Friday, December 19, 2025

Tag: Tom Hanks

Phoenician Scheme, The (2025)

Benicio Del Toro stars as Zsa-Zsa Korda in director Wes Anderson's THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of TPS Productions/Focus Features © 2025 All Rights Reserved.

Title: The Phoenician Scheme
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Written by: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Starring: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Richard Ayoade, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend, and Hope Davis
Release Date: 6/6/2025
Running Time: 101 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

The story of a family and a family business.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: Some classical paintings are shown during the credits, along with one amusing piece called “Zsa Zsa and Hilda Before the Crash.”

Memoriam:
In memory of
Fouad Mikhael Maalouf
Born in Bethlehem
Died in London
Shaded in life by the cedars of Lebanon

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

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Freaky Tales (2024)*

Pedro Pascal as Clint in Freaky Tales. Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate

Title: Freaky Tales
Rating: R
Directed by: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck
Written by: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Jay Ellis, Normani, Dominique Thorne, Jack Champion, Ji-young Yoo, Angus Cloud, and Tom Hanks
Release Date: 4/4/2025
Running Time: 106 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Set in 1987 Oakland, Freaky Tales is a multi-track mixtape of colorful characters — an NBA star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, teen punks, neo-Nazis, and a debt collector — on a collision course in a fever dream of showdowns and battles.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

Click to see what's during the credits
We se Tom Hanks as Hank the manager at Late Night Video. He’s on the phone with a customer and warns them to rewind and return their copy of Raiders of the Lost Ark. He says he’s going to charge them and then swears at them. This is followed by a music video by Danger Zone.


Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (0 rating, 4 votes)
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Memoriam:
In Loving Memory of
Angus Cloud
and
Wayne “Loc” Shaw
“Dedicated to the people, the culture, the music, of the Bay Area.”

Special thanks to Frank and Reynaldo for this submission

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Here (2024)

Title: Here
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Written by: Eric Roth and Robert Zemeckis
Based on the graphic novel by: Richard McGuire
Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly, and Michelle Dockery
Release Date: 11/1/2024
Running Time: 104 minutes

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IMDb

What did you think of this film?

A generational story about families and the special place they inhabit, sharing in love, loss, laughter, and life.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission


Asteroid City (2023)

Scarlett Johansson stars as "Midge Campbell" in writer/director Wes Anderson's ASTEROID CITY, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features

Title: Asteroid City
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Written by: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan, and Jeff Goldblum
Release Date: 6/23/2023
Running Time: 104 minutes

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IMDb

What did you think of this film?

The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission


Man Called Otto, A (2022)*

Tom Hanks is Otto Anderson in Columbia Pictures A MAN CALLED OTTO. Photo by: Niko Tavernise

Title: A Man Called Otto
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Marc Forster
Written by: David Magee
Based on the novel by: Fredrik Backman
Based on the film by: Hannes Holm
Starring: Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Truman Hanks, and Mike Birbiglia
Release Date: 1/4/2023
Running Time: 126 minutes

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IMDb

What did you think of this film?

The story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grump who no longer sees purpose in his life following the loss of his wife. Otto is ready to end it all, but his plans are interrupted when a lively young family moves in next door, and he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol. She challenges him to see life differently, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world around.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
Pictures of Otto with Marisol and her family, along with drawings by her kids, are shown.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Dedication: For Wolfi

Special thanks to Frank and Alisa for this submission


Pinocchio (2022)

Title: Pinocchio
Rating: PG
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Written by: Robert Zemeckis and Chris Weitz
Based on the book by: Carlo Collodi
Starring: Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key, Lorraine Bracco, Cynthia Erivo, Luke Evans, Kyanne Lamaya, Giuseppe Battiston, and Lewin Lloyd
Release Date: 9/8/2022
Running Time: 105 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

A live action and CGI retelling of the tale of a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No


Elvis (2022)

Title: Elvis
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
Written by: Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, and Jeremy Doner
Starring: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Luke Bracey, Natasha Bassett, David Wenham, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Xavier Samuel, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Dacre Montgomery, Leon Ford, Gareth Davies, Charles Grounds, Josh McConville, and Adam Dunn
Release Date: 6/24/2022
Running Time: 159 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Elvis’s (Butler) story is seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). As told by Parker, the film delves into the complex dynamic between the two spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission


News of the World (2020)

(from left) Johanna Leonberger (Helena Zengel) and Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Tom Hanks) in News of the World, co-written and directed by Paul Greengrass.

Title: News of the World
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
Written by: Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies
Based on the novel by: Paulette Jiles
Starring: Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel
Release Date: 12/25/2020
Running Time: 118 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Five years after the end of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Hanks), a veteran of three wars, now moves from town to town as a non-fiction storyteller, sharing the news of presidents and queens, glorious feuds, devastating catastrophes, and gripping adventures from the far reaches of the globe.

In the plains of Texas, he crosses paths with Johanna (Helena Zengel), a 10-year-old taken in by the Kiowa people six years earlier and raised as one of their own. Johanna, hostile to a world she’s never experienced, is being returned to her biological aunt and uncle against her will.

Kidd agrees to deliver the child where the law says she belongs. As they travel hundreds of miles into the unforgiving wilderness, the two will face tremendous challenges of both human and natural forces as they search for a place that either can call home.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Tony, Patrick, and Sam for this submission


Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)

Title: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm aka. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Rating: R
Directed by: Jason Woliner
Written by: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman, Lee Kern, and Nina Pedrad
Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova, Tom Hanks, Dani Popescu, Manuel Vieru, Miroslav Tolj, Alin Popa, Macy Chanel, Nicoleta Ciobanu, Rudy Giuliani, and Mike Pence
Release Date: 10/23/2020
Running Time: 95 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Follow-up film to the 2006 comedy centering on the real-life adventures of a fictional Kazakh television journalist named Borat.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Dedication: In dedication to Judith Dim Evans
1932 – 2020

“I feel obligated to be a good person and to bring good to the world. We owe the dead.”

JudithDimEvans.com

Special thanks to Frank for this submission


Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, A (2019)*

Tom Hanks stars as Mister Rogers in TriStar Pictures' A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. Photo by: Lacey Terrell

Title: A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
Rating: PG
Directed by: Marielle Heller
Written by: Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster
Starring: Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Chris Cooper
Release Date: 11/22/2019
Running Time: 108 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

A timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love and forgiveness from America’s most beloved neighbor.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
There are various clips of the crew building models used in this film. During which, we hear Mr. Rogers sing “You’ve Got to Do It”, ending with footage of him finishing singing the song.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (+1 rating, 1 votes)
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Memoriam: In Loving Memory of Jim Emswiller

Special thanks to Gabe, Debra, and Christian for this submission