Tom Hanks – Stream On Demand

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Catch Me If You Can’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, BAFTA winner, Based on a nonfiction book, based on a true story, Blu-ray, caper, drama, DVD, Have You Seen...?, HBO Max, Streaming Movies, SVOD 03/21/2023 Sean Axmaker

FBI agent Tom Hanks chases check forger Leonardo DiCaprio in Spielberg’s lively take on the true story of a con man who successfully posed as a pilot, a lawyer, and a doctor, and passed millions in forged checks, all before his 21st birthday.

Tom Hanks in 'A Hologram for the King,' directed by Tom Tykwer

Tom Hanks brings ‘A Hologram for the King’ on Peacock

!Featured, based on a novel, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Have You Seen...?, Peacock, Streaming Movies, SVOD 02/09/2023 Sean Axmaker

Tom Tykwer directs this mix of comedy and drama about a crisis of purpose and identity for an old-schoolbusinessman trying to remain relevant in the modern world. Based on the novel by Dave Eggers.

Tom Hanks is on the ‘Road to Perdition’ on Netflix

!Featured, Academy Award, BAFTA winner, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, Crime, DVD, gangsters, Netflix, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 01/08/2023 Sean Axmaker

Sam Mendes followed up his Oscar-winning ‘American Beauty’ with a dark, Depression-era gangster drama costarring Paul Newman and Jude Law.

‘Charlie Wilson’s War’ – Tom Hanks vs. the USSR on Peacock

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, based on a true story, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, Election Special, Have You Seen...?, Peacock, Politics, Streaming Movies, SVOD 09/12/2022 Sean Axmaker

Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman costar in this breezy take on “the outrageous true story” of a minor congressman who secretly funded a rebellion against the Soviet Union.

Tom Hanks is ‘Big’ on Hulu

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Blu-ray, Comedy, Directed by Women, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, Hulu, Kid Stuff, Streaming Movies, SVOD 09/01/2022 Sean Axmaker

Penny Marshall directs this warm-hearted comedy of an adolescent boy who wakes up in the body of an adult and explores the grown-up world with a job in a toy company.

Kevin Pollak's documentary 'Misery Loves Comedy' on Amazon Prime

‘Misery Loves Comedy’ – Comedians reflect on Peacock

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Documentary 06/28/2022 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

“Do you have to be miserable to be funny?” That’s the question that comedian and actor Kevin Pollak poses to his fellow performers in this documentary.

Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, and Ed Burns in Steven Spielberg's World War II platoon drama

‘Saving Private Ryan’ – Spielberg, Hanks, and WWII on Netflix and Paramount+

!Featured, Academy Award, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Essential Viewing, inspired by a true story, Netflix, Paramount+, Streaming Movies, SVOD, war 05/01/2022 Sean Axmaker

Steven Spielberg delivers a classic platoon drama with a new mission in this Oscar-winning World War II epic set during the D-Day invasion.

Tom Hanks is ‘Larry Crowne’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, HBO Max, Streaming Movies, SVOD 04/25/2022 Sean Axmaker

Hanks also cowrites and directs this amiable, unambitious story of a downsized worker who goes back to college for a new start.

‘Toy Story 2’ – back to the toy store on Disney+

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Animation, Blu-ray, childhood, Comedy, Disney+, DVD, family friendly, Kid Stuff, SVOD 04/21/2022 Sean Axmaker

The first sequel from animation powerhouse Pixar is actually livelier and funnier than the superb original.

‘Toy Story’ – Pixar begins on Disney+

!Featured, Academy Award, Animation, Blu-ray, childhood, Comedy, Disney+, DVD, family friendly, Kid Stuff, SVOD 03/17/2022 Sean Axmaker

Tom Hanks and Tim Allen lead the voice cast of this landmark film, the first computer animated feature to get a big release and the begining of domination of CGI in animated movies.