Forrest Gump  - Hanks won his second consecutive Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the titular character, Forrest Gump, in this iconic film directed by Robert Zemeckis.

Saving Private Ryan - Hanks starred as Captain John H. Miller, leading a group of soldiers on a mission to find and bring home a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action during World War II.

Cast Away - In this survival drama directed by Robert Zemeckis, Hanks plays Chuck Noland, a FedEx executive stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash. 

Philadelphia (1993) - Hanks won his first Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Andrew Beckett, a lawyer battling AIDS who is wrongfully terminated from his job.

Hanks portrayed astronaut Jim Lovell in this gripping retelling of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission.

Hanks lent his voice to the character of Woody, the cowboy doll, in Pixar's beloved animated film series.

Hanks starred as Captain Richard Phillips in this biographical thriller directed by Paul Greengrass. The film recounts the hijacking of the MV Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates in 2009

In this fantasy comedy directed by Penny Marshall, Hanks plays Josh Baskin, a young boy who makes a wish to be "big" and wakes up in the body of an adult.

The Green Mile - Hanks starred as prison guard Paul Edgecomb in this supernatural drama directed by Frank Darabont, based on the Stephen King novel.