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The Best Tom Hanks Movies Every Ranked

The Best Tom Hanks Movies Every Ranked

The contribution of Tom Hanks to the world of cinema is undoubtedly incredible.

For over three decades now, Tom Hanks is the only actor playing every kind of character ever made in cinema.

From a theater stage to the peak of Oscar stage Tom Hanks movies and his incredible performances have definitely made huge mark in the Hollywood.

Literally, Tom Hanks may be the only actor in Hollywood whom entire world loves.

From shows like Happy Days, Family Ties, to blockbuster movies like Forest Gump and Apollo 3, Tom Hanks has always taken the world of movies by storm.

Launching the greatest charm offensive known to humanity, this legendary actor would pass through the spectrum of human behavior.

With his incredible talent, Tom Hanks movies never fail to inspire and overwhelm the fans.

Literally, if you start counting his blockbuster movies you will have to spend a whole day on that.

However, there are some best Tom Hanks movies that not only his fans, but his haters if they exist also will love.

With that said, here is the list of Tom Hanks movies selected from his vast filmography available on Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime.

 

Forest Gump (1994)

You cannot have a list of Tom Hank’s most popular role without mentioning Forest Gump directed by Robert Zemeckis.

The actor gave a phenomenal performance which led him to win an Academy Award.

Whether you love the film Forest Gump, or absolutely dislike it, there’s no denying that without Tom Hanks in the center of that story, it all falls apart.

Playing a man of less than average intelligence, Tom Hanks doesn’t play the desperate cards that some night resort to for sympathy.

Rather, he plays a strong character led with his decision making process, determination and humanity.

With that gentle sing-song rhythm, body language, the attitude, you cannot imagine another actor in the role Tom Hanks delivers in the movie.

Without a doubt, Forest Gump is definitely one of the best movie in the history of cinema.

 

Philadelphia (1993)

Tom Hanks won his first of back-to-back best actor in Oscars by his marvelous role in the movie Philadelphia.

This is another best Tom Hanks movies after Forest Gump popular all over the world.

Playing a character of a man with AIDS who is wrongfully fired by his law firm for being a gay, Tom Hanks punches through and becomes a major dramatic actor through his movies.

Heartbreaking, yet also haunting in the performance, Tom Hanks definitively did justice to the role.

Like I said earlier, no one could ever imagine any other Hollywood actors doing justice to a character like Tom Hanks.

The opera scene in this movie still bring tears in eyes of millions of people.

 

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

World has it that Tom Hanks asked Spielberg to take way dialogue and allow him to feel what he had to say.

Seeing Tom Hanks’ Captain John Miller lead a platoon of men into occupied Germany, with the takes of saving the last remaining survivor, invokes shades of the classic wartime epics.

Saving Private Ryan is Tom Hanks’ one of the most heartbreaking performance, and undoubtedly one of Spielberg’s greatest films.

Watch Tom Hanks’ performance after the death of the little medic, when he goes off to weep that is the face of war.

Tom Hanks is simply astounding in the film, bringing a gentle humanity to the chaos and madness of combat.

His incredible performance in the movie that listed Tom Hanks’ name in the Oscar once again.

Believe it or not, even the people hating wars and actions will have a completely different mindset for this movie.

 

Big (1988)

It’s definitely not easy to play a character of a kid when you are a person fully grown up.

Big was the moment that Tom Hanks learned that lesson.

It was the first great success that really showed how immensely talented he is.

Tom Hank’s role of Josh Basking in Big was mostly a vehicle for the laughs involved with a kid physically grown up overnight.

The movies also delves into the pressure of adult life and the yearning to go back to the simplicity of childhood.

Tom Hanks’ brilliant acting as a man-child captures the wide-eye innocence of youth and children.

Big is one of those Tom Hanks’ movie that will make you laugh and cry immensely at the same time.

 

Apollo 13 (1995)

A brave, stoic yet utterly human astronaut Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 is another incredible movies of Tom Hanks.

This movie is one of Ron Howard’s best film with a subtle yet powerful performance given by the actor.

The movie is about an infamous disaster during the American space race, and the efforts of all to save those caught in the aftermath.

Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Bacon are the astronauts at the heart of the story, sharing all the burden of portraying real life figures, while keeping in mind that they’re more humans than Gods.

Apollo 13 is still one of the best movies ever made about early space flight.

 

Cast Away (2000)

Cast Away is one of the greatest performance ever put on film by any actors alive.

For more than two hours Tom Hanks dominates this modern day Robinson Crusoe tale of a man obsessed with time attempting to survive after his plane goes down leaving him on a small island in the middle of the Pacific.

Tom Hanks dropped substantial weight for this movie. He’s virtually by himself for most of the movie, and his talents are at their peak especially in this movie.

For this movie, Tom Hanks won the New York Film Critics Award for Best Actor, and the Golden Globe, but somehow lost the Oscar.

 

Toy Story (1995) and the Sequels

The Best Tom Hanks Movies Every Ranked

Another Tom Hanks’ movie that will forever remain in heart is Woody in the Pixar hit franchise “Toy Story.”

Tom Hanks’ iconic role as Sheriff Woody and the phenomenon of big starts in animated film kicked into overdrive.

Literally, Toy Story broke all sorts of ground for a genre that  as kids’ entertainment.

Lots of efforts seems to have come from the heart that Tom Hanks’ and his co-stars put into the movie.

Believe it or not, after the Toy Story and the sequels, Tom Hanks’ voice has become more popular than his face or movies.

And so far from the looks of what’s being going on Toy Story 4 is something that will remain as a history forever.

 

Catch Me if You Can (2002)

This movie is also another Tom Hanks’ movie immensely popular for the role he played.

Tom Hanks plays the no-nonsense FBI agent who tracks down a young forger.

And the forger is none other than Leonardo DiCaprio, one of the brilliant actors of all time.

Frank Abagnale, played by Leonardo DiCaprio worked as a doctor, a lawyer, and as a co-pilot for a many airline.

Tom Hanks’ role as U.S. FBI Agent Carl Hanratty is to capture Frank and bring him to justice.

Now imagine what the combination of two extraordinary actors in a same movie would look like.

This movie is a must watch movie if you want to see the incredible performance of both the actors.

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