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!

1

Forrest Gump (1994)

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

2

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.

3

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.

4

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.

5

The Green Mile (1999)

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

6

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.

7

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.

8

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.

9

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

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

10

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.

11

The Terminal (2004)

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

12

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.

13

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.

14

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

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