8 Best Tom Hanks Movies, from 'Cast Away' to 'Toy Story'

Forrest Gump (1994)

Directed by Robert Zemeckis, this film follows the life of Forrest Gump, a kind-hearted man with a low IQ who unwittingly becomes part of several pivotal moments in American history.

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Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Directed by Steven Spielberg, this war drama tells the story of a group of U.S. soldiers tasked with finding and bringing home a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action during World War II.

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Apollo 13 (1995)

Also directed by Ron Howard, this film is based on the true story of the aborted 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission and the heroic efforts to bring the astronauts back to Earth safely.

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Philadelphia (1993)

Directed by Jonathan Demme, this drama follows a successful lawyer who sues his former employer for discrimination after being fired for being gay and HIV-positive. Hanks won his first Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the lead character, Andrew Beckett.

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Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Directed by Steven Spielberg, this biographical crime film follows the true story of Frank Abagnale Jr., a con artist who successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars before his 19th birthday.

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Toy Story series (1995-2019)

Hanks lends his voice to Woody, the beloved cowboy doll in Pixar's animated Toy Story series, which follows the adventures of toys that come to life when humans aren't around.

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Cast Away (2000)

Directed by Robert Zemeckis, this survival drama follows a FedEx executive who becomes stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash and must learn to survive on his own.

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The Green Mile (1999)

Directed by Frank Darabont, this fantasy crime drama is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name and follows the story of a death row corrections officer who discovers that one of the inmates possesses a mysterious and miraculous gift.

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