Four best Tom Hanks movies?

[True Dough]

Tom himself says even though he's been in nearly 100 films, only four of them are "pretty good." That's silly. Maybe he means that dozens and dozens of others are VERY good??

Anyway, what are your top four favorite Tom Hanks movies?

Mine:

Road to Perdition

Saving Private Ryan

Forrest Gump

Captain Phillips

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[Funtatlaguy]

1. What? No "Joe And The Volcano 🌋"?

[underpants]

2. Thank you. You beat me to it.

May you live to be a THOUSAND YEARS OLD Sir

[yellowdogintexas]

17. One of our favorites!!! Love that movie!! nt

[Sedona]

3. Castaway?

[TlalocW]

4. wrong

Bachelor Party
The Burbs
Joe vs the Volcano
Dragnet

[Coventina]

14. Kudos for "Bachelor Party"!!

[TlalocW]

18. I remember sneakily watching that in high school

For the few seconds of nudity. I noticed with glee that in the opening scene when Hanks' bus driver character picks up the kids from the Catholic School, and then lets them run wild after they're out of sight, one kid brings out a Playboy that I recognized as one of my dad's.

Fond memories.

[Coventina]

24. Haha! I watched that in HS too! Then, my friend chased me around his house

with a hand mixer while we laughed hysterically!

Great memories of a mis-spent youth!

BTW: I'm a proud P.A.G.A.N.!!!

[ItsjustMe]

5. in no particular order

Bridge of Spies
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3682448/

Philadelphia
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107818/

Cast Away
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162222/

The Green Mile
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120689/

Forrest Gump
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109830/

Sully
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3263904/

[True Dough]

6. I count six there

The challenge was to narrow it down to four. So which two of the above would you drop?

[Paladin]

12. Bonus points for including "Bridge of Spies" on your list.

Hanks' work in "The Post" is another one that will be undervalued.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

7. My favorites.

Mostly based on my first-time viewing, not necessarily wanting to rewatch them.

Apollo 13
Big
Forrest Gump
Cast Away

[Irish_Dem]

8. I love Tom Hank's work.

His role as Capt. John Miller is my favorite and was the most touching.

That character stayed with me.

[hlthe2b]

9. I will watch Tom Hanks in anything.

I'm pretty sure Castaway was on his own personal list, though.

[Tomconroy]

10. Not Elvis.

[Niagara]

11. Since I'm an INFP-T type or Turbulent Mediator

Essentially, I have a difficult time choosing favorites, since I have favorites for everything. So I'll try to keep my list down just for you, True.




On the lighter side:

The Man with One Red shoe
The Money Pit
The Burbs
A League of Their Own


On the dramatic side:

The Green Mile
Cast Away
Captain Phillips
Sully

[Coventina]

13. This thread is irrelevant due to lack of "Splash"!!!!

[jmowreader]

15. If I were to do a Tom Hanks Movie Night, I would choose...

The Green Mile
Dragnet
Apollo 13
Bridge of Spies

I haven't seen the last one, but it looks like something I'd like.

[AggressiveCanary]

22. I haven't seen Dragnet in FOREVER

Do you know if it's on any streaming service?

[Orangepeel]

38. imdb says you can rent it from Prime for $3.99

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092925/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

It doesn't give any free options

[gratuitous]

16. A badly underrated movie is "Nothing in Common"

Hanks stars opposite Jackie Gleason (!) as a hard-charging advertising whiz in his first "serious" role. Hanks is shaken when he gets news that his parents (Gleason and Eva Marie-Saint) have separated and getting a divorce.

If you haven't seen it, I recommend it. The final scene with Hanks and Gleason foreshadows the career Hanks is about to launch.

[Coventina]

25. That movie had a great theme song by the Thompson Twins

That's why I'll never forget it, although I've never seen it, actually....

[Celerity]

40. I love the Thompson Twins, and that is one of their more underrated songs, hyper 80s new wave pop

Thompson Twins - Nothing In Common (12'' Club Mix)

Label: Arista – 608 385
Format:
Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo
Country: Europe
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

[Coventina]

41. Aren't you a little young to be TT fan? Just kidding!

Great music never dies!

[Celerity]

42. I am really into 70s and 80s punk, new wave, post punk, goth/death rock, etc, despite most of it

being made 10 to 20 years or so before I was born. My parents and grandparents (especially on my father's side, they were into experiential electronica, garage rock (like the Sonics, The Primitives, etc) and proto punk (the Stooges for instance) since the mid to late 60s) are all very musical, as are my older siblings. I sucked it all up like a sponge, then went out and did deep dives into what I found to be exhilarating.

Great early 80s British Oi/Punk band:

Violators - Gangland (very anthemic)

Violators ?– Gangland... / The Fugitive
Label:
No Future Records ?– Oi 9
Format:
Vinyl, 7", Single
Country:
UK
Released:
17 Apr 1982
Style:
Punk, Oi

[Coventina]

43. You are singing the songs of my people!

[irisblue]

19. Google says he's made 108 films.

So if 4 are "pretty good", there seems to be missing titles.


As much as I liked the popcorn flick-ness, the Professor Robert Langdon trilogy movies, The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, Inferno are not his best acting, IMO

[catbyte]

20. The Money Pit, Joe Vs the Volcano, That Thing You do!, Volunteers

Can you tell I like the "lighter" Tom Hanks? He's one helluva dramatic actor, but he's hilarious too and comedy takes skill.

Honorable Mention:

Apollo 13, which wasn't funny, but he was top-notch.

[TexasBushwhacker]

31. I loved "That Thing You Do"

I was a kid in the 60s and it totally captured that time.

[Elessar Zappa]

21. Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, and Apollo 13.

[Upthevibe]

32. Elessar Zappa .............

My exact choices: Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, and Apollo 13.

I just cut and pasted your post!

[Skittles]

23. an "underdog" but I loved Turner & Hooch

both Hanks and the dog are excellent

[Coventina]

26. Agree!!

[Skittles]

28. what is it?!?!? WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Harker]

27. Of those I've seen...

Apollo 13
Catch Me if You Can
Big
Philadelphia

[LudwigPastorius]

29. The Road to Perdition

Saving Private Ryan
The Green Mile
Apollo 13

[UTUSN]

30. I should not do this: Any 4 that don't have Tom HANKS in them?

[True Dough]

35. Oh? We found someone who doesn't care for Tom Hanks?!?

That's okay, UTUSN. We all have an actor (or two or three) whom we just cannot bear to watch. For me, it's George Clooney. I find he always comes off as smug.

What is it about Tom Hanks that gets under your skin?

[True Dough]

44. Okay, UTUSN

even if you're not fond of Tom Hanks the actor, you gotta appreciate Tom Hanks the political influencer...

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[UTUSN]

45. Absolutely! - I'll take all the politics help! But compartmentalize.

And I don't absolutely *DETEST* Hanks. Not like I do CAGE or Bill MURRAY or Bill COSBY.

As for who I like, I answered a bit in another thread because this one had gotten old, but since it popped up again: These days, I like the raunchy generation ones - Nikki GLASER, Tom SEGURA, the Comedy Central Roast types (except Jeff ROSS, gosh I detest more than I like), LAMPANELLI, wonderful RIP Gilbert GOTTFRIED, KIMMEL (great political heart), the incomparable COLBERT, LETTERMAN, George LOPEZ, Leslie JONES, Chris ROCK, Craig FERGUSON, Graham NORTON!, Conan, Robert SMIGEL, Sascha Baron COHEN, Tim CURRY .

The "mediocre" ones (no big like or dislike: ) - Norm MacDONALD, Amy SCHUMER, Sarah SILVERMAN, Tina FEY, Will FERREL, Arsenio, Billy CRYSTAL, Michael CHE, Seth MEYERS,

*BIG* dislike: Drew CAREY, Andy SAMBERG (&several SNL ones), Dennis MILLER, Chevy CHASE, CAROLLA, Eddie MURPHY, John & Jim BELUSHI, Adam SANDLER, Jerry LEWIS, Jimmy FALLON, James CORDEN, John OLIVER, LENO, Jackie MASON.

Lots of whatever pigeonhole ones have great politics, but GOOD WORKS (politics, charity raising, whatever) don't SAVE anybody. Same goes for our Democratic CONSTITUENT GROUPS - just being politically Democratic doesn't save/excuse bad behavior/criminality.


***All time great: Jack BENNY. ---------Comedic actor: Zazu PITTS, 3 Stooges, Groucho, the ZANY types.

[Upthevibe]

33. True Dough...........

Great post!

Thanks!

[True Dough]

36. Thank you, Upthevibe!

[Tikki]

34. BIG...I raised boys in the 1980's.

Tikki

[kairos12]

37. Good List. I would exchange Captain Phillips for A League of Their Own.

[FakeNoose]

39. I didn't like "Captain Phillips"

I'm not sure why he thinks that movie is one of his best.

I've loved Tom Hanks in most things, but one of my favorites was the recent "News of the World" about Texas after the Civil War was over and all the turmoil of coming into the Union.

I thought he was wonderful in "Bridge of Spies" with the marvelous Mark Rylance. Also "Sully" with Aaron Eckhardt.