The Role: Sam Baldwin

Why It’s The Best: In possibly one of the most beloved romcoms from the 90s, Hanks is Sam Baldwin, a widower whose 8-year-old son is trying to set him up with a new wife via a late night radio talk show.

It's a testament to the Hankster's charm that the icky premise works. He can play larger than life characters with childish abandon (see Big), but he knows when to underplay.

Iconic Moment: The meeting atop the Empire State building as Sam and Annie (Meg Ryan) had just missed each other in the elevator.

Tom Says: “I like the dynamic of who I got to play in this, it was very understandable and very emotional, very real and truthful.”