Tom Hanks believes he has made only four good films in his 40-year career

Forty career, 120 films and series, two Oscars for philadelphia cream in 1994 and Forrest Gump in 1995, but also several masterpieces on the clock such as The Green Line, Apollo 13, Alone in the world, or We have to save the soldier Ryan…Tom Hanks’ incredible career would make more than one actor green with envy…

Tom Hanks very hard on himself

And yet the Hollywood star, now 66, isn’t exactly proud of his resume. On the occasion of the promotion of his book The making of another major cinematic masterpiece, Tom Hanks returned to his career in an interview with the American magazine People, and was not very kind to himself. “I make a ton of movies out of it and only four of them are good I think. I’m following The book will be published by Penguin Random House in the UK and US on May 9, 2023. For now , no French release date has been announced. s always impressed with the way a film is made. The way a simple idea becomes an image on the screen… This whole process is a miracle“, he explains.

A novel about the making of a film

Tom Hanks has not revealed the titles of the four films he considers the best of his career. A little clue: in November 2021, the actor confided during an appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast podcast hosted by journalist Bill Simmons, that the films An extraordinary team, Cloud Atlas and Alone in the world were among his favorites.

Tom Hanks’ novel, his very first book, retraces the creation of a film over 80 years through the story of several characters: a soldier, his five-year-old nephew and finally a director. The book will be published by Penguin Random House in the UK and the US on May 9, 2023. No French release date has yet been announced.