Critics Consensus: The rare sequel that arguably improves on its predecessor, Toy Story 2 uses inventive storytelling, gorgeous animation, and a talented cast to deliver another rich moviegoing experience for all ages.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Kelsey Grammer

Directed By: Ash Brannon, John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich, Sarah McArthur

Critics Consensus: Entertaining as it is innovative, Toy Story reinvigorated animation while heralding the arrival of Pixar as a family-friendly force to be reckoned with.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney

Directed By: John Lasseter, Ed Catmull, Steve Jobs

Critics Consensus: Deftly blending comedy, adventure, and honest emotion, Toy Story 3 is a rare second sequel that really works.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty

Directed By: Lee Unkrich, John Lasseter

Critics Consensus: Refreshingly sweet and undeniably funny, Big is a showcase for Tom Hanks, who dives into his role and infuses it with charm and surprising poignancy.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard

Directed By: Penny Marshall

Critics Consensus: Heartwarming, funny, and beautifully animated, Toy Story 4 manages the unlikely feat of extending — and perhaps concluding — a practically perfect animated saga.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale

Directed By: Josh Cooley, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich, Pete Docter

Critics Consensus: With help from a strong performance by Leonardo DiCaprio as real-life wunderkind con artist Frank Abagnale, Steven Spielberg crafts a film that’s stylish, breezily entertaining, and surprisingly sweet.

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen

Directed By: Steven Spielberg, Barry Kemp, Laurie MacDonald, Michel Shane

Critics Consensus: Much like the beloved TV personality that inspired it, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood offers a powerfully affecting message about acceptance and understanding.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper

Directed By: Marielle Heller, Bergen Swanson, Noah Harpster, Micah Fitzerman-Blue

Critics Consensus: Anchored by another winning performance from Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg’s unflinchingly realistic war film virtually redefines the genre.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Davies

Directed By: Steven Spielberg

Critics Consensus: Smart, powerfully acted, and incredibly intense, Captain Phillips offers filmgoers a Hollywood biopic done right — and offers Tom Hanks a showcase for yet another brilliant performance.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman

Directed By: Paul Greengrass, Gregory Goodman, Eli Bush, Kevin Spacey

Critics Consensus: Proving that old toys can learn new tricks while reckoning with an era of endless screen time, Toy Story 5 largely sidesteps franchise fatigue by reaffirming that children everywhere still got a friend in these lovable characters.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Tony Hale

Directed By: Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Jonas Rivera

Critics Consensus: A light, sweet, and thoroughly entertaining debut for director Tom Hanks, That Thing You Do! makes up in charm what it lacks in complexity.

Starring: Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn

Directed By: Tom Hanks

Critics Consensus: In recreating the troubled space mission, Apollo 13 pulls no punches: it’s a masterfully told drama from director Ron Howard, bolstered by an ensemble of solid performances.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise

Directed By: Ron Howard, Todd Hallowell

Critics Consensus: Bridge of Spies finds new life in Hollywood’s classic Cold War espionage thriller formula, thanks to reliably outstanding work from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan

Directed By: Steven Spielberg, Adam Somner, Daniel Lupi, Jeff Skoll

Critics Consensus: The Post‘s period setting belies its bitingly timely themes, brought compellingly to life by director Steven Spielberg and an outstanding ensemble cast.

Starring: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys

Directed By: Steven Spielberg, Tom Karnowski, Josh Singer, Adam Somner

Critics Consensus: News of the World takes a slow but absorbing ride down a comfortingly familiar Western trail, guided by Tom Hanks in peak paternal mode.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Mare Winningham, Michael Angelo Covino

Directed By: Paul Greengrass, Steven Shareshian, Tore Schmidt

Critics Consensus: Flawed but fascinating, Cast Away offers an intelligent script, some of Robert Zemeckis’ most mature directing, and a showcase performance from Tom Hanks.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy, Lari White

Directed By: Robert Zemeckis, Joan Bradshaw

Critics Consensus: As comfortingly workmanlike as its protagonist, Sully makes solid use of typically superlative work from its star and director to deliver a quietly stirring tribute to an everyday hero.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Valerie Mahaffey, Delphi Harrington

Directed By: Clint Eastwood, Steven Mnuchin, Kipp Nelson, Bruce Berman

Critics Consensus: Somber, stately, and beautifully mounted, Sam Mendes’ Road to Perdition is a well-crafted mob movie that explores the ties between fathers and sons.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Directed By: Sam Mendes, Walter F. Parkes, Joan Bradshaw

Critics Consensus: Charlie Wilson’s War manages to entertain and inform audiences, thanks to its witty script and talented cast of power players.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams

Directed By: Mike Nichols, Celia D. Costas, Jeff Skoll, Ryan Kavanaugh

Critics Consensus: Sentimental and light, but still thoroughly charming, A League of Their Own is buoyed by solid performances from a wonderful cast.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty

Directed By: Penny Marshall, Penny Marshall

Critics Consensus: Philadelphia indulges in some unfortunate clichés in its quest to impart a meaningful message, but its stellar cast and sensitive direction are more than enough to compensate.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Antonio Banderas

Directed By: Jonathan Demme, Ronald M. Bozman, Gary Goetzman, Kenneth Utt

Critics Consensus: Aggressively likable and sentimental to a fault, Saving Mr. Banks pays tribute to the Disney legacy with excellent performances and sweet, high-spirited charm.

Starring: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman

Directed By: John Lee Hancock, Paul Trijbits, Andrew Mason, Christine Langan

Critics Consensus: Greyhound‘s characters aren’t as robust as its action sequences, but this fast-paced World War II thriller benefits from its efficiently economical approach.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Stephen Graham, Elisabeth Shue, Rob Morgan

Directed By: Aaron Schneider, Jason Cloth, David Coatsworth, Aaron L. Gilbert

Critics Consensus: Though The Green Mile is long, critics say it’s an absorbing, emotionally powerful experience.

Starring: Tom Hanks, David Morse, Michael Clarke Duncan, Bonnie Hunt

Directed By: Frank Darabont

Critics Consensus: The standard rock biopic formula gets all shook up in Elvis, with Baz Luhrmann’s dazzling energy and style perfectly complemented by Austin Butler’s outstanding lead performance.

Starring: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh

Directed By: Baz Luhrmann, Courtenay Valenti, Kevin McCormick

Critics Consensus: A caper made with all the intricacy of a Rube Goldberg machine, The Phoenician Scheme doesn’t deviate from Wes Anderson’s increasingly ornate style but delivers the formula with mannered delicacy.

Starring: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed

Directed By: Wes Anderson

Critics Consensus: Asteroid City is unlikely to win Wes Anderson many new converts, but those who respond to his signature style will find this a return to immaculately arranged form.

Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright

Directed By: Wes Anderson

Critics Consensus: Sleepless in Seattle is a cute classic with a very light touch and real chemistry between the two leads — even when spending an entire movie apart.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman, Ross Malinger

Directed By: Nora Ephron, Patrick Crowley, Lynda Obst

Critics Consensus: Tom Hanks’ rigorously earnest performance keeps Forrest Gump sincere even when it gets glib with American history, making for a whimsical odyssey of debatable wisdom but undeniable heart.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson

Directed By: Robert Zemeckis

Critics Consensus: Bold, funny, and overall entertaining, Freaky Tales is a vibrantly well-acted period piece that makes up in style what it lacks in narrative substance.

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Jay Ellis, Normani

Directed By: Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden, Too $hort, Jillian Share

Critics Consensus: Check all cynicism at the door and allow A Man Called Otto to tug at your heartstrings with its tried-and-true tune — it just might sing.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Mack Bayda, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller

Directed By: Marc Forster, Marc Forster, Renée Wolfe, Louise Rosner

Critics Consensus: A Hologram for the King amiably ambles through a narrative desert, saved by an oasis of a performance from the ever-dependable Tom Hanks.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Omar Elba, Sarita Choudhury, Sidse Babett Knudsen

Directed By: Tom Tykwer, Steven Shareshian, Gastón Pavlovich, Claudia Bluemhuber

Critics Consensus: By turns fluffy and biting, this show biz comedy is given girth by comic heavyweight John Malkovich and made all the more charming by Emily Blunt.

Starring: John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Steve Zahn

Directed By: Sean McGinly, Steven Shareshian, Marvin V. Acuna

Critics Consensus: Great chemistry between the leads made this a warm and charming delight.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey, Greg Kinnear

Directed By: Nora Ephron, G. Mac Brown, Julie Durk, Delia Ephron

Starring: Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson, Tim Thomerson

Directed By: Nicholas Meyer

Critics Consensus: Its sprawling, ambitious blend of thought-provoking narrative and eye-catching visuals will prove too unwieldy for some, but the sheer size and scope of Cloud Atlas are all but impossible to ignore.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving

Directed By: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Philip Lee

Critics Consensus: Joe Versus the Volcano erupts with plenty of screwball energy and thoughtful observations about living to the fullest, but its existential ambition may prove too goofy for some audiences.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack

Directed By: John Patrick Shanley, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg

Critics Consensus: The Terminal transcends its flaws through the sheer virtue of its crowd-pleasing message and a typically solid star turn from Tom Hanks.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Chi McBride

Directed By: Steven Spielberg, Andrew Niccol, Patricia Whitcher, Jason Hoffs

Starring: Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, Eva Marie Saint, Héctor Elizondo

Directed By: Garry Marshall, Roger M. Rothstein

Critics Consensus: The ‘Burbs has an engaging premise, likable cast, and Joe Dante at the helm — so the mixed-up genre exercise they produce can’t help but feel like a disappointment.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun

Directed By: Joe Dante

Starring: Sally Field, Tom Hanks, John Goodman, Mark Rydell

Directed By: David Seltzer

Critics Consensus: Though the movie is visually stunning overall, the animation for the human characters isn’t lifelike enough, and the story is padded.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Michael Jeter, Nona Gaye, Peter Scolari

Directed By: Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks, Jack Rapke

Critics Consensus: Hanks’ performance in the lead role is inspired, but this is a relatively minor offering from the Coen brothers.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons

Directed By: Joel Coen

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tawny Kitaen, Adrian Zmed, George Grizzard

Directed By: Neal Israel, Sharad Patel, Joe Roth

Starring: Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Godunov, Maureen Stapleton

Directed By: Richard Benjamin, Steven Spielberg

Critics Consensus: Tom Hanks makes Turner and Hooch more entertaining than it might look on paper, but ultimately, this is still a deeply silly comedy about a cop and a canine.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, Reginald VelJohnson

Directed By: Roger Spottiswoode, Daniel Petrie Jr.

Critics Consensus: While it’s sporadically funny and certainly well-cast, Dragnet is too clumsy and inconsistent to honor its classic source material.

Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Christopher Plummer, Harry Morgan

Directed By: Tom Mankiewicz, Bernie Brillstein

Starring: Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman, Lori Singer, Charles Durning

Directed By: Stan Dragoti

Critics Consensus: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close has a story worth telling, but it deserves better than the treacly and pretentious treatment director Stephen Daldry gives it.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, Zoe Caldwell

Directed By: Stephen Daldry, Celia D. Costas, Mark Roybal, Nora Skinner

Critics Consensus: Angels and Demons is a fast-paced thrill ride, and an improvement on the last Dan Brown adaptation, but the storyline too often wavers between implausible and ridiculous, and does not translate effectively to the big screen.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Armin Mueller-Stahl

Directed By: Ron Howard, Todd Hallowell, Dan Brown

Critics Consensus: Despite the relaxed, easy chemistry of stars Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, Larry Crowne is surprisingly bland and conventional.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Bryan Cranston, Cedric the Entertainer

Directed By: Tom Hanks, Steven Shareshian, Jeb Brody, Fabrice Gianfermi

Critics Consensus: While it’s heartening to see director Robert Zemeckis return to humanistic storytelling, Here‘s stagey conceit and overabundance of spectacle rob it of emotional resonance.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly

Directed By: Robert Zemeckis, Jeremy Johns, Andrew Golov, Thom Zadra

Critics Consensus: Visually dazzling but soulless, the largely inert Pinocchio reaffirms that you should always let your conscience be your guide… away from unnecessary remakes.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Cynthia Erivo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Directed By: Robert Zemeckis, Jacqueline Levine, Jack Rapke, Alexandra Derbyshire

Critics Consensus: What makes Dan Brown’s novel a best seller is evidently not present in this dull and bloated movie adaptation of The Da Vinci Code.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina

Directed By: Ron Howard, Dan Brown, Todd Hallowell

Starring: Sam Shepard, Hamish Linklater, Alex Neustaedter, Jack Quaid

Directed By: Meg Ryan, Jason Cloth, Aaron L. Gilbert, Gary Goetzman

Critics Consensus: Senselessly frantic and altogether shallow, Inferno sends the Robert Langdon trilogy spiraling to a convoluted new low.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Omar Sy, Irrfan Khan

Directed By: Ron Howard, David B. Householter, Dan Brown, William M. Connor

Critics Consensus: The Circle assembles an impressive cast, but this digitally driven thriller spins aimlessly in its half-hearted exploration of timely themes.

Starring: Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Karen Gillan

Directed By: James Ponsoldt, Stefanie Azpiazu, Ron Schmidt, Sally Willcox

Critics Consensus: The Bonfire of the Vanities is a vapid adaptation of a thoughtful book, fatally miscast and shorn of the source material’s crucial sense of irony. Add it to the pyre of Hollywood’s ambitious failures.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Kim Cattrall

Directed By: Brian De Palma, Peter Guber, Christine Peters, Jon Peters