Tom Hanks Movies

 

Want to know the best Tom Hanks movies?  How about the worst Tom Hanks movies?  Curious about Tom Hanks box office grosses or which Tom Hanks movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Tom Hanks movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Tom Hanks (1956-) has come a long way since he wanted to fight the Fonz on television’s Happy Days. He starred in the television series Busom Buddies before hitting it big in Ron Howard’s Splash (1984). Since Splash it has been one mega-hit after another. He won back to back Oscars® for Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994) for Best Actor (joining Spencer Tracy as the only actors to accomplish that feat).

His IMDb page shows over 90 acting credits since 1980.  This page will rank Tom Hanks movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television roles, cameos, shorts and straight to DVD movies were not included in the rankings.

Tom Hanks in 1998's Saving Private Ryan
Tom Hanks in 1998’s Saving Private Ryan

Tom Hanks Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

Tom Hanks Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort Tom Hanks movies by his co-stars
  • Sort Tom Hanks movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Tom Hanks movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Tom Hanks movies by how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Tom Hanks movie received.
  • Sort Tom Hanks movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score.  UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
  • Worldwide Box Office Numbers Were Not Available For All The Movies
Tom Hanks in 2013's Captain Phillips
Tom Hanks in 2013’s Captain Phillips

Possibly Interesting Facts About Tom Hanks

1. Tom Hanks has been nominated 5 times for a Best Actor Oscar®, but it has been almost fifteen years since his last nomination….2000’s Cast Away.

2. Tom Hanks was the first choice to replace Michael Keaton in his role of ‘Batman’ in the movie Batman Forever.

3. Tom Hanks has had 15 movies open number one.

4. Tom Hanks movies have grossed over 7.4 BILLION in adjusted domestic box office dollars.

5. Tom Hanks joins Spencer Tracy, Luise Rainer, Jason Robards and Katharine Hepburn as the only actors to win back to back acting Oscars®.

6. Tom Hanks collects typewriters and James Stewart is his favorite actor.

7. Tom Hanks has directed two movies 1996’s That Thing That You Do and 2011’s Larry Crowne.

8. Tom Hanks has produced and won Emmy® awards for the following television miniseries….1998’s From the Earth to the Moon, 2001’s Band of Brothers, 2008’s John Adams and 2010’s The Pacific.

9. Tom Hanks is a descendant of Abraham Lincoln. Hanks is a fourth cousin, four generations removed.

10. Check out Tom Hanks’ career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

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127 thoughts on “Tom Hanks Movies”

  1. I can not believe you have been doing this for three years, I do remember the first Hanks page and yes your format has improved greatly. Saving Private Ryan is by far the best Hanks movie. Thanks for the update.

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    1. Yes hinton1966 it has been a quick 3 years and I have greatly appreciated all the comments you have sent my way…how would I have ever guessed that you think Saving Private Ryan is his best movie..lol.

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  2. My favorite Tom Hanks movie will always be The Burbs. I don’t care if no one else has seen it, it is awesome. I mean, seriously, it even stars Corey Feldman. Now that says quality right there! But seriously, it is awesome.

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    1. Hey jeannieinabottle….I actually agree with you….I laughed very hard and often when I saw this movie at the theater….and yes any movie with Corey Feldman is a classic…if only Burbs’ would have had Corey Haim as well….as soon as I published this hub…the very next hub was this one….

      http://garlonuss.hubpages.com/hub/The-burbs-has-ma…

      You might want to check that one out as well…..I appreciate you reading and commenting on my Hanks movie page.

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  3. I love Tom Hank movies…well, those at least that I have had the privaledge to see and enjoy. I like the Toy Story series, Cast Away and his Devinci Code. Forest Gump was a great one too. Thank you for all your research into his movies. I am definitely impressed!

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    1. Well thank you septembergirl, and welcome to hub pages. I greatly appreciate the compliment. I also really like all the movies you mentioned with the exception of The Da Vinci Code which I hoped one be a movie that turned a great book into a great movie….sadly Hanks and Ron Howard could not capture the magic of the book, in my opinion of course….thanks for stopping by.

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  4. My all time favorite movies with Tom Hanks are Cast Away and Green Mile. He is one of my favorite actors. Great page!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by Victoria Trix….I love Green Mile as well…..I do not think any other actor could have pulled off Cast Away….pretty much he kept us entertained with a himself, a package and a volleyball for 2 hours. I appreciate the comment

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  5. He was Michael J. Fox’s Uncle on Family Ties too-had a drinking problem. My thoughts on Tom Hanks are divided. I can’t really consider myself a Hanks fan because there are some of his films I have no interest in seeing or wish I hadn’t seen. And yet there are others I have enjoyed and actually seen multiple times. I can only conclude that I am neutral about him and that I consider each film on its own merit as supposed to where I want to see every movie Gregory Peck ever made. When I see a Hanks film, he happens to be in it. That’s not meant as a criticism, just a comment that he is not one of those actors where I love them so much that I am willing to see even his bad films. What was I thinking when I decided to watch Peck in Marooned?

    Here are my top ten Hanks films in alphabetical order:

    Apollo 13

    Big

    Catch Me if You Can

    A League of Their Own

    Philidelphia

    Road to Perdition

    Sleepless in Seattle

    Splash

    That Thing You Do

    Turner and Hooch

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    1. Hey Flora, interesting points on Mr. Hanks. I think since 1992 almost all of his projects have been high profile high budget movies. I think his career before 1992 was a case of hits and misses, with the misses easily outnumbering the hits. Also think his career follows the path of all the great actors….his peak is probably over….he will make some more good movies but in ten years he will be closer to 70 than 60….his legacy will be all the great movies he made in his peak.

      Gregory Peck did the same thing…pretty much To Kill A Mockingbird was his peak….the rest of his movies after Mockingbird are rarely mentioned with Peck’s great movies….I am sure in twenty years nobody will be talking about Larry Crowne…when Hanks retires. Knowing a little bit about your taste in movies I can understand why Saving Private Ryan is not on your list…but no Forrest Gump? And finally just so you know…after I update/face lift my Julia Roberts hub….Richard Widmark will have his own movie page….I have already started to research his box office career. As always thanks for your comments.

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