Tom Hanks made his screen debut in the 1980 American slasher film ‘He Knows You're Alone’ directed by Armand Mastroianni. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics but managed to come out as a commercial success. In 1984, he starred as ‘Allen Bauer’ in the American fantasy romantic comedy film ‘Splash’ directed by Ron Howard. The film earned praise from critics and also performed well at the box office, grossing over $69.8 million on an $11 million budget. That same year, he also appeared in the Neal Israel-directed American sex comedy film ‘Bachelor Party.’ While the film opened to a mixed reception, it managed to gross over $38.4 million on a budget of $7 million. He next starred in films like ‘The Man with One Red Shoe’ (1985), ‘Volunteers’ (1985), ‘The Money Pit’ (1986), ‘Nothing in Common’ (1986), and ‘Dragnet’ (1987). In 1987, he played the role of ‘Josh Baskin’ in the American fantasy comedy-drama film ‘Big’ directed by Penny Marshall. The film received critical acclaim upon release and was a major financial success, grossing over $151.7 million on a budget of $18 million. Hanks also received an Academy Award nomination for his performance in the film. That same year, he also starred as ‘Steven Gold’ in the American comedy-drama film ‘Punchline’ directed by David Seltzer. The film received mixed reviews from critics and holds a 60% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Hanks continued to star in films like ‘The 'Burbs’ (1989), ‘Joe Versus the Volcano’ (1990), ‘The Bonfire of the Vanities’ (1990), ‘Radio Flyer’ (1992), ‘A League of Their Own’ (1992), and ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ (1993). Hanks became a recipient of the ‘Academy Award’ for his portrayal of ‘Andrew Beckett’ in the 1993 American legal drama film ‘Philadelphia’ directed by Jonathan Demme. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and did well at the box office, grossing over $206.7 million on a budget of $26 million. The following year, he starred as ‘Forest Gump’ in the American comedy-drama film ‘Forest Gump’ directed by Robert Zemeckis. The film garnered much praise from critics and was a massive commercial success, grossing over $678.2 million on a budget of $55 million. Hanks also received the ‘Academy Award’ for his performance in the film. He was next seen in films such as ‘Toy Story’ (1995), ‘That Thing You Do!’ (1996), ‘Saving Private Ryan’ (1998), ‘Toy Story 2’ (1999), ‘The Green Mile’ (1999), ‘Cast Away’ (2000), ‘Catch Me If You Can’ (2002), ‘The Ladykillers’ (2004), ‘The Terminal’ (2004), ‘Elvis Has Left the Building’ (2004), and ‘Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D’ (2005). He portrayed ‘Professor Robert Langdon’ in the 2006 Ron Howard-directed American mystery thriller film ‘The Da Vinci Code.’ Even though the film was panned by critics, it turned out to be a major box office success and grossed over $760 million on a budget of $125 million.Â
He next appeared in films like ‘Charlie Wilson's War’ (2007), ‘The Great Buck Howard’ (2009), ‘Angels & Demons’ (2009), ‘Toy Story 3’ (2010), ‘Larry Crowne’ (2011), ‘Cloud Atlas’ (2012), ‘Captain Phillips’ (2013), ‘Bridge of Spies’ (2015), ‘Sully’ (2016), ‘Inferno’ (2016), ‘The Circle’ (2017), ‘Toy Story 4’ (2019), ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ (2019), ‘Greyhound’ (2020), and ‘Finch’ (2021). He was last seen playing the role of ‘Colonel Tom Parker’ in the 2022 biographical musical drama film ‘Elvis’ directed by Baz Luhrmann The film received a positive response from critics and grossed over $251.2 million at the box office.
