this oscar-winning actor has given life
to more than his fair share of memorable
characters I’ve won a lot to shoes
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our top 10 favorite Tom
Hanks performances just to keep things
real we’ll be sticking to on-camera
performances so Hanks animated
adventures as Woody in the Toy Story
series don’t make the cut
come on and not lying down on the job
number 10 Jimmy Dugan a league of their
own kicking off our list is Hanks role
as a former baseball star turned women’s
league coach during World War two
director Penny Marshall cited this as
his first performance as a real
character as Dugan is a deep and rounded
personality
Hank steals the show from the ladies
with his constant tobacco-chewing
hilarious attitude and consistent
failure to handle female players crying
there’s no crying in baseball
number 9 Charlie Wilson Charlie Wilson’s
War in this based on a true story film
Hanks plays the Texas congressman who
lobbied to support Afghanistan against
the Soviet Union and inadvertently
helped spark the growth of radical Islam
Hanks manages not only to portray Wilson
as a serious government official and
proficient backroom negotiator he also
showcases the politicians party loving
bachelor side if you could pull off the
intelligence and charisma that Hanks
brings to the table soon God is going to
be on both sides number eight
Alan Bauer splash this is literally a
fish out of water comedy in his
breakthrough movie role Hanks plays a
successful businessman who is pining for
his dream girl we get an early glimpse
of his comedic talent and his uncanny
ability to bring heart to any bizarre
scenario his scenes with Daryl Hannah
are unforgettable
but equally memorable are his hilarious
lines opposite John Candy all my life
I’ve been waiting for someone and when I
find her she’s
she’s a fish nobody said loves perfect
number seven
Sam Baldwin Sleepless in Seattle in his
heyday Hanks found success with romantic
comedy roles and his partnership with
Meg Ryan produced several films
Sleepless sees Hanks heartbreakingly
portray a man in search of a fresh start
after losing his wife to cancer aside
from the rom-com cliches and the fact
that the stars barely share any screen
time this film proves Hanks likeability
and marketability as a romantic leading
man shall we
you
number six Chuck Noland Castaway who’s
ready to experience two hours of Tom
Hanks and not much else
Hanks delivers a compelling and
stripped-down performance as a
workaholic FedEx employee who quickly
learns what really matters after his
plane crash lands near a remote island
Hanks intense physical and emotional
performance earned him a Golden Globe
and even managed to make us shed a tear
for a volleyball number five
Jim Lovell Apollo 13 as real-life
astronaut Jim Lovell Hanks helps
dramatize the ill-fated moon landing
mission of 1970 after the shuttle loses
electric power and oxygen the goal
changes from walking on the moon to
getting home alive
this film works for many reasons but
chief among them is Hanks tough yet
sensitive performance that keeps
audiences hoping for his safe return
gentlemen it’s been a privilege flying
with you number four Captain John H
Miller Saving Private Ryan in one of the
most brutally graphic war films ever
Hanks plays a traumatized soldier who
must act decisively on the battlefield
Hanks captain Miller depicts the
unspeakable heroism of an ordinary
soldier tasked with following impossible
orders just watch as he shows us how
hard it is to keep your head while
fighting behind enemy lines it’s not
every man I kill the farther away from
home I feel number 3 Josh Baskin big
this is the charming blockbuster fantasy
film roll that took Hanks career to the
next level showcased his potential and
talent and even earned him an Oscar
nomination in the process Hanks
believably transforms into a
twelve-year-old boy stuck in a man’s
body
by capturing the mental and physical
details of the role that means he hates
caviar incessantly fidgets and
enthusiastically goes to town on a giant
keyboard
number two Andrew Beckett Philadelphia
prior to this film no major Hollywood
production had tackled this taboo
subject and for his work as a persecuted
homosexual lawyer with AIDS Tom Hanks
won his first Oscar not only did his
emotional and compelling performance
boost AIDS awareness it also increased
sympathy for those infected with the
disease as the actors successfully
transitioned from comedy to drama skew
Spy Kids number one Forrest Gump Forrest
Gump taking the top spot on our list is
Hanks deeply moving oscar-winning role
as a simple man who goes on a 30-year
Odyssey through a turbulent era of
American history while he blends the
comic with the tragic Hanks helps us see
the world through the hopeful eyes of a
man in search of happiness and his piece
of the American dream the movie might
have resolutely split critics but
there’s no denying Hanks power as this
charmed simpleton congratulation how do
you feel I got it hey do you agree with
our list which Tom Hanks performance is
your favorite for more entertaining top
10s be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com that’s something that I
would like you to work on
before next season
to more than his fair share of memorable
characters I’ve won a lot to shoes
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our top 10 favorite Tom
Hanks performances just to keep things
real we’ll be sticking to on-camera
performances so Hanks animated
adventures as Woody in the Toy Story
series don’t make the cut
come on and not lying down on the job
number 10 Jimmy Dugan a league of their
own kicking off our list is Hanks role
as a former baseball star turned women’s
league coach during World War two
director Penny Marshall cited this as
his first performance as a real
character as Dugan is a deep and rounded
personality
Hank steals the show from the ladies
with his constant tobacco-chewing
hilarious attitude and consistent
failure to handle female players crying
there’s no crying in baseball
number 9 Charlie Wilson Charlie Wilson’s
War in this based on a true story film
Hanks plays the Texas congressman who
lobbied to support Afghanistan against
the Soviet Union and inadvertently
helped spark the growth of radical Islam
Hanks manages not only to portray Wilson
as a serious government official and
proficient backroom negotiator he also
showcases the politicians party loving
bachelor side if you could pull off the
intelligence and charisma that Hanks
brings to the table soon God is going to
be on both sides number eight
Alan Bauer splash this is literally a
fish out of water comedy in his
breakthrough movie role Hanks plays a
successful businessman who is pining for
his dream girl we get an early glimpse
of his comedic talent and his uncanny
ability to bring heart to any bizarre
scenario his scenes with Daryl Hannah
are unforgettable
but equally memorable are his hilarious
lines opposite John Candy all my life
I’ve been waiting for someone and when I
find her she’s
she’s a fish nobody said loves perfect
number seven
Sam Baldwin Sleepless in Seattle in his
heyday Hanks found success with romantic
comedy roles and his partnership with
Meg Ryan produced several films
Sleepless sees Hanks heartbreakingly
portray a man in search of a fresh start
after losing his wife to cancer aside
from the rom-com cliches and the fact
that the stars barely share any screen
time this film proves Hanks likeability
and marketability as a romantic leading
man shall we
you
number six Chuck Noland Castaway who’s
ready to experience two hours of Tom
Hanks and not much else
Hanks delivers a compelling and
stripped-down performance as a
workaholic FedEx employee who quickly
learns what really matters after his
plane crash lands near a remote island
Hanks intense physical and emotional
performance earned him a Golden Globe
and even managed to make us shed a tear
for a volleyball number five
Jim Lovell Apollo 13 as real-life
astronaut Jim Lovell Hanks helps
dramatize the ill-fated moon landing
mission of 1970 after the shuttle loses
electric power and oxygen the goal
changes from walking on the moon to
getting home alive
this film works for many reasons but
chief among them is Hanks tough yet
sensitive performance that keeps
audiences hoping for his safe return
gentlemen it’s been a privilege flying
with you number four Captain John H
Miller Saving Private Ryan in one of the
most brutally graphic war films ever
Hanks plays a traumatized soldier who
must act decisively on the battlefield
Hanks captain Miller depicts the
unspeakable heroism of an ordinary
soldier tasked with following impossible
orders just watch as he shows us how
hard it is to keep your head while
fighting behind enemy lines it’s not
every man I kill the farther away from
home I feel number 3 Josh Baskin big
this is the charming blockbuster fantasy
film roll that took Hanks career to the
next level showcased his potential and
talent and even earned him an Oscar
nomination in the process Hanks
believably transforms into a
twelve-year-old boy stuck in a man’s
body
by capturing the mental and physical
details of the role that means he hates
caviar incessantly fidgets and
enthusiastically goes to town on a giant
keyboard
number two Andrew Beckett Philadelphia
prior to this film no major Hollywood
production had tackled this taboo
subject and for his work as a persecuted
homosexual lawyer with AIDS Tom Hanks
won his first Oscar not only did his
emotional and compelling performance
boost AIDS awareness it also increased
sympathy for those infected with the
disease as the actors successfully
transitioned from comedy to drama skew
Spy Kids number one Forrest Gump Forrest
Gump taking the top spot on our list is
Hanks deeply moving oscar-winning role
as a simple man who goes on a 30-year
Odyssey through a turbulent era of
American history while he blends the
comic with the tragic Hanks helps us see
the world through the hopeful eyes of a
man in search of happiness and his piece
of the American dream the movie might
have resolutely split critics but
there’s no denying Hanks power as this
charmed simpleton congratulation how do
you feel I got it hey do you agree with
our list which Tom Hanks performance is
your favorite for more entertaining top
10s be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com that’s something that I
would like you to work on
before next season
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