Published 12:00 IST, January 16th 2020

Tom Hanks' best movies that you can watch this weekend if you haven't already

Tom Hanks recently earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance in 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'. Here are Tom Hanks' best movies.

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Tom Hanks is one of most revered actors in Hollywood. He recently even bagged an Acemy Award mination for his role in Marielle Heller’s A Beautiful Day in Neighborhood. He has been a part of some of most popular Hollywood flicks including Splash, Terminal and Apollo 13. He has also received several recognitions including a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Re on to kw more about Tom Hanks best movies:

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Tom Hanks Best Movies:

1. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Saving Private Ryan, directed by Steven Spielberg, was set during World War II period. film earned praises from all corners for its realistic portrayal of war. film is also touted by many as Hanks’ finest acting performance till date. film marked first time that Spielberg and Hanks collaborated. It also earned 11 Acemy Award minations out of which it won five awards.

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2. Philelphia (1993)

Jonathan Demme’s Philelphia was one of first mainstream Hollywood films to openly talk about HIV/AIDS, homosexuality, and homophobia. Hanks played role of Andrew Beckett, a man who is fired from his organisation after y find out he is an HIV patient. Given time when film was released, Philelphia was a very courous film, especially for Tom Hanks, who was at time kwn for starring in ligharted romcoms. film even earned him his first-ever Acemy Award for Best Actor too.

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3. Big (1988)

Big, directed by Penny Marshall, is often considered to have transformed Tom Hanks’ career to a different tch. film is considered to be one of greatest comedy films today and even earned Hanks an Acemy Award mination. movie garnered praises primarily due to its plotline that traced story of a man who wishes to go back to his childhood to escape responsibilities of ulthood.

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12:00 IST, January 16th 2020