What were your top 3 Tom Hanks performances

[winos5]

Saving Private Ryan

Castaway

Philadelphia





Like his comedies too; Big or Splash would be my favorites.

 

[bri]

I can't believe none of you like You've Got Mail. It is one of my top 10 favorite movies.

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

The thread is for performances, not movies he was in...otherwise my picks would be different. You've Got Mail was better than Sleepless in Seattle IMO.

 

[Shoots_he_scores]

1. Forrest Gump

2. Saving Private Ryan

3. The Green Mile



All three are probably in my top 10 favorite movies while Forrest Gump is by far my favorite movie of all time



Honorable Mention: Toy Story 1, 2 & 3, great movies when I was a kid and still ones I watch now when I see them on TV

 

[supraman]

Charlie Wilson's War

Forest Gump

Saving Private Ryan



Honorable mention

Castaway

 

[phranchk]

Saving Private Ryan

Forest Gump

Castaway



I was just looking over his whole body of work, and he's been excellent in just about everything there.

I do think this deserves and honorable mention, even though it's not a movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPLWKBWkn3s

 

[Ymono37]

A highly underrated movie IMO. Genius script and very good acting from most everyone in the flick.

I knew there had to be somebody else!



The other two that would round out my list would be:

Big

The 'Burbs



While I enjoy his dramatic feats, the comedies are definitely where he shines.



Also - special mention for his "cameo" in the Simpsons movie.

Yeah, the acting in and of itself in a vacuum isn't spectacular, but the role he played was like the Willy Loman of the AIDS movement.

This comparison is incredibly apt... well said, Sir!

 

[MassHavoc]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPLWKBWkn3s[/media]

That video is still one of the funniest things I've ever seen, and probably one of the funniest bits to ever come from that show.

 

[IceHogsFan]

Saving Private Ryan

Forest Gump

Castaway



I was just looking over his whole body of work, and he's been excellent in just about everything there.

I do think this deserves and honorable mention, even though it's not a movie.

Nice!



Good stichk there especially with Jimmy and Ron at the end.

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

I knew there had to be somebody else!



The other two that would round out my list would be:

Big

The 'Burbs



While I enjoy his dramatic feats, the comedies are definitely where he shines.



Also - special mention for his "cameo" in the Simpsons movie.

The interesting thing is that if Joe v Volcano were to be released today, I think it would do far better in the box office now than then. Primarily since the comedic landscape has changed where they off-beat-ness of the flick is closer to the norm. Perhaps the genius of the film is being ahead of it's time.

 

[MassHavoc]

The interesting thing is that if Joe v Volcano were to be released today, I think it would do far better in the box office now than then. Primarily since the comedic landscape has changed where they off-beat-ness of the flick is closer to the norm. Perhaps the genius of the film is being ahead of it's time.

And more importantly Meg Ryan was still bangable.



I see a lot of it in Office Space as well.. that kind of cultish charm and situation humor.

 

[PatrickSharpRules]

Man haven't ventured into FYE for a while. Hanks is my favorite actor of alltime, asking his top three is like asking my favorite Beatles song. But for now I'll go, and much like the Beatles Day in the Life, number one will always be the same.



1. Forrest Gump

2. Saving Private Ryan

3. Castaway

4. Philadelphia

5. Big

6. Green Mile

7. Apollo 13

8. Road To Perdition (know a bunch of extras in the movie also)

9. A League Of Their Own

10. Turner and Hooch



As a huge WWII nerd its hard not to love the guy, he's done Band of Brothers which is quite possibly the best mini series ever, action and drama wise, The Pacific. He was in The Concert For George, presented The Band with their Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy's, no matter what it is Tom Hanks always is involved in something I am very into it seems like.