Name a movie starring Tom Hanks

Last seen Dive #11. 55 accepted answers on the published sheet.

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Hints

Hint 1. 55 accepted answers. A strong pick is a single word, about 9 letters.

Hint 2 — a solid, typeable answer

Elvis

Hint 3 — a rare answer

Punchline · 100 pts

Best safe pick
Punchline One in a Krillion 100 pts

Ranked by rarity × how easy it is to type in 25 seconds. Too Clever answers are treated as risky.

Best rare answers

  • Punchline 100 pts · One in a Krillion
  • Dragnet 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Greyhound 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Here 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Inferno 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Pinocchio 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Volunteers 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Cloud Atlas 85 pts · Deep Cut

Strong alternatives

  • Elvis 60 pts
  • Finch 60 pts
  • The 'Burbs 60 pts
  • The Post 60 pts
  • The Terminal 60 pts
  • Bridge of Spies 60 pts
  • The Money Pit 60 pts
  • Turner and Hooch 60 pts

Avoid — Plankton

Everyone else will type these. Ten points is a surface skim.

  • Cast Away 10
  • Forrest Gump 10
  • Saving Private Ryan 10
  • Toy Story 10

All accepted answers

Prompt 1 of 1

Name a movie starring Tom Hanks

● One in a Krillion · 1 ● Deep Cut · 21 ● Rare · 14 ● Schooler · 14 ● Too Clever · 1 ● Plankton · 4
One in a Krillion +100 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • Punchline +100
Deep Cut +85 21 answers — tap to reveal
  • A Hologram for the King +85
  • Angels and Demons +85
  • Asteroid City +85
  • Bachelor Party +85
  • Cloud Atlas +85
  • Dragnet +85
  • Every Time We Say Goodbye +85
  • Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close +85
  • Greyhound +85
  • Here +85
  • Inferno +85
  • Larry Crowne +85
  • Mazes and Monsters +85
  • Nothing in Common +85
  • Pinocchio +85
  • The Bonfire of the Vanities +85
  • The Circle +85
  • The Great Buck Howard +85
  • The Ladykillers +85
  • The Man with One Red Shoe +85
  • Volunteers +85
Rare +60 14 answers — tap to reveal
  • A Man Called Otto +60
  • Bridge of Spies +60
  • Charlie Wilson's War +60
  • Elvis +60
  • Finch +60
  • News of the World +60
  • Road to Perdition +60
  • Saving Mr. Banks +60
  • That Thing You Do! +60
  • The 'Burbs +60
  • The Money Pit +60
  • The Post +60
  • The Terminal +60
  • Turner and Hooch +60
Schooler +30 14 answers — tap to reveal
  • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood +30
  • A League of Their Own +30
  • Apollo 13 +30
  • Big +30
  • Captain Phillips +30
  • Catch Me If You Can +30
  • Philadelphia +30
  • Sleepless in Seattle +30
  • Splash +30
  • Sully +30
  • The Da Vinci Code +30
  • The Green Mile +30
  • The Polar Express +30
  • You've Got Mail +30
Too Clever +15 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • Joe Versus the Volcano +15
Plankton +10 4 answers — tap to reveal
  • Cast Away +10
  • Forrest Gump +10
  • Saving Private Ryan +10
  • Toy Story +10