What is the best Tom Hanks movie of all time?

Everyman heroes, war veterans, stranded survivors, and charming misfits — his filmography is a love letter to ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Which performance is his finest? Cast your vote!

Forrest Gump (1994)

Hanks won his second consecutive Oscar playing Forrest Gump, a kind-hearted Alabama man who inadvertently shapes American history.

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Philadelphia (1993)

Hanks won his first Oscar as a gay lawyer with AIDS who sues his firm for wrongful dismissal in this landmark courtroom drama.

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Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Hanks plays Captain John Miller leading a squad behind enemy lines in WWII to find and bring home a soldier whose brothers were all killed.

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Cast Away (2000)

Hanks delivers a tour de force as a FedEx executive stranded alone on a deserted island for four years after a plane crash.

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The Green Mile (1999)

Hanks plays death row prison guard Paul Edgecomb, who discovers a gentle giant prisoner possesses miraculous healing powers.

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Big (1988)

Hanks plays a 12-year-old boy who wakes up in an adult body, bringing childlike wonder to the corporate world in this beloved fantasy comedy.

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Road to Perdition (2002)

Hanks plays a stoic mob enforcer on the run with his son after a betrayal, delivering a career-best dramatic turn in this stunning neo-noir.

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Captain Phillips (2013)

Hanks plays the captain of a cargo ship taken hostage by Somali pirates in this gripping real-life thriller by Paul Greengrass.

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Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Hanks plays FBI agent Carl Hanratty, doggedly pursuing Leonardo DiCaprio's charming con man across years and continents.

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Bridge of Spies (2015)

Hanks plays a lawyer tasked with negotiating the release of a captured American pilot from the Soviets during the Cold War.

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The Terminal (2004)

Hanks plays an Eastern European traveler trapped in a JFK airport terminal when his home country collapses during his flight.

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Sully (2016)

Hanks plays Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger, the pilot who successfully ditched US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River, saving all 155 on board.

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A League of Their Own (1992)

Hanks plays the gruff manager of a women's professional baseball team in this warm period comedy set during World War II.

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Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

Hanks plays a flamboyant Texas congressman who covertly funds the Afghan Mujahideen against the Soviet invasion in the 1980s.

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