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It's Tom Hanks' best movies (Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, a Toy Story here and there ) and a few of his worst (remember Bonfire of the Vanities?) by Tomatometer!
- Forrest Gump. Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise. 5,999 votes. Forrest Gump, a timeless cinematic treasure directed by Robert Zemeckis, features the inimitable Tom Hanks as the titular character whose unassuming nature and wit take him on an extraordinary journey through American history.
- Saving Private Ryan. Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore. 5,083 votes. Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks as Captain John Miller, Saving Private Ryan is a harrowing depiction of World War II's D-Day invasion and its aftermath.
- The Green Mile. Tom Hanks, David Morse, Michael Clarke Duncan. 4,727 votes. Based on Stephen King's novel and directed by Frank Darabont, The Green Mile offers a poignant look at life on death row through the eyes of prison guard Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks).
- Apollo 13. Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon. 3,925 votes. Ron Howard's Apollo 13 tells the thrilling true story of NASA’s ill-fated lunar mission in 1970.
Jun 23, 2023 · With over 80 acting credits to his name, it’s hard to choose the top Tom Hanks titles. But we’ve given it a shot, presenting his best movie performances, ranked.
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- The Burbs
- Greyhound
- Asteroid City
- Sully Aka Sully: Miracle on The Hudson
- News of The World
- Turner & Hooch
- A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood
- Bridge of Spies
- Joe Versus The Volcano
- That Thing You Do!
By 1989, Hanks was already so popular with audiences that The Burbs opened atop the box office simply because of his likability and star power, despite mixed reviews. A meh but pleasurable dark comedy from Joe Dante, five years after his handcrafted masterpiece of mayhem Gremlins, The Burbs co-stars Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Corey Feldman and Rick...
At the absolute zenith of the pandemic, two Hank pictures were released on streaming to positive notice: News of the World and Greyhound on Apple. Directed by Aaron Schneider from a screenplay by Hanks, Greyhound co-stars Elizabeth Shue, Stephen Graham and Hanks' son Chet Hanks. It's a relatively low-fi World War II maritime thriller that fleshes o...
Tom Hanks is rarely bad in a movie, and he's certainly not bad in Asteroid City. Unfortunately, Wes Andersonloves a sprawling ensemble, and in this dramedy about a stargazing camp, Hanks is mostly relegated to telephone conversations. Here's to hoping that if he comes back for a second Anderson project he gets a little more screen time.
Co-starring with Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney and Anna Gunn, Hanks teamed up with director Clint Eastwood for this biopic/legal drama hybrid about Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger. Sully examines the emergency landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River and the legal investigation that followed. Sully doesn't have the heft of the director or...
News of the World reunited Hanks and director Paul Greengrass years after the considerable success of Captain Phillips. Based on the novel of the same name, the action drama stars Hanks as a Civil War vet who crosses paths with a 10-year-old girl (Helena Zengel) raised by Kiowa and journeys across perilous Texas terrain to return her to her family....
Turner & Hooch is Tom Hanks and a big dog. Does it get any more high-concept appealing than that? Tomorrow Never Dies director Roger Spottiswoode directs the Oscar winner in a comedy crime caper about a by-the-book detective who inherits a deceased colleague’s Dogue de Bordeaux. The film was adapted for a Disney+series in 2021. Be warned: This is a...
Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers has to be among the most perfect casting decisions of all time. Hanks played the beloved, iconic children’s television personality in Marielle Heller's drama A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. The Oscar-nominated film, written by Noah Harpsand Micah Fitzerman-Blue, centers on real-life journalist Tom Junod (played by The ...
In frequent collaborator Steven Spielberg's Cold War-set Bridge of Spies, Hanks plays real-life lawyer James B. Donovan, tasked with a prisoner exchange after defending a convicted KGB spy. Divided into two distinct halves, Bridge of Spies is light on its feet, a little creaky at times, and mostly satisfying—a notch under top-tier Spielberg. Everyo...
Before box-office behemoths Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail, the classic pairing of Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks shined in Moonstruck writer/director John Patrick Shanley's cult classic, underrated rom-com about a hypochondriac who's apparently about to die, accepting an offer from an eccentric millionaire (Lloyd Bridges) to die with dignity, in...
Hanks' debut as screenwriter/director is an ensemble dramedy about a fictional rock band in the vein of The Beatles. High-energy That Thing You Do! is charming and fun; it succeeds handsomely in evoking a bygone era, and it's fluffier than some of the more groundbreaking pictures Hanks was attached to in the '90s. That's a high bar! A deleted scene...
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- ‘The Terminal’ (2004) Based on the true story of an Iranian traveler stuck at a Parisian airport terminal after losing his papers (and then lived in a departure lounge for almost two decades), Steven Spielberg’s treacly comedy-drama is a low point in terms of his collaborations with Tom Hanks, and their own respective back catalogs.
- ‘Angels & Demons’ (2009) The sequel to 2006’s The Da Vinci Code brings Hanks back as the globetrotting symbologist Robert Langdon, trying to stop the Illuminati (!)
- ‘The Man With One Red Shoe’ (1985) This American remake of the 1972 French comedy The Tall Blond Man With One Black Shoe casts Hanks as a concert violinist who gets caught in the crossfire between warring factions of the C.I.A.
- ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’ (2011) Life is hard when you’re a nine-year-old kid with Asperger syndrome like Oskar (Thomas Horn). Fortunately for him, he’s got the sort of sympathetic pops (Hanks) that is always there to lend an ear, give him “quests” to go on around New York City and keep his son from getting too far into his own head.
Oct 27, 2023 · Tom Hanks has been in so many classic movies, from Toy Story to Forrest Gump. Throughout his career in Hollywood, these films are his best work.
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Jul 1, 2023 · Tour our photo gallery featuring Hanks’ 24 best film performances, including some of his most egregious Oscar snubs. We also include “Elvis,” “News of the World,” “Apollo 13,” “Toy ...
