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Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor, producer, writer and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, Commander James A. Lovell in Apollo 13, Captain John H. Miller in Saving Private Ryan, Joe Fox in You've Got Mail and Chuck Noland in Cast Away. Hanks won consecutive Best Actor Academy Awards, in 1993 for Philadelphia and in 1994 for Forrest Gump. U.S. domestic box office totals for his films exceed $3.9 billion.
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BIOS (2020)
On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human.
Directed by: Miguel Sapochnik
Stars: Tom Hanks
You Are My Friend (2019)
As: Fred Rogers
The story of Fred Rogers, the honored host and creator of the popular children's television program, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968).
Directed by: Marielle Heller
Stars: Tom Hanks | Matthew Rhys
Toy Story 4 (2019)
As: Woody (voice)
Woody and Buzz Lightyear set out on an epic journey to find Woody's romantic interest, Bo Peep.
Directed by: Josh Cooley
Stars: Tom Hanks | Tim Allen | Annie Potts | Joan Cusack | Patricia Arquette
Greyhound (2019)
A Navy Officer Commands the Greyhound during WWII.
Directed by: Aaron Schneider
Stars: Tom Hanks | Elisabeth Shue | Stephen Graham | Manuel Garcia-Rulfo | Lee Norris
The Least Professional Broadcaster (2018)
Using classic BBC-style documentary aesthetics as the source for parody, radio personality Sam Roberts is examined, exposed, and mocked.
Runtime: 79 min.
Directed by: Porsalin
Stars: Porsalin | Sam Roberts | Jim Norton | Colin Quinn | Anthony Cumia
The Mayo Clinic, Faith, Hope and Science (2018)
As: Will Mayo
The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science tells the story of a unique medical institution that has been called a "Medical Mecca," the "Supreme Court of Medicine," and the "place for hope where there is no hope." The Mayo Clinic began in 1883 as an unlikely partnership between the Sisters of Saint Francis and a country doctor named William Worrall Mayo after a devastating tornado in rural Minnesota. Since then, it has grown into ...
Directed by: Ken Burns
Stars: Tom Hanks | Sam Waterston | Peter Coyote | Kevin Conway
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal (2018)
As: Himself (archive footage)
Examine the rise and fall of Hollywood media mogul Harvey Weinstein following the scandal in 2017. Learn from exclusive interviews with those who knew him in the industry, and a discussion of the start of the #MeToo movement.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Jordan Hill
Stars: Harvey Weinstein | Kristyn Burtt | Ashley Pearson | Marc Malkin | Caroline Heldman
Sully: Sully Sullenberger - The Man Behind the Miracle (2018)
As: Himself
Documentary about the life of Captain Chesley Sullenberger.
Runtime: 19 min.
Stars: Chesley Sullenberger | Kelly Sullenberger | Lorrie Sullenberger | Philip Terrence | Jeffrey Skiles
The Post (2017)
As: Ben Bradlee
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.
Runtime: 116 min.
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Meryl Streep | Tom Hanks | Sarah Paulson | Bob Odenkirk | Tracy Letts
Spielberg (2017)
As: Himself
A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.
Runtime: 147 min.
Directed by: Susan Lacy
Stars: Steven Spielberg | Martin Scorsese | Richard Dreyfuss | Francis Ford Coppola | Tom Hanks
California Typewriter (2017)
As: Himself
A story about people whose lives are connected by typewriters. A meditation on creativity and technology featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, Sam Shepard, David McCullough and others.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Doug Nichol
Stars: Tom Hanks | John Mayer | Silvi Alcivar | Ken Alexander | Martin Howard
The Circle (2017)
As: Eamon Bailey
A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situation concerning privacy, surveillance and freedom. She comes to learn that her decisions and actions will determine the future of humanity.
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: James Ponsoldt
Stars: Emma Watson | Tom Hanks | John Boyega | Karen Gillan | Ellar Coltrane
Inferno (2016)
As: Robert Langdon
After waking up in a hospital with amnesia, professor Robert Langdon and a doctor must race against time to foil a deadly global plot.
Runtime: 121 min.
Directed by: Ron Howard
Stars: Tom Hanks | Felicity Jones | Omar Sy | Irrfan Khan | Sidse Babett Knudsen
Sully (2016)
As: Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger
On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 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.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Stars: Tom Hanks | Aaron Eckhart | Laura Linney | Anna Gunn | Autumn Reeser
A Hologram for the King (2016)
As: Alan Clay
Alan Clay, a struggling American businessman, travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to the King, only to be challenged by endless Middle Eastern bureaucracy, a perpetually absent monarch, and a suspicious growth on his back.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Tom Tykwer
Stars: Tom Hanks | Sarita Choudhury | Sidse Babett Knudsen | Ben Whishaw | Tom Skerritt
Everything Is Copy (2016)
Jacob Bernstein's extremely entertaining film is a tribute to his mother Nora Ephron: Hollywood-raised daughter of screenwriters who grew up to be an ace reporter turned piercingly funny essayist turned novelist/screenwriter/playwright/director. Ephron comes vibrantly alive onscreen via her words; the memories of her sisters, colleagues, former spouses, and many friends; scenes from her movies; and, above all, her own ...
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Nick Hooker | Jacob Bernstein
Stars: Nora Ephron | Tom Hanks | Rob Reiner | Mike Nichols | Lena Dunham
Mike Nichols: An American Master (2016)
With charm and wit, Nichols discusses his life and 50-year career as a performer and director.
Runtime: 53 min.
Directed by: Elaine May
Stars: Meryl Streep | Steven Spielberg | Tom Hanks | Dustin Hoffman | Alec Baldwin
Ithaca (2015)
As: Mr. Macauley
In a small town in California's San Joaquin Valley, 14-year-old Homer Macauley is determined to be the best and fastest bicycle telegraph messenger anyone has ever seen. His older brother has gone to war, leaving Homer to look after his widowed mother, his older sister and his 4-year-old brother, Ulysses. And so it is that as spring turns to summer, 1942, Homer Macauley delivers messages of love, hope, pain... and death... to ...
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Meg Ryan
Stars: Sam Shepard | Hamish Linklater | Alex Neustaedter | Meg Ryan | Jack Quaid
Bridge of Spies (2015)
As: James B. Donovan
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 ...
Runtime: 142 min.
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Tom Hanks | Mark Rylance | Amy Ryan | Alan Alda | Sebastian Koch
Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)
As: Woody (voice)
During a post-Christmas play date, the gang find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional. It's all up to Trixie, the triceratops, if the gang hopes to return to Bonnie's room in this Toy Story That Time Forgot.
Runtime: 22 min.
Directed by: Steve Purcell
Stars: Tom Hanks | Tim Allen | Joan Cusack | Kristen Schaal | Wallace Shawn
The Concert for Valor (2014)
As: Himself
A live HBO concert honoring United States veterans in Washington DC.
Runtime: 172 min.
Stars: The Black Keys | Eminem | Jack Black | Jamie Foxx | Bryan Cranston
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
As: Himself - Interviewee
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came ...
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Jeffrey Friedman | Rob Epstein
Stars: Anjelica Huston | Annette Bening | Ellen Burstyn | Cher | Billy Crystal
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
As: Walt Disney
Author P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood as Walt Disney Pictures adapts her novel Mary Poppins for the big screen.
Runtime: 125 min.
Directed by: John Lee Hancock
Stars: Emma Thompson | Tom Hanks | Paul Giamatti | Colin Farrell | Ruth Wilson
Toy Story of Terror! (2013)
As: Woody
What starts out as a fun road trip for the Toy Story gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the trip detours to a roadside motel. After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fate in this Toy Story of Terror.
Runtime: 22 min.
Directed by: Angus MacLane
Stars: Tom Hanks | Tim Allen | Kristen Schaal | Carl Weathers | Wallace Shawn
Captain Phillips (2013)
As: Captain Richard Phillips
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.
Runtime: 134 min.
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
Stars: Tom Hanks | Catherine Keener | Max Martini | Chris Mulkey | Yul Vazquez
Killing Lincoln (2013)
As: Himself - Narrator
April 14, 1865. One gunshot. One assassin hell-bent on killing a tyrant, as he charged the 16th President of the United States. And in one moment, our nation was forever changed. This is the most dramatic and resonant crime in American history: the true story of the killing of Abraham Lincoln. From Executive Producers Ridley Scott and Tony Scott, and narrated by Tom Hanks, National Geographic Channel's first ever docudrama, ...
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Adrian Moat
Stars: Billy Campbell | Regen Wilson | Jesse Johnson | Geraldine Hughes | Tom Hanks
Inventing David Geffen (2012)
As: Himself
Notoriously press and camera-shy, David Geffen reveals himself for the first time in this unflinching portrait of a complex and compelling man. His far-reaching influence - as an agent and manager, record industry mogul, Hollywood and Broadway producer, and billionaire philanthropist - has helped shape American popular culture for the past four decades. This documentary offers a rare insight into the world ...
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Susan Lacy
Stars: David Geffen | Nora Ephron | Tom Hanks | Elton John | Mike Nichols
Cloud Atlas (2012)
As: Dr. Henry Goose / Hotel Manager / Isaac Sachs / Dermot Hoggins / Cavendish Look-a-Like Actor / Zachry
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 ...
Runtime: 172 min.
Directed by: Lilly Wachowski | Lana Wachowski | Tom Tykwer
Stars: Tom Hanks | Halle Berry | Jim Broadbent | Hugo Weaving | Jim Sturgess
Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex (2012)
As: Woody
When Rex finds himself left behind in the bathroom, he puts his limbs to use by getting a bath going for a bunch of new toy friends.
Runtime: 7 min.
Directed by: Mark A. Walsh
Stars: Tom Hanks | Tim Allen | Wallace Shawn | Corey Burton | Tony Cox
Final Cut - Ladies & Gentlemen (2012)
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between man and woman... in an archetypical love story cut from 500 classics from all around the world.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: György Pálfi
Stars: Isabelle Adjani | Agustín Almodóvar | Julie Andrews | Fanny Ardant | Rosanna Arquette
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
As: Thomas Schell
A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.
Runtime: 129 min.
Directed by: Stephen Daldry
Stars: Thomas Horn | Tom Hanks | Sandra Bullock | Max von Sydow | John Goodman
The Extraordinary Voyage (2011)
As: Himself (Archive Footage)
The miraculous discovery of a hand-colored print of the world-famous TRIP TO THE MOON, the 1902 Georges Melies film, that took 12 years to restore, and opened the Cannes Film Festival in May 2011. The story of this film, from its shooting more than a century ago to its spectacular revival in 2011, is the subject of THE EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGE, the film Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange just completed, which will world premiere ...
Runtime: 60 min.
Directed by: Eric Lange | Serge Bromberg
Stars: Tom Hanks | Michel Hazanavicius | Michel Gondry | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Costa-Gavras
Toy Story Toons: Small Fry (2011)
As: Woody
A fast food restaurant mini variant of Buzz forcibly switches places with the real Buzz and his friends have to deal with the obnoxious impostor.
Runtime: 7 min.
Directed by: Angus MacLane
Stars: Lori Alan | Carlos Alazraqui | Tim Allen | Bob Bergen | Blake Clark
Boatlift (2011)
As: Narrator
From the midst of 9/11, one of the darkest moments in American history, comes this inspiring and relatively unknown story. When the twin towers fell, hundreds of thousands of people ran to the water's edge. They soon realized that Manhattan is, indeed, an island. And that they were trapped. Within moments, an armada of every vessel that could get to the city's seawall spontaneously organized. Dashing into the teeth of danger, ...
Runtime: 12 min.
Directed by: Edward Rosenstein | Rick Velleu
Stars: Tom Hanks
Larry Crowne (2011)
As: Larry Crowne
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Tom Hanks
Stars: Tom Hanks | Julia Roberts | Bryan Cranston | Cedric the Entertainer | Pam Grier
Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation (2011)
As: Woody (voice)
The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.
Runtime: 6 min.
Directed by: Gary Rydstrom
Stars: Tim Allen | Jodi Benson | Blake Clark | Tom Hanks | Joan Cusack
Toy Story 3 (2010)
As: Woody (voice)
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.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Lee Unkrich
Stars: Tom Hanks | Tim Allen | Ned Beatty | Joan Cusack | Michael Keaton
Angels & Demons (2009)
As: Robert Langdon
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon investigates a mysterious symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. He discovers evidence of the unimaginable, the rebirth of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati, the most powerful underground organization ever to walk the earth.
Runtime: 138 min.
Directed by: Ron Howard
Stars: Tom Hanks | Ewan McGregor | Ayelet Zurer | Stellan Skarsgård | Pierfrancesco Favino
The Great Buck Howard (2008)
As: Mr. Gable
When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey across the country staging the comeback of a lifetime.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Sean McGinly
Stars: John Malkovich | Colin Hanks | Emily Blunt | Ricky Jay | Steve Zahn
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
As: Charlie Wilson
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.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Stars: Tom Hanks | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Julia Roberts | Amy Adams | Om Puri
The Pixar Story (2007)
As: Himself
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation ...
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Leslie Iwerks
Stars: Stacy Keach | John Lasseter | Brad Bird | John Musker | Ron Clements
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
As: Himself (voice)
After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: David Silverman
Stars: Dan Castellaneta | Julie Kavner | Nancy Cartwright | Yeardley Smith | Hank Azaria
Cars (2006)
As: Woody Car (voice)
Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.
Runtime: 117 min.
Directed by: John Lasseter
Stars: Owen Wilson | Paul Newman | Bonnie Hunt | Larry the Cable Guy | Tony Shalhoub
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
As: Robert Langdon
When the curator of the Louvre is found murdered in the famed museum's hallowed halls, Harvard professor, Robert Langdon and cryptographer, Sophie Neve must untangle a deadly web of deceit involving the works of Leonardo da Vinci.
Runtime: 149 min.
Directed by: Ron Howard
Stars: Tom Hanks | Audrey Tautou | Ian McKellen | Paul Bettany | Jean Reno
Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
As: Himself
In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust, and ran without gasoline... Ten years later, these cars were destroyed.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Chris Paine
Stars: Mel Gibson | Tom Hanks | Martin Sheen
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
As: Narrator
Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this documentary. Using newsreel footage, rare NASA photographs, and digitally animated re-creations, Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon examines the Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972 which put astronauts on the moon.
Runtime: 40 min.
Directed by: Mark Cowen
Stars: Tom Hanks | Bill Paxton | Morgan Freeman | Scott Glenn | Paul Newman
The Polar Express (2004)
As: Hero Boy / Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus (voice)
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.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Tom Hanks | Michael Jeter | Nona Gaye | Peter Scolari | Eddie Deezen
Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
As: Mailbox-Elvis
Harmony had an encounter early in life with the young Elvis, and can't seem to shake his influence. Now a Pink Lady selling cosmetics, she seems to inadvertently bring harm to any Elvis impersonators she encounters. After a bizarre car accident leaves a slew of them dead, Harmony goes on the run from the authorities, hooking up with a downtrodden ad exec who has Elvis troubles of his own.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Joel Zwick
Stars: Kim Basinger | John Corbett | Annie Potts | Sean Astin | Tom Hanks
The Terminal (2004)
As: Viktor Navorski
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.
Runtime: 128 min.
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Tom Hanks | Catherine Zeta-Jones | Stanley Tucci | Chi McBride | Diego Luna
The Ladykillers (2004)
As: Professor G.H. Dorr
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.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Ethan Coen | Joel Coen
Stars: Tom Hanks | Irma P. Hall | Marlon Wayans | J.K. Simmons | Tzi Ma
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003)
As: Horatio Nelson Jackson (voice)
In 1903 there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation and most people had never seen a “horseless buggy”—but that did not stop Horatio Nelson Jackson, a thirty-one-year-old Vermont doctor, who impulsively bet fifty dollars that he could drive his 20-horsepower automobile from San Francisco to New York City. Here—in Jackson’s own words and photographs—is a glorious account of that months-long, ...
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Ken Burns
Stars: Tom Hanks | Keith David | Adam Arkin | Philip Bosco | John Cullum
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
As: Carl Hanratty
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.
Runtime: 141 min.
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio | Tom Hanks | Christopher Walken | Martin Sheen | Nathalie Baye
Road to Perdition (2002)
As: Michael Sullivan
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.
Runtime: 117 min.
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Stars: Tom Hanks | Tyler Hoechlin | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Liam Aiken | Paul Newman
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2002)
Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash', famous artists, actors and musicians speak out on how The Rutles influenced them.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Eric Idle
Stars: Eric Idle | Neil Innes | Ricky Fataar | John Halsey | David Bowie
America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
America: A Tribute to Heroes was a benefit concert organized by actor George Clooney and broadcast by the four major United States television networks in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. Done in the style of a telethon, it featured a number of national and international entertainers performing to raise money for the victims and their families, particularly but not ...
Runtime: 120 min.
Stars: Eddie Vedder | Bruce Springsteen | Stevie Wonder | Tom Petty | Neil Young
Cast Away (2000)
As: Chuck Noland
Chuck, 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 ditches at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and he washes up on a tiny island with nothing but some flotsam and jetsam from the aircraft's cargo.
Runtime: 143 min.
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Tom Hanks | Helen Hunt | Chris Noth | Paul Sanchez | Lari White
Shooting War (2000)
As: Narrator
A remarkable film that takes a special look at the first war to be truly reported and recorded by one of the more unsung heroes of World War II: the combat photographer. Through the unflinching eye of their camera's lenses, these courageous soldiers continually risked their lives in their brave attempts to capture history.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Richard Schickel
Stars: Tom Hanks | Russ Meyer | Stephen Ambrose | John Ford
The Green Mile (1999)
As: Paul Edgecomb
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 cellblock's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
Runtime: 189 min.
Directed by: Frank Darabont
Stars: Tom Hanks | Michael Clarke Duncan | David Morse | Bonnie Hunt | James Cromwell
Toy Story 2 (1999)
As: Woody (voice)
Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: John Lasseter
Stars: Tom Hanks | Tim Allen | Joan Cusack | Jim Varney | Kelsey Grammer
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark (1999)
As: Himself
A documentary looking at the life and work of Stephen King.
Runtime: 50 min.
Directed by: David Stewart
Stars: Stephen King | Tom Hanks | Harry Dean Stanton | Tim Robbins | Morgan Freeman
Return With Honor (1999)
As: Narrator
The story of U.S. fighter pilots shot down over North Vietnam who became POWs for up to 8 and a half years.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Freida Lee Mock | Terry Sanders
Stars: Everett Alvarez | Ron Bliss | Fred Cherry | Tom Hanks | George Day
You've Got Mail (1998)
As: Joe Fox
Book superstore magnate, Joe Fox and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet – both blissfully unaware that he's putting her out of business.
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Stars: Tom Hanks | Meg Ryan | Katie Sagona | Greg Kinnear | Parker Posey
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
As: Captain John H. Miller
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.
Runtime: 169 min.
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Tom Hanks | Tom Sizemore | Edward Burns | Barry Pepper | Adam Goldberg
That Thing You Do! (1996)
As: Mr. White
A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Tom Hanks
Stars: Tom Everett Scott | Johnathon Schaech | Tom Hanks | Steve Zahn | Ethan Embry
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996)
As: Himself
This is a truly terrific piece of work. The program involves Ron Howard, Jim Lovell, Marilyn Lovell, producer Brian Grazer, executive producer Todd Hallowell, visual effects supervisor Robert Legato, lead digital compositor Mark Forker, astronauts Fred Haise, Dave Scott, Apollo 13 flight director Gerald Griffin, command module systems controller Sy Lieberglot, Apollo 13 flight dynamics officer Jerry Bostick, mission control ...
Runtime: 58 min.
Directed by: Lagniappe
Stars: Jim Lovell | Fred Haise | Jack Swigert | Brian Grazer | Ron Howard
Toy Story (1995)
As: Woody (voice)
Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.
Runtime: 81 min.
Directed by: John Lasseter
Stars: Tom Hanks | Tim Allen | Don Rickles | Jim Varney | Wallace Shawn
The Celluloid Closet (1995)
As: Himself
This documentary highlights the historical contexts that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals have occupied in cinema history, and shows the evolution of the entertainment industry's role in shaping perceptions of LGBT figures. The issues addressed include secrecy – which initially defined homosexuality – as well as the demonization of the homosexual community with the advent of AIDS, and finally the shift ...
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Jeffrey Friedman | Rob Epstein
Stars: Lily Tomlin | Tony Curtis | Susan Sarandon | Gore Vidal | Whoopi Goldberg
Apollo 13 (1995)
As: Jim Lovell
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1971, 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.
Runtime: 140 min.
Directed by: Ron Howard
Stars: Tom Hanks | Bill Paxton | Kevin Bacon | Gary Sinise | Ed Harris
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump (1994)
As: Himself
A look behind the scenes of Robert Zemeckis' 1994 Oscar-winning film, 'Forrest Gump'.
Runtime: 30 min.
Directed by: Peyton Reed
Stars: Robert Zemeckis | Wendy Finerman | Tom Hanks | Sally Field | Robin Wright
Forrest Gump (1994)
As: Forrest Gump
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. Yet, despite all the things he has attained, his one true love eludes him. 'Forrest Gump' is the story of a man who rose above his challenges, and who proved that determination, courage, and love are more important than ability.
Runtime: 142 min.
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Tom Hanks | Robin Wright | Gary Sinise | Mykelti Williamson | Sally Field
Philadelphia (1993)
As: Andrew Beckett
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.
Runtime: 125 min.
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Stars: Tom Hanks | Denzel Washington | Jason Robards | Mary Steenburgen | Antonio Banderas
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
As: Sam Baldwin
A young boy who tries to set his dad up on a date after the death of his mother. He calls into a radio station to talk about his dad’s loneliness which soon leads the dad into meeting a Journalist Annie who flies to Seattle to write a story about the boy and his dad. Yet Annie ends up with more than just a story in this popular romantic comedy.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Stars: Tom Hanks | Meg Ryan | Bill Pullman | Ross Malinger | Rosie O'Donnell
A League of Their Own (1992)
As: Jimmy Dugan
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 (Garry Marshall). Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis) and Kit Keller (Lori Petty) spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino (Jon Lovitz) and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks) on their way to fame. Madonna and ...
Runtime: 128 min.
Directed by: Penny Marshall
Stars: Tom Hanks | Geena Davis | Madonna | Lori Petty | Jon Lovitz
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
As: Sherman McCoy
After his mistress runs over a young teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight, and attracting the interest of a down and out reporter.
Runtime: 125 min.
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Stars: Tom Hanks | Bruce Willis | Melanie Griffith | Kim Cattrall | Saul Rubinek
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
As: Joe Banks
Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his female co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: John Patrick Shanley
Stars: Tom Hanks | Meg Ryan | Lloyd Bridges | Dan Hedaya | Ossie Davis
Turner & Hooch (1989)
As: Scott Turner
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. Then Amos Reed is murdered, and Scott Turner sets himself on the case. The closest thing to a witness in the case is Amos Reed's dog, Hooch, which Scott Turner has to take care of if it's going to avoid being "put to sleep".
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Stars: Tom Hanks | Mare Winningham | Craig T. Nelson | Scott Paulin | John McIntire
The 'Burbs (1989)
As: Ray Peterson
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.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Joe Dante
Stars: Tom Hanks | Bruce Dern | Carrie Fisher | Rick Ducommun | Corey Feldman
Punchline (1988)
As: Steven Gold
Lilah Krytsick is a mother and housewife who's always believed she could be a stand-up comedian. Steven Gold is an experienced stand-up seemingly on the cusp of success. When the two meet, they form an unlikely friendship, and Steven tries to help the untried Lilah develop her stage act. Despite the objections of her family and some very wobbly beginnings, Lilah improves, and soon she finds herself competing with Steven for a ...
Runtime: 128 min.
Directed by: David Seltzer
Stars: Sally Field | Tom Hanks | John Goodman | Mark Rydell | Kim Greist
Big (1988)
As: Joshua "Josh" Baskin
A young boy, Josh Baskin 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. What will he find out about this strange world?
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Penny Marshall
Stars: Tom Hanks | Elizabeth Perkins | Robert Loggia | John Heard | Jared Rushton
Dragnet (1987)
As: Pep Streebeck
LAPD Sgt. Joe Friday -- the equally straight-laced nephew of the famous police sergeant of the same name -- is paired up with a young, freewheeling detective named Pep Streebeck. After investigating some strange robberies at the local zoo and the theft of a stockpile of pornographic magazines, they uncover cult activity in the heart of the city and are hot on the case to figure out who's behind it all.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Tom Mankiewicz
Stars: Dan Aykroyd | Tom Hanks | Christopher Plummer | Harry Morgan | Alexandra Paul
Every Time We Say Goodbye (1986)
As: David Bradley
An American flyer who joined the RAF before his country was in the war is recovering from a leg injury in Jerusalem. Through an English friend he meets a quiet Jewish girl whose close-knit family originally came from Spain. The two are attracted to each other but she is convinced their diverse backgrounds mean it could never work.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Moshé Mizrahi
Stars: Tom Hanks | Cristina Marsillach | Benedict Taylor | Anat Atzmon | Gila Almagor
Nothing in Common (1986)
As: David Basner
On his way up the corporate ladder, David Basner confronts his greatest challenge: his father.
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: Garry Marshall
Stars: Tom Hanks | Jackie Gleason | Eva Marie Saint | Héctor Elizondo | Barry Corbin
The Money Pit (1986)
As: Walter Fielding, Jr.
After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buys what looks like the home of their dreams – only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two watch in hilarious horror as everything – including the kitchen sink – disappears into the 'Money Pit'.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Richard Benjamin
Stars: Tom Hanks | Shelley Long | Alexander Godunov | Maureen Stapleton | Joe Mantegna
Volunteers (1985)
As: Lawrence Whatley Bourne III
Lawrence is a rich kid with a bad accent and a large debt. After his father refuses to help him out, Lawrence escapes his angry debtors by jumping on a Peace Corp flight to Southeast Asia, where he is assigned to build a bridge for the local villagers with American-As-Apple-Pie WSU Grad Tom Tuttle and the beautiful and down-to earth Beth Wexler.
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Nicholas Meyer
Stars: Tom Hanks | John Candy | Rita Wilson | Tim Thomerson | Gedde Watanabe
The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
As: Richard Harlan Drew
A man is mistaken as a spy by the CIA when he arrives at the airport with one red shoe.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Stan Dragoti
Stars: Tom Hanks | Dabney Coleman | Lori Singer | Charles Durning | Carrie Fisher
Bachelor Party (1984)
As: Rick Gassko
This outrageously funny look at one man's final moments of bachelorhood stars Tom Hanks as Rick, reluctant recipient of a bachelor bash given by a group of friends who view partying as their full-time religion. Rick's worried fiancée, Debbie (Tawny Kitaen), dresses up in disguise and crashes the party to spy on her future husband.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Neal Israel
Stars: Tom Hanks | Tawny Kitaen | Adrian Zmed | George Grizzard | Barbara Stuart
Splash (1984)
As: Allen Bauer
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.
Runtime: 111 min.
Directed by: Ron Howard
Stars: Tom Hanks | Daryl Hannah | Eugene Levy | John Candy | Dody Goodman
Mazes and Monsters (1982)
As: Robbie Wheeling
This film was the pinnacle of anti-D&D fearmongering. Bound together by a desire to play "Mazes and Monsters," Robbie and his four college classmates decide to move the board game into the local cavern. Robbie loses his mind, and the line between reality and fantasy fuse into a harrowing nightmare.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Steven Hilliard Stern
Stars: Tom Hanks | Wendy Crewson | David Wallace | Chris Makepeace | Lloyd Bochner
He Knows You're Alone (1980)
As: Elliot
A reluctant bride to be is stalked by a serial killer who only kills brides and the people around them. While her friends get whacked one by one, a hard boiled renegade cop whose bride had been killed years before tries to hunt him down before it is too late. Meanwhile, the bride has to figure out if it is all in her imagination or not, aided by her ex-boyfriend...
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Armand Mastroianni
Stars: Don Scardino | Caitlin O'Heaney | Elizabeth Kemp | Tom Rolfing | Lewis Arlt