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Over his long career, how many good movies has Tom Hanks made?
According to Hanks himself in a recent interview withPeople, the answer is four.
And thats with the qualification that these four were not very good or near great but merely pretty good.
Meaning that Hanks might not have just been being a little cheeky in thePeopleinterview.
Maybe he truly believes that he has only made four pretty good movies.
The question well attempt to answer today: What are those four movies?
Before we dive in, there is one potential clue in thatPeoplestory.
The four movies tidbit occurs in the context of Hanks talking about his experiences in film production.
So no animation, got it?
Another assumption Im going to make is that none of these four movies came out before the early 90s.
What else doesnt make the cut?
Probably his directorial debut,That Thing You Do.
And probablyThe Da Vinci Code, which he called hooey in theNew YorkTimesback in June.
(At some point afterward, he added a fourthE, enthrall.)
That gets us halfway there.
What about either of his Oscar-winning films,PhiladelphiaandForrest Gump?
Funnily enough, Hanks discussed both films with theTimesthis year, and his preference seemed clear.
Were down to one open spot.
This is not the only time Hanks has mentionedCloud Atlasunprompted while discussing his best work.
I was in a movie calledCloud Atlasthat went right over everybodys heads, he told theTimes.
So there you have it.
