1. Saving Private Ryan (1998)Director: Steven Spielberg
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war drama film set during the Invasion of Normandy in World War II. Directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat,
During the Normandy invasion, Captain John Miller is assigned the task to search for a man whose brothers have been killed in war.
Spielberg and Hanks at their best in a story about a squad traveling deep into occupied territory to retrieve a single soldier. The 24 minute scene of the men coming ashore during D-Day is searing. This is not just the greatest World War II film, but a great film by any measurement. Hanks received his fourth Best Actor nomination for this film.
2. Forrest Gump (1994)Director: Robert Zemeckis
Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him.
Forrest Gump, a man with a low I.Q., joins the army for service where he meets Dan and Bubba. However, he cannot stop thinking about his childhood sweetheart Jenny Curran, whose life is messed up. A classic. It's hard not to have a smile on one's face while watching Forrest's journey through life. A year after winning the Best Actor Oscar for Philadelphia, Hanks won it again for Gump. Only five people have won back to back Oscars for acting.
3. Apollo 13 (1995) Director: Ron Howard
Of course this had to make my list. It is the best space movie to date. It takes some work to make a story that everyone knows the ending to be suspenseful - but Director Ron Howard pulls it off. Hanks is believable playing astronaut Jim Lovell. A great film.
4. Big (1988) Director: Penny Marshall
Hanks plays a 13 year old boy that wakes up in an adult body. He can't really go home, so he becomes a vice president at a Manhattan toy company. Hanks received his first Best Actor Oscar nomination for Big. He didn't win the Oscar, but he did win the Golden Globe.
5. Cast Away (2000) Director: Robert Zemeckis
Imagine you're an actor and you get a script and it says that you will have to lose 55 lbs and spend most of the movie reacting to a volleyball. I think a lot of actors would have passed on the role. Hanks received his fifth Best Actor nomination for this film.
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war drama film set during the Invasion of Normandy in World War II. Directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat,
During the Normandy invasion, Captain John Miller is assigned the task to search for a man whose brothers have been killed in war.
Spielberg and Hanks at their best in a story about a squad traveling deep into occupied territory to retrieve a single soldier. The 24 minute scene of the men coming ashore during D-Day is searing. This is not just the greatest World War II film, but a great film by any measurement. Hanks received his fourth Best Actor nomination for this film.
2. Forrest Gump (1994)Director: Robert Zemeckis
Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him.
Forrest Gump, a man with a low I.Q., joins the army for service where he meets Dan and Bubba. However, he cannot stop thinking about his childhood sweetheart Jenny Curran, whose life is messed up. A classic. It's hard not to have a smile on one's face while watching Forrest's journey through life. A year after winning the Best Actor Oscar for Philadelphia, Hanks won it again for Gump. Only five people have won back to back Oscars for acting.
3. Apollo 13 (1995) Director: Ron Howard
Of course this had to make my list. It is the best space movie to date. It takes some work to make a story that everyone knows the ending to be suspenseful - but Director Ron Howard pulls it off. Hanks is believable playing astronaut Jim Lovell. A great film.
4. Big (1988) Director: Penny Marshall
Hanks plays a 13 year old boy that wakes up in an adult body. He can't really go home, so he becomes a vice president at a Manhattan toy company. Hanks received his first Best Actor Oscar nomination for Big. He didn't win the Oscar, but he did win the Golden Globe.
5. Cast Away (2000) Director: Robert Zemeckis
Imagine you're an actor and you get a script and it says that you will have to lose 55 lbs and spend most of the movie reacting to a volleyball. I think a lot of actors would have passed on the role. Hanks received his fifth Best Actor nomination for this film.
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