I Just Rewatched An Early Tom Hanks Movie On Netflix, And What’s Up With The Lack Of Comedies In His Career Lately?
by admin | May 26, 2025 | Articles, Cinemablend Articles |
One of my favorite things about my Netflix subscription is how many classic movies there always are to explore, and the other night, I was looking for a comfort comedy that would put a smile on my face. The movie I landed on with my partner was 1986’s The Money Pit. I remember having a lot of laughs with it when I was younger, and man, it didn’t disappoint nearly 40 years after its release. And, I have to say, the viewing had me thinking about Tom Hanks’ career on a broader scale.
It’s pretty wild to think about all the movies Tom Hanks has made across his 45-year career thus far. As the 68-year-old soon will be featured in the new Wes Anderson movie, The Phoenician Scheme, and will reprise Woody for Toy Story 5 next year, I want to talk more about my hopes for the Oscar winner to return to his comedy era.
I Rewatched The Money Pit On Netflix, And I Had The Best Time
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And I’ve seen this movie so many times, too! I knew it was coming, and there I was still laughing so hard.
so many hilarious quotes from them. Oh, and I can’t count the number of times I’ve rewatched You’ve Got Mail (which was from 1998, but somewhat a return to form). Tom Hanks is such a charismatic leading man in romantic comedies, and much as he is a great lead of a comedic plotline, and I wish there were more of them from recent years.
Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis likely wouldn’t have trusted him with his “bigger” roles over the years. I actually think Hanks is so amazing in so many genres because he mastered comedy so early on. I mean, I think about Cast Away, which can be a very dramatic movie considering it centers on a character who is alone on an island and could die alone there, and how Hanks makes it better because he adds his comedic chops and that element about how one would be if they were on their own trying to survive.
Even though it’s been a while since a comedic Tom Hanks movie came out, I just think we need to start connecting him with his comedic roots because it’s a lot of what makes the actor as good as he is.
highest-grossing actors ever, were to star in a comedy movie again, I think that could be a big deal for a lot of people. It would have to be under the right circumstances, but I’m really rooting for this for Hanks now.
