Tom Hanks is one of the most celebrated actors of the ’80s and the ’90s. He has widely known for his comedic as well as dramatic presence on screen. Tom Hanks is regarded as America’s cultural icon and one of the most recognisable actors worldwide. He is also the highest-grossing actor of all times with his movies grossing over $4.9 Billion in North America and more than $9.96 Billion worldwide. The sixty four year old legendary actor has worked in many genres of film from comedic to dramatic, proving that he is a truly versatile actor. Today we are going to take a look at top action movies by legendary actor Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks started his career in the year 1977 but made his breakthrough in Hollywood by landing leading roles in two comedy films Splash and Big in the year 1984 and 1988 respectively. Tom Hanks is a recipient of two Academy Award for the Best Actor category which he won for his terrific performance in the 1993 movie Philadelphia. Along with that, he is also a winner of seven Primetime Emmy Awards for his work in the industry as a producer.
Tom Hanks movies aren’t heavily filled with action stunts and sequences like you would expect from Vin Diesel’s movies or Jason Statham movies. Tom Hanks movies have subtle action in them they are mostly towards thriller and mystery. So the movies that can be considered close to action movies are Saving Pirate Ryan, Catch me if you can, Angels and Demon, Cast Away and Inferno.
These movies of Tom Hanks can be called action movie, even though they don’t have much of stunts and action sequences they are just as thrilling and interesting. Tom Hanks performance in these movies is mindblowing and you should definitely give it a try.
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