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About This Quiz
From a boy with a pituitary problem to the captain of a ship, Tom Hanks can take on any role that is thrown at him. The best part? He does it with grace, professionalism and, of course, his unique and iconic Tom Hanks charm. He's an Academy Award-winning actor, producer and director, and the kind of actor fans love to see in every role he plays. Not only do fans love him, but they're also excited when his name pops up in a film's credits. Whether he's playing a historical figure or a guy whose best friend is a volleyball with a bloody handprint on it, Hanks is a treasure on the big screen.
With a career that has reached its 40-year mark, Hanks doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon. He is lined up for projects for years to come, many of them documentaries. If your heart melted when you found out he is playing Mr. Rogers in "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," you're going to love this quiz. It's all about the man, the myth and the legend ... well, his movies anyway. We're going to give you 35 one-sentence descriptions of Tom Hanks movies. Do you think you can name them?
"Big"
Although the plot of "Big" might be a little different now, it is a classic "be careful what you wish for" story. A short boy wishes to be big, but he doesn't specify that he simply meant he wanted to be tall. He turns into an adult overnight, and chaos ensues.
"Saving Private Ryan"
"Cast Away"
"Sully"
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"Apollo 13"
"The 'Burbs"
"Cast Away"
"Cast Away" is a little more than a man trying to get off a deserted island. It's about a man obsessed with being on time, who is forced to let go of time while he works to save himself from the loneliness and death that will come from being on the island.
"Saving Mr. Banks"
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"Big"
"Mermaids"
"The Terminal"
"Toy Story"
"Toy Story" was a groundbreaking animated movie that included 100% computer-generated imagery. The film made waves at the box offices, and Tom Hanks played the role of Woody the cowboy for nearly 25 years.
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"Apollo 13"
Any Tom Hanks fan will tell you that he's obsessed with two things: World War II and outer space. It's no surprise that he would jump at the chance of playing an astronaut in one of the most beloved space films ever made.
"Lost In Space"
"Gravity"
"The Invisible Man"
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"Angels & Demons"
"Philadelphia"
When a lawyer is diagnosed with AIDS, he does his best to hide it from his firm. However, the partners find out, and he is fired shortly after. What comes next is an emotional roller coaster of a trial during which we watch the main character slowly succumb to the virus.
"Captain Phillips"
"Sleepless in Seattle"
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"That Thing You Do!"
"The Ladykillers"
"The Circle"
"A League of Their Own"
The all-star cast of "A League of Their Own" includes Madonna, Geena Davis and Tom Hanks. In an effort to keep American spirits (and profits) high during the war, candy maker Walter Harvey opens the women's baseball league.
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"K-9"
"Cloud Atlas"
"The Circle"
"Turner & Hooch"
When an uptight detective inherits a dog from his dead friend, he can't be more unhappy. However, when the dog leads him to evidence that his friend's death was not an accident, the two bond and together they solve the crime.
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"Bridge of Spies"
"You've Got Mail"
Based on the 1940 film "Shop Around The Corner," "You've Got Mail" gave a modern twist to the old classic ... well, modern in 1998. The story is about two people who own rival companies and meet on the internet, not realizing they are communicating with their competitor. Naturally, they fall in love.
"Sleepless in Seattle"
"Catch Me If You Can"
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"The Polar Express"
"The Polar Express" is based on the famed children's Christmas book by the same name. The story is all it takes to believe and find that the truth is a little bit of faith. Can you hear the bells ringing?
"Toy Story"
"Greyhound"
"The Ladykillers"
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"Apollo 13"
"Pearl Harbor"
"Saving Private Ryan"
When three out of four brothers are killed in action on the same day, Captain John Miller (played by Tom Hanks) is tasked with rescuing the fourth brother from behind enemy lines. In the intense war film, we watch as all of the men sent to save one man are killed in horrible ways.
"Nothing in Common"
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"Philadelphia"
"Forrest Gump"
Few people realized just how far the 1994 hit was going to go, but "Forrest Gump" grossed nearly $678 million at the box office worldwide. The film also won Best Picture and Tom Hanks received the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of the title character.
"The Da Vinci Code"
"Inferno"
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"The Firm"
"Bridge of Spies"
"Catch Me If You Can"
In yet another movie that is based on a true story, Tom Hanks plays the role of Carl Hanratty, an FBI agent who is tasked with finding Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) and stop him from stealing money across the United States.
"The Polar Express"
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"Saving Private Ryan"
"That Thing You Do!"
Not only did Tom Hanks play a big part in this movie (as record producer, Mr. White), he also wrote and directed the film. Although it only made just over $35 million at the box office, it did give us a hit song that gets stuck in our heads whenever we see the title of the film.
"Philadelphia"
"Every Time We Say Goodbye"
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"Captain Phillips"
"Cast Away"
"The Terminal"
"The Terminal" shows us what happens when a man cannot enter the United States but is not allowed to go back to his home country. Tom Hanks plays tourist Viktor Navorski, a man who is stuck at a terminal at JFK airport in New York after he arrives from Europe.
"Larry Crowne"
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"You've Got Mail"
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
"Larry Crowne"
"Sleepless in Seattle"
In the 1990s, there was no better romantic comedy duo than Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. They were both kind-eyed actors who had adorable little quirks. Their on-screen chemistry began with "Joe Versus the Volcano," but "Sleepless in Seattle" was their first Nora Ephron movie together.
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"Apt Pupil"
"Maximum Overdrive"
"The Shawshank Redemption"
"The Green Mile"
Charged with the brutal murder of two young girls, John Coffey is sentenced to death. Before his execution, he meets Paul Edgecomb, a death row guard with a severe urinary tract infection, and things take a supernatural turn.
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"Splash"
Twenty years after he almost died by drowning, Allen Bauer (played by Tom Hanks) meets the mermaid who saved him. Before they can spend the rest of their lives together, Allen must save her from the scientists who want to do experiments on her.
"Mermaids"
"The Circle"
"Charlie Wilson's War"
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"Turner & Hooch"
"Larry Crowne"
"Larry Crowne" is a movie that is all about making the best of your situation. Julia Roberts plays a disenchanted communications professor, but when she meets Larry Crowne (played by Tom Hanks), things begin to change.
"Captain Phillips"
"The Money Pit"
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"Sully"
Based on a true story, "Sully" is about US Airways Captain Chesley Sullenberger, played by Tom Hanks. When the flight he is piloting hits a flock of birds, he makes an emergency landing on the Hudson River. However, it doesn't stop there. The captain then faces an investigation that can ruin his career.
"Captain Phillips"
"Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close"
"The Terminal"
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"Big"
"A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"
Who do you get to play the most wholesome man the world has ever known? The most wholesome actor around, that's who. Tom Hanks encompasses the character of Fred Rogers and reminds us how important it is to love ourselves and our neighbors.
"The Green Mile"
"My Neighbor"
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"The Ladykillers"
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
"Joe Versus the Volcano"
"Joe Versus the Volcano" is a dark comedy that has a little bit of romance and a little bit of fantasy mixed into it. The film is about one man's journey to figure out the meaning of life after he learns that he's going to die.
"Splash"
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"Joe Versus The Volcano"
"Sleepless in Seattle"
"The 'Burbs"
"The Money Pit"
When a young couple finds their dream home, they want to put an offer down right away. Never mind the fact that no lights are on and no water is running when they do a walkthrough. Once they move into the home, shenanigans ensue, and life gets a little crazy as they try to fix up the lemon of a home they just purchased.
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"Splash"
"The 'Burbs"
"Bachelor Party"
There is no doubt that Hanks has range as an actor. In his early years, you can find him in a long list of comedies, including this obscure one that few people know about.
"Turner & Hooch"
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"Bridge of Spies"
Set during the Cold War, "Bridge of Spies" is the story of James Donovan (Tom Hanks), a lawyer who gets in a little over his head when he is tasked with going to the Soviet Union to broker a prisoner exchange.
"Angels and Demons"
" Catch Me If You Can"
"Cloud Atlas"
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"Bridge of Spies"
"Charlie Wilson's War"
Julie Roberts and Tom Hanks team up again for the dramatic comedy, "Charlie Wilson's War." Set in the 1980s, a group of people get together to ensure the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
"The Ladykillers"
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"The Untouchables"
"A Hologram for the King"
"That Thing You Do!"
"Road to Perdition"
This 2002 drama starring Tom Hanks, Paul Newman and Daniel Craig shows a different side of mobsters in America in the 1920s. It examines an odd family dynamic as well as what happens when a son doesn't get enough attention from his father.
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"Saving Mr. Banks"
For decades, Walt Disney worked to get the rights to "Mary Poppins" based on a promise he made to his daughters. It proved to be a little more difficult than he bargained for when he finally met the author of the story, P.L. Travers.
"Saving Private Ryan"
"Dumbo"
"Turner & Hooch"
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"The Times"
"The Post"
The first female publisher of a major newspaper wants to give Americans exactly what they deserve: the truth. However, when she attempts to publish the Pentagon Papers, things get a little shaky for her.
"Angels & Demons"
"Bachelor Party"
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"The Post"
'Splash"
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" was released 10 years after the 9/11 attacks. Though Hanks isn't in the movie much, it's clear that his essence follows the boy on his journey through New York as he attempts to solve a mystery.
"Road to Perdition"
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"Toy Story 2"
"Toy Story 2" gave us all of our favorite characters from the first film, and it introduced us to several more characters that we fell in love with. Woody finds his roots and meets his partner, Jessie the cowgirl.
"Catch Me If You Can"
"The Terminal"
"Toy Story 3"
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"The 'Burbs"
In this odd 1980s comedy, Tom Hanks plays a man who has a little too much time on his hands. He begins to think that his neighbors are a family of murderers, but he might not be crazy after all.
"The Money Pit"
"The Post"
"Bachelor Party"
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"O Brother Where Art Thou"
"The Ladykillers"
"The Ladykillers" is a Coen brothers film, and like most Coen brothers films, it's a little difficult to figure out the time period during which the story takes place. Additionally, the characters in the film are both interesting and mysterious, including Hanks's character, Professor G.H. Dorr.
"Miller's Crossing"
"Fargo"
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"The Post"
"Saving Mr. Banks"
"Bachelor Party"
"The Circle"
Although "The Circle" was released after everyone decided it was cool to give up their privacy, the movie raises a lot of questions and suspicion about how large tech companies use our information against us.
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"The Circle"
"Bridge of Spies"
"Cloud Atlas"
"Cloud Atlas" is a movie like no other. Several actors play multiple roles through time to complete a story about how souls are intertwined, no matter how many lifetimes they have to go through.
"Sleepless in Seattle"
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"Angels and Demons"
"The Da Vinci Code"
"Inferno"
"Inferno" is the third movie in the "Da Vinci Code" series. Once again, we see Robert Langdon take on some of the most difficult physical feats while he tackles a mystery from long ago.
"Cast Away"
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