Portrait of Tom Hanks

Acting

Tom Hanks

Career

Active from 1980 to 2026, busiest in 2011 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
81
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Toy Story
Toy Story
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 140 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tom Hanks Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    2.2, average 3.6
  • Mystery
    2.7, average 4.0
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Eroticism
    1.0, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Emotional Catharsis 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Emotional Resonance 4
  • American History 4
  • Tom Hanks Performance 4
  • Toy Story Universe 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Bittersweet 3
  • Character-Driven Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • 80s Nostalgia 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

156
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

7 titles
Greyhound 2
Greyhound 2

as Captain Krause

Toy Story 6
Toy Story 6

as Woody (voice)

Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo

as Abraham Lincoln

Theo of Golden
Theo of Golden

as Theo

An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

Producer

In the Garden of Beasts
In the Garden of Beasts

Producer

Beautiful
Beautiful

Producer

2020s

25 titles ยท average score 66
Toy Story 5
Toy Story 5 (2026)
GoodWatch score 80

as Woody (voice)

The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

as Leland

Here
Here (2024)
GoodWatch score 48

as Richard

The Bloody Hundredth
The Bloody Hundredth (2024)
GoodWatch score 80

Executive Producer

Asteroid City
Asteroid City (2023)
GoodWatch score 69

as Stanley Zak

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023)
GoodWatch score 41

Producer

A Man Called Otto
A Man Called Otto (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

as Otto Anderson

Elvis
Elvis (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

as Colonel Tom Parker

Pinocchio
Pinocchio (2022)
GoodWatch score 35

as Geppetto

Finch
Finch (2021)
GoodWatch score 67

as Finch

Greyhound
Greyhound (2020)
GoodWatch score 71

as Commander Krause

News of the World
News of the World (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd

2010s

41 titles ยท average score 68
Toy Story 4
Toy Story 4 (2019)
GoodWatch score 83

as Woody (voice)

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
GoodWatch score 81

as Fred Rogers

The Post
The Post (2017)
GoodWatch score 78

as Ben Bradlee

The Circle
The Circle (2017)
GoodWatch score 36

as Eamon Bailey

Sully
Sully (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

as Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger

Inferno
Inferno (2016)
GoodWatch score 43

as Robert Langdon

Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies (2015)
GoodWatch score 81

as James B. Donovan

Captain Phillips
Captain Phillips (2013)
GoodWatch score 83

as Captain Richard Phillips

Saving Mr. Banks
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
GoodWatch score 73

as Walt Disney

Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr. Henry Goose / Hotel Manager / Isaac Sachs / Dermot Hoggins / Cavendish Look-a-Like Actor / Zachry

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
GoodWatch score 54

as Thomas Schell

Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 (2010)
GoodWatch score 89

as Woody (voice)

2000s

38 titles ยท average score 67
Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons (2009)
GoodWatch score 52

as Robert Langdon

Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

Executive Producer

Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
GoodWatch score 71

as Charlie Wilson

The War
The War (2007)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Narrator / Al McIntosh (voice)

The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
GoodWatch score 49

as Robert Langdon

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

as Narrator (voice)

The Polar Express
The Polar Express (2004)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus

The Terminal
The Terminal (2004)
GoodWatch score 65

as Viktor Navorski

The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers (2004)
GoodWatch score 55

as Professor G.H. Dorr

Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
GoodWatch score 84

as Carl Hanratty

Road to Perdition
Road to Perdition (2002)
GoodWatch score 77

as Michael Sullivan

Cast Away
Cast Away (2000)
GoodWatch score 80

as Chuck Noland

1990s

21 titles ยท average score 73
The Green Mile
The Green Mile (1999)
GoodWatch score 78

as Paul Edgecomb

Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2 (1999)
GoodWatch score 87

as Woody (voice)

Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
GoodWatch score 90

as Captain Miller

You've Got Mail
You've Got Mail (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

as Joe Fox

From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Host / Jean-Luc Despont

That Thing You Do!
That Thing You Do! (1996)
GoodWatch score 77

as Mr. White

Toy Story
Toy Story (1995)
GoodWatch score 91

as Woody (voice)

Apollo 13
Apollo 13 (1995)
GoodWatch score 82

as Jim Lovell

Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump (1994)
GoodWatch score 83

as Forrest Gump

Sleepless in Seattle
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sam Baldwin

Philadelphia
Philadelphia (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

as Andrew Beckett

A League of Their Own
A League of Their Own (1992)
GoodWatch score 76

as Jimmy Dugan

1980s

20 titles ยท average score 59
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Baxter (segment "None But the Lonely Heart")

The 'Burbs
The 'Burbs (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ray Peterson

Turner & Hooch
Turner & Hooch (1989)
GoodWatch score 51

as Scott Turner

Big
Big (1988)
GoodWatch score 80

as Josh

Dragnet
Dragnet (1987)
GoodWatch score 55

as Pep Streebeck

The Money Pit
The Money Pit (1986)
GoodWatch score 56

as Walter Fielding, Jr.

Nothing in Common
Nothing in Common (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

as David Basner

The Man with One Red Shoe
The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
GoodWatch score 44

as Richard

Volunteers
Volunteers (1985)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lawrence Whatley Bourne III

Splash
Splash (1984)
GoodWatch score 72

as Allen Bauer

Bachelor Party
Bachelor Party (1984)
GoodWatch score 57

as Rick Gassko

Bosom Buddies
Bosom Buddies (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Kip Wilson / Buffy

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 69
Taxi
Taxi (1978)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Gordon

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Rick Martin

Happy Days
Happy Days (1974)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

1950s

1 title
The Oscars
The Oscars (1953)

TV show ยท as Self / Woody (voice)