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 DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Tom Hanks is an FBI agent chasing an elusive criminal who specializes in check fraud, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. The film earned two Academy Award nominations and marks Hanks and Steven Spielberg's fourth collaboration together.
“Supremely entertaining.” —Stephen Holden, The New York Times
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