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 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
The animated sequel from Disney and Pixar, in which Hanks voices Woody, a toy cowboy, is the actor’s first sequel. Woody is stolen from his home by a toy dealer, so it’s up to Buzz Lightyear and his other plaything friends to save him.
“One of those rare sequels that's even better than the original.” —Christopher Brandon, TNT RoughCut
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