Best movies with Tom Hanks
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A ranking of the best Tom Hanks movies, from best to worst. One of Hollywood's most famous actors and a two-time Oscar winner, Tom Hanks has appeared in some of the best movies of all time, such as Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Cast Away, Road to Perdition and The Green Mile. But the list does not end there! So let's go through all of Tom Hanks' movies together and recommend those worth watching, even more than once.
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The Terminal
2004 - Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Chi McBride, Diego Luna
What do you think?Recommend
Viktor Navorski is a man without a country: his plane took off just as a coup plunged his homeland into chaos. Now he is stranded at Kennedy Airport, holding a passport that nobody •••
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Forrest Gump
1994 - Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field, Michael Conner...
What do you think?Recommend
A man with a low IQ achieves remarkable things and witnesses significant historical events, exceeding what others thought possible. Yet despite his achievements, true love remains elusive. •••
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Inferno
2016 - Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Omar Sy, Irrfan Khan, Sidse Babett Knudsen
What do you think?Recommend
Professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is once again drawn into a mystery that seems almost impossible to solve and a race against time to save the entire world. Guided by one of •••
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Philadelphia
1993 - Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Antonio Banderas
What do you think?Recommend
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic, small-time lawyer, the only attorney willing to take on his wrongful dismissal case.
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The Green Mile
1999 - Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, James Cromwell
What do you think?Recommend
A supernatural story set on death row in a Southern prison, where the gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's illnesses. When the cell block's head guard •••
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Angels & Demons
2009 - Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgård, Pierfrancesco Favino
What do you think?Recommend
This time, symbology expert Robert Langdon must thwart the plans of a sect, the Illuminati, whose goal is nothing less than to blow up the entire Vatican. And not at just any time, but •••
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The Da Vinci Code
2006 - Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Paul Bettany, Jean Reno
What do you think?Recommend
The famous semiologist Professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is summoned one night to the Louvre Museum, where a curator has been murdered, leaving a mysterious trail of symbols and clues. •••
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Apollo 13
1995 - Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris
What do you think?Recommend
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a •••
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Captain Phillips
2013 - Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Max Martini, Chris Mulkey, Yul Vazquez
What do you think?Recommend
Tom Hanks plays Captain Richard Phillips, whose cargo ship, the MV Maersk Alabama, was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009, becoming the first American cargo ship captured by pirates in two •••
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Charlie Wilson's War
2007 - Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Amy Adams, Om Puri
What do you think?Recommend
The true story of Congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to help rebels in their war against the Soviets had unforeseen and long-lasting effects.
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Which movie is in first place?
The Terminal is currently ranked first on TopFaves, with 14 votes for and 0 votes against in this list.
What are the top three spots?
The top three spots are held, in order, by The Terminal, Forrest Gump, Inferno. The ranking can change as votes are added.
What are the most recent movies in this list?
Among the titles with a known release year, the most recent are: Toy Story 5 (2026), The Phoenician Scheme (2025), Here (2024).
Which movies from 2010–2019 are included?
Titles released in this period include A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), Toy Story 4 (2019), The Circle (2017).
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In total, 320 votes have been recorded. The total refers to the whole list and is not the number of different people who voted.
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