The Ultimate Ranking: 30 Must-See Tom Hanks Movies of All Time

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field

Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.Read More

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen

Chuck Nolan, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Chris Noth, Paul Sanchez

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 thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Matt Damon

Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin, Paul Newman, Jude Law

As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan on their way to fame.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty

When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun

After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Talking about his father’s loneliness soon leads to a meeting with a young female journalist, who has flown to Seattle to write a story about the boy and his father.Read More

Starring: Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, Ross Malinger, Bill Pullman

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt

A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed

Viktor Navorski is a man without a country; his plane took off just as a coup d'etat exploded in his homeland, leaving it in shambles, and now he's stranded at Kennedy Airport, where he's holding a passport that nobody recognizes. While quarantined in the transit lounge until authorities can figure out what to do with him, Viktor simply goes on living – and courts romance with a beautiful flight attendant.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Chi McBride

The true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets had some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati - a secret, underground organization - after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgård

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.Read More

Starring: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk

A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Michael Angelo Covino, Ray McKinnon

On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 souls aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and career.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Anna Gunn

A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving

Scott Turner has 3 days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some 'real' cases—not just misdemeanors. When Amos Reed is murdered, Scott sets himself on the case, but the closest thing to a witness to the murder is Reed's dog, Hooch, which Scott has to take care of—to avoid Hooch being 'put to sleep'.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, Scott Paulin

A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy, John Candy

Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home to Andy.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles

When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Leslie Zemeckis, Eddie Deezen, Nona Gaye

Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.Read More

Starring: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti

The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.Read More

Starring: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson

An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.Read More

Starring: Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons

A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.Read More

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Angus Wright