Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Our #2 'Saving Private Ryan' is an epic WWII film with great care, detail, and direction by Steven Spielberg. Hanks plays the role of Captain John Miller, who sets out to find Private Ryan, the last living son of a family. The movie is courageous, heartbreaking, honest, gruesome, and patriotic. Hanks was nominated for both an Academy Award and Golden Globe in 1999 for his outstanding performance in the film.