who organizes a bitter strike, makes deals with members of the organized crime syndicate and mysteriously disappears in 1975.
- (24K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Danny DeVito
- 1992-12-25
Dec 25, 1992 · Hoffa. Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews. 50. User Score Generally Favorable Based on 27 User Ratings. 8.0. My Score. Hover and click to give a rating. Add My Review.
michaelRokeefe 27 January 2002. Directed and co-produced by Danny DeVito; this is a stern and brass knuckle look at the legendary Union boss James R. Hoffa, who disappeared in 1975. Jimmy Hoffa (Jack Nicholson) to many was a natural born leader. Many say he helped only himself as head of a very large and strong teamsters union.
