Which Tom Hanks films is the best?
"Sully" is Tom Hanks' 52nd feature film, yet another chapter in one of Hollywood's most successful, storied careers.
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With September comes "Sully," a biographical drama about airline pilot Chesley Sullenberger's emergency landing on New York's Hudson River. The Sept. 9 film marks the annual shift from summer blockbusters to Oscar hopefuls, from popcorn action to dialogue-driven drama.
"Sully" is also Tom Hanks' 52nd feature film, yet another chapter in one of Hollywood's most successful, storied careers. Hanks has been a cinematic force for four straight decades, proving to be one of the industry's most versatile stars. Whether he's playing a child in an adult's body ("Big," 1988), an intellectually disabled dreamer ("Forrest Gump," 1994) or a rootin'-tootin' cowboy ("Toy Story," 1995), Hanks has established himself as a favorite among both critics and casual moviegoers.
In honor of "Sully," PrettyFamous — an entertainment research site from Graphiq — set out to rank all 51 of Hanks' feature films. While Hanks is the star of most of these movies, the list will also include films where Hanks played a supporting role.
The team used six data points to assign each Hanks flick a Smart Rating on a scale of 0 to 100.
1. Rotten Tomatoes' Critic Tomatometer
2. Rotten Tomatoes' Audience Score
3. Metacritic's Metascore
4. IMDb Rating
5. Gracenote's movie rating
6. U.S. box office performance (inflation-adjusted)
The top of the list includes a mix of Oscar winners and animated features (hint: "There's a snake in my boot!"). Hanks earned a best actor Academy Award for two of the top 10 — both of which were released in the 1990s. History will likely come to judge this decade as Hanks' peak, a 10-year period that included "Philadelphia," "Toy Story," "Apollo 13," "Forrest Gump" and "Saving Private Ryan."
Still, Hanks' portfolio includes a handful of more recent critical and commercial successes, including "Captain Phillips" (2013) and "Bridge of Spies" (2015). No doubt Warner Bros. executives hope "Sully" winds up joining this group, rather than a pile of earlier flops (see "The Ladykillers" or "Larry Crowne").
In a testament to the actor's star power, Tom Hanks films routinely do well in the box office, whether they're critically dismissed or acclaimed. As such, even several films at the bottom of the list will nonetheless be commercial successes (see "Angels & Demons" or "The Da Vinci Code").
Let's start with Tom Hanks' worst film, then count up to the best of the best.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Smart Rating: 15.74
Release Year: 1980
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $15,695,600
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Warner Bros. Pictures
Smart Rating: 17.3
Release Year: 1990
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $27,178,200
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Capitol Films / Warner Bros. Pictures
Smart Rating: 19.63
Release Year: 2004
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): N/A
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Playtone / Universal Pictures
Smart Rating: 28.37
Release Year: 2011
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $37,473,000
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Imagine Entertainment / Columbia Pictures
Smart Rating: 44.4
Release Year: 2009
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $147,341,000
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TriStar Pictures
Smart Rating: 47.09
Release Year: 1986
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $650,400
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20th Century Fox
Smart Rating: 47.86
Release Year: 1985
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $21,089,900
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Amblin Entertainment / Universal Pictures
Smart Rating: 49.57
Release Year: 1986
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $66,905,000
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Imagine Entertainment / Columbia Pictures
Smart Rating: 49.66
Release Year: 2006
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $255,734,000
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TriStar Pictures
Smart Rating: 50.07
Release Year: 1985
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $42,730,500
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20th Century Fox
Smart Rating: 51.08
Release Year: 1984
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $99,064,100
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Universal Pictures
Smart Rating: 51.18
Release Year: 1987
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $116,760,000
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Columbia Pictures
Smart Rating: 53.27
Release Year: 1988
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $40,637,300
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Tom Jacobson Productions / Touchstone Pictures
Smart Rating: 60.55
Release Year: 2004
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $49,799,000
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Delphi Films / TriStar Pictures
Smart Rating: 61.1
Release Year: 1986
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $69,120,200
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Scott Rudin Productions / Warner Bros. Pictures
Smart Rating: 63.24
Release Year: 2011
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $33,543,800
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Touchstone Pictures / Buena Vista Pictures
Smart Rating: 63.67
Release Year: 1989
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $134,689,000
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Amblin Entertainment / Warner Bros. Pictures
Smart Rating: 65.01
Release Year: 1990
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $70,984,400
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Columbia Pictures
Smart Rating: 67.49
Release Year: 1992
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $6,774,580
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Imagine Entertainment / Universal Studios
Smart Rating: 74.61
Release Year: 1989
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $65,195,900
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Castle Rock Entertainment / Warner Bros. Pictures
Smart Rating: 74.74
Release Year: 2004
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $231,923,000
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Playton / Magnolia Pictures
Smart Rating: 75.53
Release Year: 2008
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $823,779
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Playtone / Momentum Pictures
Smart Rating: 75.79
Release Year: 2015
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): N/A
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Cloud Atlas Production / Focus Features
Smart Rating: 80.44
Release Year: 2012
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $27,972,700
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Amblin Entertainment / DreamWorks Pictures
Smart Rating: 80.52
Release Year: 2004
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $96,647,200
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Playtone / Lionsgate
Smart Rating: 80.53
Release Year: 2016
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $4,210,030
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Warner Bros. Pictures
Smart Rating: 80.85
Release Year: 1998
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $168,272,000
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Touchstone Films / Buena Vista Distribution
Smart Rating: 82.4
Release Year: 1984
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $179,956,200
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Relativity Media / Universal Pictures
Smart Rating: 84.55
Release Year: 2007
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $76,183,400
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Parkway Productions / Columbia Pictures
Smart Rating: 85.29
Release Year: 1992
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $177,518,000
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Walt Disney Pictures
Smart Rating: 85.54
Release Year: 2013
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $84,745,400
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Clavius Base / 20th Century Fox
Smart Rating: 86.35
Release Year: 1996
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $39,053,100
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Clinica Estetico / TriStar Pictures
Smart Rating: 86.45
Release Year: 1993
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $124,592,000
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TriStar Pictures
Smart Rating: 86.79
Release Year: 1993
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $206,062,000
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The Zanuck Company / 20th Century Fox
Smart Rating: 87.2
Release Year: 2002
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $137,081,000
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20th Century Fox
Smart Rating: 87.78
Release Year: 2007
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $209,370,000
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ImageMovers / DreamWorks Pictures
Smart Rating: 88.29
Release Year: 2000
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $321,547,000
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Pixar Animation Studios / Buena Vista Pictures
Smart Rating: 88.37
Release Year: 2006
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $286,907,000
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Yeoman / Wikipedia
Smart Rating: 89.65
Release Year: 1998
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $166,133
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Amblin Entertainment / DreamWorks Pictures
Smart Rating: 90.37
Release Year: 2002
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $216,627,000
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Castle Rock Entertainment / Warner Bros. Pictures
Smart Rating: 90.83
Release Year: 1999
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $194,609,000
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Gracie Films / 20th Century Fox
Smart Rating: 91.37
Release Year: 1988
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $227,329,000
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Warner Home Video
Smart Rating: 92.44
Release Year: 2003
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $168,734
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DreamWorks Pictures / 20th Century Fox
Smart Rating: 92.53
Release Year: 2015
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $72,264,200
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Imagine Entertainment / Universal Pictures
Smart Rating: 92.65
Release Year: 1995
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $270,339,000
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Paramount Pictures
Smart Rating: 93.33
Release Year: 1994
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $528,136,000
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Scott Rudin Productions / Columbia Pictures
Smart Rating: 93.68
Release Year: 2013
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $108,960,000
- Ben Taylor, PrettyFamous.com
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Pixar Animation Studios / Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Smart Rating: 95.08
Release Year: 1999
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $349,742,000
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Amblin Entertainment / Paramount Pictures
Smart Rating: 96.26
Release Year: 1998
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $314,235,000
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Pixar Animation Studios / Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Smart Rating: 96.55
Release Year: 2010
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $451,059,000
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Pixar Animation Studios / Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Smart Rating: 96.79
Release Year: 1995
Inflation-Adjusted Box Office (U.S.): $345,806,000
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With September comes "Sully," a biographical drama about airline pilot Chesley Sullenberger's emergency landing on New York's Hudson River. The Sept. 9 film marks the annual shift from summer blockbusters to Oscar hopefuls, from popcorn action to dialogue-driven drama.
"Sully" is also Tom Hanks' 52nd feature film, yet another chapter in one of Hollywood's most successful, storied careers. Hanks has been a cinematic force for four straight decades, proving to be one of the industry's most versatile stars. Whether he's playing a child in an adult's body ("Big," 1988), an intellectually disabled dreamer ("Forrest Gump," 1994) or a rootin'-tootin' cowboy ("Toy Story," 1995), Hanks has established himself as a favorite among both critics and casual moviegoers.
In honor of "Sully," PrettyFamous — an entertainment research site from Graphiq — set out to rank all 51 of Hanks' feature films. While Hanks is the star of most of these movies, the list will also include films where Hanks played a supporting role.
The team used six data points to assign each Hanks flick a Smart Rating on a scale of 0 to 100.
1. Rotten Tomatoes' Critic Tomatometer
2. Rotten Tomatoes' Audience Score
3. Metacritic's Metascore
4. IMDb Rating
5. Gracenote's movie rating
6. U.S. box office performance (inflation-adjusted)
The top of the list includes a mix of Oscar winners and animated features (hint: "There's a snake in my boot!"). Hanks earned a best actor Academy Award for two of the top 10 — both of which were released in the 1990s. History will likely come to judge this decade as Hanks' peak, a 10-year period that included "Philadelphia," "Toy Story," "Apollo 13," "Forrest Gump" and "Saving Private Ryan."
Still, Hanks' portfolio includes a handful of more recent critical and commercial successes, including "Captain Phillips" (2013) and "Bridge of Spies" (2015). No doubt Warner Bros. executives hope "Sully" winds up joining this group, rather than a pile of earlier flops (see "The Ladykillers" or "Larry Crowne").
In a testament to the actor's star power, Tom Hanks films routinely do well in the box office, whether they're critically dismissed or acclaimed. As such, even several films at the bottom of the list will nonetheless be commercial successes (see "Angels & Demons" or "The Da Vinci Code").
Let's start with Tom Hanks' worst film, then count up to the best of the best.
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