The Best Tom Hanks Movies, Ranked
142 credits from 1980 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Toy Story 5 (2026) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Toy Story 5 (2026) with $1.14B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Tom Hanks Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Tom Hanks is credited on. Toy Story 5 (2026) leads with 84, followed by Toy Story 4 (2019) at 80. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 84 Toy Story 5 2026 · Animation -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Toy Story 4 2019 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 The Post 2017 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 News of the World 2020 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 2019 · Biography -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Greyhound 2020 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Asteroid City 2023 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Elvis 2022 · Biography -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Finch 2021 · Adventure -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 A Man Called Otto 2022 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 The Circle 2017 · Sci-Fi -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 36 Here 2024 · Drama
Biggest Tom Hanks Box Office Hits
Tom Hanks's films have made $12.4B worldwide in total. Toy Story 5 (2026) is the biggest hit at $1.14B, ahead of Toy Story 4 (2019) ($1.07B). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Toy Story 5 2026 · Animation $1.14B $480M dom.
- 2 Toy Story 4 2019 · Adventure $1.07B $434M dom.
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Toy Story 3 2010 · Adventure $1.07B $415M dom. - 4
The Da Vinci Code 2006 · Mystery $760M $218M dom. - 5
Forrest Gump 1994 · Drama $678M $330M dom. - 6
Toy Story 2 1999 · Adventure $497M $246M dom. - 7
Angels & Demons 2009 · Mystery $486M $133M dom. - 8
Saving Private Ryan 1998 · Action $482M $217M dom. - 9
Cast Away 2000 · Adventure $430M $234M dom. - 10
Toy Story 1995 · Adventure $394M $223M dom.
The Best Tom Hanks Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Tom Hanks has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 19 films, and A Man Called Otto (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 19 films A Man Called Otto 2022 · as Otto Movie Echo Score: 50
- Comedy 10 films Asteroid City 2023 · as Stanley Zak Movie Echo Score: 74
- Adventure 10 films Toy Story 4 2019 · as Woody Movie Echo Score: 80
- Biography 8 films The Post 2017 · as Ben Bradlee Movie Echo Score: 80
- Action 5 films News of the World 2020 · as Captain Kidd Movie Echo Score: 80
- Sci-Fi 3 films The Circle 2017 Movie Echo Score: 38
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Family 3 films Elvis Has Left the Building 2004 · as Mailbox-Elvis - Mystery 3 films The Da Vinci Code 2006
- Animation 2 films Toy Story 5 2026 · as Woody Movie Echo Score: 84
The Best Tom Hanks Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Tom Hanks's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Tom Hanks Movies
Tom Hanks's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Saving Private Ryan (1998) leads with 15 wins from 32 nominations.
- Awards: 15 wins Saving Private Ryan 1998 · 32 nominations
- Awards: 15 wins Elvis 2022 · 41 nominations
- Awards: 14 wins Forrest Gump 1994 · 37 nominations
- Awards: 7 wins Toy Story 1995 · 17 nominations
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Awards: 7 wins Apollo 13 1995 · 20 nominations - Awards: 6 wins Toy Story 3 2010 · 16 nominations
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Awards: 4 wins Philadelphia 1993 · 9 nominations -
Awards: 3 wins Road to Perdition 2002 · 13 nominations - Awards: 3 wins Toy Story 4 2019 · 8 nominations
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Awards: 3 wins The Green Mile 1999 · 12 nominations -
Awards: 2 wins Bridge of Spies 2015 · 23 nominations -
Awards: 2 wins Big 1988 · 5 nominations -
Awards: 2 wins Catch Me If You Can 2002 · 9 nominations - Awards: 2 wins Toy Story 2 1999 · 5 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Cast Away 2000 · 5 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Cloud Atlas 2012 · 4 nominations
The Latest Tom Hanks Movies
The most recent films Tom Hanks is credited on, newest first — starting with Toy Story 5 (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Toy Story 5 2026 · Woody
- Here 2024 · Richard
- Asteroid City 2023 · Stanley Zak
- A Man Called Otto 2022 · Otto
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Pinocchio 2022 · Geppetto - Elvis 2022 · Colonel Tom Parker
- Finch 2021 · Finch
- News of the World 2020 · Captain Kidd
- Greyhound 2020 · Captain Krause
- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 2019 · Fred Rogers
- Toy Story 4 2019 · Woody
- The Post 2017 · Ben Bradlee
The Best Tom Hanks Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Tom Hanks films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Tom Hanks movie?
Toy Story 5 (2026) is the best-rated Tom Hanks film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Toy Story 4 (2019) (80) and The Post (2017) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Toy Story 5: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Tom Hanks movie?
Toy Story 5 (2026) made the most at the box office, with $1.14B worldwide, followed by Toy Story 4 (2019) with $1.07B. Together, Tom Hanks's films with box office figures have made $12.4B.
Which Tom Hanks movie won the most awards?
Saving Private Ryan (1998) is the most decorated Tom Hanks film, with 15 wins from 32 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Tom Hanks drama movie?
A Man Called Otto (2022) is the best-rated of Tom Hanks's drama films, with a score of 50. In other genres: Asteroid City (comedy), Toy Story 4 (adventure) and The Post (biography).
What is the newest Tom Hanks movie?
The newest film on Tom Hanks's filmography is Toy Story 5 (2026), with Tom Hanks as Woody.
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