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 Columbia TriStar Home Video
Hanks won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a homosexual lawyer dying of AIDS. Philadelphia served as the first big-budget Hollywood film to address the issue of HIV/AIDS.
“This Hollywood movie about a gay man afflicted with AIDS is evocative, understated and ultimately deeply affecting. Hard-earned tears of truth.” —Rick Groen, The Globe and Mail
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