Best Tom Hanks Performance

[dreamcastrocks]

Yet another among a string of good actors. It is guaranteed that I will miss one, but still leaving the poll limited to 10 choices.

 

[CardFan67]

Forrest Gump, b4 the poll

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Went with Philadelphia here.

 

[Ryanwb]

...waiting for se7en to have a shitfit about the choices

 

[abomb]

Bossum Buddies, hands down.

FWIW, here is his Oscar info;

2001 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Cast Away (2000)
1999 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1995 Won Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Forrest Gump (1994)
1994 Won Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Philadelphia (1993)
1989 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Big (1988)

 

[Bada0Bing]

Forrest Gump, b4 the poll

If we had a poll for top 10 acting performances ever, Forrest Gump should probably be on it. I went with Forrest.

 

[abomb]

I am going with Big. It was a cornerstone in making Hanks a big-time Hollywood player.

 

[CardFan67]

I am going with Big. It was a cornerstone in making Hanks a big-time Hollywood player.

Oh I read the question as, what was his best all time performance... not which one jump started his career...

 

[abomb]

Oh I read the question as, what was his best all time performance... not which one jump started his career...

Ha ha. I voted with my heart.

FG was good too.

 

[NEZCardsfan]

Turner and Hooch

 

[arthurracoon]

this one is tough to choose (because ive actually seen a couple [6] of the movies listed)

 

[Dback Jon]

Philadelphia


Then Forrest Gump



Then Joe vs Volcano

 

[Chaplin]

It's hard to beat Forrest Gump, but his character in Philadelphia does--just phenomenal acting.

 

[arthurracoon]

definately not close to being his best movie, but,

the fact that his main supporting carachter was a volleyball made me vote for cast away

 

[Pariah]

Monsters and Mazes.


j/k. I voted for Philadelphia

 

[jenna2891]

...waiting for se7en to have a shitfit about the choices

lmfao!

 

[thirty-two]

Run Forrest, Run!

 

[Linderbee]

Tough to choose, but Philadelphia first, then Forrest. Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors. He just seems to be a good guy, and usually chooses really good movies. He must have an amazing agent.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Tough to choose, but Philadelphia first, then Forrest. Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors. He just seems to be a good guy, and usually chooses really good movies. He must have an amazing agent.

Actually, most of his choices recently have been suspect. 3 years ago, and you would have been correct.

He is still an amazing actor, and one of the best alltime.

 

[se7en]

...waiting for se7en to have a shitfit about the choices

How would you expect me to react when great performances like "Turner and Hooch" and "The Money Pit" are left off the list... Sheesh...

 

[Matt L]

Bachelor Party

 

[CQ]

I voted Big, but it was a very tough choice between that and Forrest Gump. In both of these rolls, he did such an amazing job of becoming the character. I only voted Big because I feel it is a teeny bit more difficult to do such a perfect job of showing how a child would respond and behave to being thrown in the adult world than how a few-french-fries-short-of-a-happy-meal person makes it in the real world. IMO, both are very difficult to portray in such a great way, yet Tom Hanks did them both!

 

[thirty-two]

Tom Hanks is one of the best when it comes to getting into the character. I dont like it when I watch a movie and I cant get into it because I'm distracted by thinking so and so's in the movie. I rarely do that with Tom Hanks - he's that good.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

How would you expect me to react when great performances like "Turner and Hooch" and "The Money Pit" are left off the list... Sheesh...

I dont know whether to shake my head, or laugh out loud to this comment.