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Who is the best Tom Hanks movie character?

by YPB Team

From everyman heroes to lonely castaways and quiet legends, his most unforgettable roles go head to head. Who's your favorite?

  1. Chuck Noland — ranked #11
    Chuck Noland
    The FedEx executive stranded alone on a desert island in Cast Away.
    1000pts
  2. Andrew Beckett — ranked #22
    Andrew Beckett
    The lawyer fighting wrongful dismissal over his AIDS diagnosis in Philadelphia.
    756pts
  3. Joe Fox — ranked #33
    Joe Fox
    The bookstore-chain owner falling in love by email in You've Got Mail.
    665pts
  4. Fred Rogers — ranked #44
    Fred Rogers
    The gentle TV host Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
    665pts
  5. Paul Edgecomb — ranked #55
    Paul Edgecomb
    The compassionate death-row prison guard in The Green Mile.
    596pts
  6. Woody — ranked #66
    Woody
    The voice of the loyal cowboy doll across the Toy Story films.
    517pts
  7. Robert Langdon — ranked #77
    Robert Langdon
    The symbologist racing to solve deadly puzzles in The Da Vinci Code.
    517pts
  8. Forrest Gump — ranked #88
    Forrest Gump
    The kind-hearted Alabama everyman who witnesses decades of American history.
    423pts
  9. Jim Lovell — ranked #99
    Jim Lovell
    The commander steering the imperiled Apollo 13 mission home.
    423pts
  10. Viktor Navorski — ranked #1010
    Viktor Navorski
    The traveler stranded living inside an airport terminal in The Terminal.
    310pts
  11. Captain Richard Phillips — ranked #1111
    Captain Richard Phillips
    The cargo-ship captain taken hostage by pirates in Captain Phillips.
    310pts
  12. Carl Hanratty — ranked #1212
    Carl Hanratty
    The dogged FBI agent chasing a young con man in Catch Me If You Can.
    0pts
  13. Captain John H. Miller — ranked #1313
    Captain John H. Miller
    The weary Army Ranger leading a rescue mission in Saving Private Ryan.
    0pts
  14. Josh Baskin — ranked #1414
    Josh Baskin
    The boy magically turned into an adult in the comedy Big.
    0pts

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Comments

A pull-string cowboy doll on the same ballot as Forrest Gump: https://youpick.best/articles/toy-story-ranked-many-ways

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ypb-team·Aug 25·
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