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. What I like about Tom Hanks is the fact he grew so much as an actor. His earlier movies he was such a whinny guy I wanted to slap him. But as time wore on his movie roles got better. Did his talent improve or did he just get better roles? Maybe a combination of both.

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    1. Hey ruffridyer….I think it is a combination of talent improvement, and his choice of movie roles got better as well….I think when the script for Bachelor Party landed on his desk…he was thrilled the producers wanted him in the movie….the same script 30 years later would not even make it to Tom Hanks’ desk. Thanks for your comments.

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  2. I think that Tom Hanks is a very good actor – Catch Me If You Can was a delightful surprise – I enjoyed it very much along many others.

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    1. Hey BERN1960 I am glad you liked Catch Me If You Can so much….I agree it is a very good movie. I am glad you liked the update….it was a long time coming.

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  3. Very nicely done Cogerson, you have picked out one of the best actors out there, I have enjoyed watching him go from his comedies to serious actor, I bet he has some outstanding supporting parts as he gets older.

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    1. Hey ShaunBroncoMan…..thanks for the comments and the compliment. I can see him moving to supporting roles very easily….maybe like the way Michael Caine has done it.

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  4. I thought I knew quite alot of information on Hanks, but I did not know 4 of your interesting facts, I am impressed that you found that many that I did not know, Hanks in the Lincoln family tree, pretty cool.

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    1. Great comments, I think Hanks pretty much only makes quality movies….I can take your comment and KellyE’s comment and make Tom Hanks The King of Quality and Hollywood. As for my old Tom Hanks page, I had to unpublish to avoid a duplicate tag on the new page…so sorry no direct comparison but you can look at Brad Pitt’s page and get an idea what it used to look like. Before I delete the old page….I was going to paste the comments for the original to this new one.

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  5. When I think of Tom Hanks, the word that comes to my mind is quality. I just saw Larry Crowne, and other than Julia Roberts in a pretty developed part, I loved it. Hanks should direct more movies. Very nicely done, is your old page available for comparsion?

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