The Best Tom Hanks Movies of the Past 30 Years, Ranked
by
Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor
and Julia Hays, for Metacritic – October 27, 2016
and Julia Hays, for Metacritic – October 27, 2016
Updated November 2019 to add A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
Tom Hanks’ star has burned brightly in Hollywood since the mid-1980s. From bowlegged toys to boozy baseball coaches, the Academy Award winner is the master at making flawed characters deeply lovable.
It may be difficult for you to pick your favorite Tom Hanks movie, but here's how our Metascores break it down.
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photo by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Hanks stars as a shrewd band manager who helps a musical group hit the big time in the early 1960s. The group, The Wonders, end up being one-hit wonders.
“Mr. Hanks's debut feature, written and directed with delightful good cheer, is rock-and-roll nostalgia presented as pure fizz.” —Elvis Mitchell, The New York Times
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