| 100% | SULLY | 5 | 2016 Tom Hanks biopic about a hero pilot |
| 54% | SULLY | 5 | 2016 biopic about a heroic pilot |
| 54% | SULLY | 5 | 2016 movie about a hero pilot |
| 52% | SULLY | 5 | 2016 Tom Hanks movie based on the true story of a pilot |
| 49% | SULLY | 5 | 2016 movie where Tom Hanks played a pilot |
| 43% | BRIDGEOFSPIES | 13 | 2015 film starring Tom Hanks which is about a lawyer who negotiates the release of a U.S. pilot: 3 wds. |
| 43% | BIG | 3 | Tom Hanks movie about a boy suddenly becoming an adult |
| 42% | SPLASH | 6 | 1984 Tom Hanks film about a mermaid |
| 35% | AMELIA | 6 | 2009 biopic about a flyer |
| 35% | EPIC | 4 | Long poem about a hero |
| 34% | STEVEJOBS | 9 | 2015 biopic about a computer visionary |
| 34% | HOFFA | 5 | 1992 biopic about a labor leader |
| 34% | ITONYA | 6 | 2017 biopic about a figure skater |
| 34% | CAPTAINSULLY | 12 | Tom Hanks pilot role |
| 33% | RBG | 3 | Oscar-nominated biopic about a Supreme Court justice |
| 33% | SULLY | 5 | Hero pilot played by Hanks, informally |
| 32% | BEOWULF | 7 | Poem about a geatland hero |
| 32% | RAGINGBULL | 10 | 1980 Robert De Niro biopic about a boxer: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BRIANSSONG | 10 | 1971 James Caan biopic about a football player: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LECID | 5 | Massenet opera about a Spanish hero |
| 32% | ZORRO | 5 | Allende novel about a masked hero |
| 31% | CASTAWAY | 8 | Tom Hanks and a volleyball stranded on an island |
| 31% | BIG | 3 | Tom Hanks movie featuring a giant piano |
| 31% | CAGE | 4 | "Luke ___" (Netflix show about a Marvel hero) |
| 31% | ZORRO | 5 | Isabelle Allende novel about a masked hero |
| 31% | TOPGUN | 6 | Tom Cruise starred in this 1986 film about a pilot |
| 31% | SAG | 3 | Org. of which Tom Hanks is a member |
| 31% | CID | 3 | "El ___" (Charlton Heston film about a Spanish hero) |
| 30% | TOYSTORY | 8 | Animated film in which Tom Hanks plays a cowboy |
| 30% | TETRIS | 6 | 2023 biopic about the creation of a video game |