Want to know the best Tom Hanks movies? How about the worst Tom Hanks movies? Curious about Tom Hanks box office grosses or which Tom Hanks movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Tom Hanks movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Tom Hanks (1956-) has come a long way since he wanted to fight the Fonz on television’s Happy Days. He starred in the television series Busom Buddies before hitting it big in Ron Howard’s Splash (1984). Since Splash it has been one mega-hit after another. He won back to back Oscars® for Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994) for Best Actor (joining Spencer Tracy as the only actors to accomplish that feat).
His IMDb page shows over 90 acting credits since 1980. This page will rank Tom Hanks movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television roles, cameos, shorts and straight to DVD movies were not included in the rankings.
Tom Hanks Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Tom Hanks Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Tom Hanks movies by his co-stars
- Sort Tom Hanks movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Tom Hanks movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Tom Hanks movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Tom Hanks movie received.
- Sort Tom Hanks movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
- Worldwide Box Office Numbers Were Not Available For All The Movies
Possibly Interesting Facts About Tom Hanks
1. Tom Hanks has been nominated 5 times for a Best Actor Oscar®, but it has been almost fifteen years since his last nomination….2000’s Cast Away.
2. Tom Hanks was the first choice to replace Michael Keaton in his role of ‘Batman’ in the movie Batman Forever.
3. Tom Hanks has had 15 movies open number one.
4. Tom Hanks movies have grossed over 7.4 BILLION in adjusted domestic box office dollars.
5. Tom Hanks joins Spencer Tracy, Luise Rainer, Jason Robards and Katharine Hepburn as the only actors to win back to back acting Oscars®.
6. Tom Hanks collects typewriters and James Stewart is his favorite actor.
7. Tom Hanks has directed two movies 1996’s That Thing That You Do and 2011’s Larry Crowne.
8. Tom Hanks has produced and won Emmy® awards for the following television miniseries….1998’s From the Earth to the Moon, 2001’s Band of Brothers, 2008’s John Adams and 2010’s The Pacific.
9. Tom Hanks is a descendant of Abraham Lincoln. Hanks is a fourth cousin, four generations removed.
10. Check out Tom Hanks’ career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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Hi, I am surprised that the Da Vinci Code wasn’t the top selling film, it is definitely my favorite, but forrest gump now that was something special! great review,
Hey Nell Rose….when I started doing these hubs I did not think about using worldwide box office…..as I thought North America box office was enough…but as I have come to realize….many of the people that read my hubs are not from the United States…..so I am working on including worldwide box office…..and when that happens you will see Da Vinci Code movie up to 2nd or 3rd place as it was a monster hit thoughout the world.
I appreciate the visit, the share and the compliment…they are all greatly appreciated.
Hi Cogerson, I agree. Hanks would have been awesome!
Great minds thinking alike Josiah….lol.
Hanks being related to Lincoln is very cool!
Hey JosiahHuffman….I agree with you…it is very cool about Hanks being related to Lincoln….I am surprised Hanks is not playing Lincoln in the upcoming Spielberg movie called Lincoln…I mean Hanks and Spielberg are buddies and have worked together numerous times…and it is about Hanks’ relative….how come they did not connect those dots? Thanks for stopping by.
I like Tom Hanks a lot, but not all of his films; and would have liked to have seen him as Batman.
My favorites are Road to Perdition, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, and Cast Away. I also like that he is interested in the US space programs, whatever form they take in the future.
Hey Patty Inglish….thanks for the visit and the comment. Hanks as Batman….a very interesting idea. I am sure at the time they (Batman fanatics) would have been freaking out like the way they did when Michael Keaton got the role….but it turned out pretty well with Keaton. I am sure in about 5 years the search will be on for the next Batman…and maybe down the road….we will see Hanks playing another Batman character…like Alfred or Gordon.
The favorites you list are excellent movies….I think Hanks is more interested in producing than acting and his Moon projects have been outstanding.
Oh…yes, the ending made me cry……but then, showing Hooch’s pups and Tom Hanks talking to them and telling them the rules of the house, dried up my tears. Hooch came back in a whole litter!!
Hey fpherj48….true the ending of Turner and Hooch was good….and I guess Hooch joins that elusive crowd of famous dogs that go to doggie heaven in a movie….Old Yeller, Hooch, Marley and John Wayne’s dog in Hondo….I think his name was Dog…come to immediate mind.