Every Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan Movie, Ranked Worst To Best
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan have made three romantic comedies together, but how do they rank from worst to best? Individually, the two stars enjoyed a high level of popularity in the '90s, but they especially sizzled when on-screen together. The films that Hanks and Ryan made are still considered iconic romantic comedies today.
When Meg Ryan first got her start in the '80s, she had a few minor roles, including a stint on soap opera As the World Turns and a role as Carole Bradshaw, the wife of pilot Goose in Top Gun. However, Ryan didn't truly break out into the mainstream until 1989's rom-com When Harry Met Sally, where she co-starred with Billy Crystal. The film was a massive hit, earning a Golden Globe nomination for Ryan and cementing her as a star. As for Tom Hanks, who started out in horror with the 1980 slasher film He Knows You're Alone, his breakthrough moment also happened because of an '80s romantic comedy: 1984's Splash, where he played a man who falls in love with a mermaid (Daryl Hannah).
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Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks first worked together in Joe Versus the Volcano, directed by John Patrick Shanley, who previously won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for the 1987 romantic comedy Moonstruck. Moonstruck was a hit with audiences, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of 1987, and was critically acclaimed, garnering Oscar wins for Cher and Olympia Dukakis as well as a Golden Globe nomination for Coppola family member Nicolas Cage. However, Joe Versus the Volcano was a box office flop and got mixed reviews from critics, though the film now has a cult following. Despite Joe Versus the Volcano's failure, Hollywood saw something in the Tom Hanks and Meg
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