Tom Hanks Talks The ‘Incredibly Important Movie’ From His Career That He Says No One Ever References

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There are plenty of people who can probably name the best Tom Hanks movies. Whenever his name comes up, viewers probably think of hit films like "Splash," "Big," "Sleepless in Seattle," "Forrest Gump," "Philadelphia," "Cast Away," etc. (Hanks himself has specific thoughts on his best flicks and the "casual slaughter" that comes with making them.) But there’s one movie that the 66-year-old actor thinks doesn't get referenced too often. With that, the two-time Oscar winner took some time to highlight the "incredibly important movie" during a chat.  Throughout his career, the "A Man Called Otto" star has proven he can master any genre, whether it be comedy or drama. While a number of his movies get referenced by fans, Tom Hanks feels the one people don't discuss is the acclaimed 2002 crime drama "Road to Perdition." The underrated gem came up during the star's interview with CinemaBlend's own "ReelBlend" podcast when the hosts called the film one of their favorites from Hanks. Once it was brought up, the witty actor took the time to reflect on the movie, making specific note of his esteemed collaborators

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00:00 - Not to like geek out about other films,

00:03 but you telling Michael Jr.

00:05 I know that he couldn't kill Jude Law

00:07 in "Road to Perdition" is the one that gets me.

00:09 When he couldn't pull the trigger.

00:10 That's the one that crushes my soul.

00:13 - Yeah, and there you have,

00:15 you just gave me chills because I got news for you.

00:19 For one reason or another,

00:20 no one references "Road to Perdition"

00:24 and that was a incredibly important movie for me.

00:26 - It's a masterpiece.

00:27 - For me to go through.

00:28 - No, I don't, not, guy, it was shot by Conrad Hall, okay?

00:33 It has poem in it.

00:33 - The best work of his career.

00:35 - And you have me in it, you know,

00:38 Don Mustache with a hat on it,

00:41 but you also have two of guys who turned out to be

00:44 two of the biggest motion picture presences

00:46 in the history of the industry

00:49 with Jude Law and Danny Craig.

00:52 - Right, right, right.

00:53 - And I killed both of them.

00:54 Isn't that right, staff?

00:55 (laughing)

00:56 That's right, I killed both of them.

00:58 - You also kill some actor named Paul Newman.

01:01 - I do indeed.

01:02 - In the rain.

01:03 - That's right, but the moment that you're talking about

01:06 right there is that moment where hopefully

01:10 the entire audience sees for the first time

01:13 what Michael Sullivan has seen all through.

01:17 I am on this "Road to Perdition"

01:19 because my son cannot be the killer that I am.

01:23 And one is he doesn't have it inside him

01:25 and number two, I am not going to sentence him to that life.

01:30 Now, you got me thinking about literally,

01:34 I got my skin is standing up on the back of my head.

01:38 - This is Jake's favorite movie.

01:39 This is Manny's favorite movie.

01:40 - Wow, that's a biggie, man.

01:41 That's a biggie.

01:42 - That's a big one.

01:43 - Sam, I've got it, you know, Sam Mendes as the director.

01:48 That's a serious, people always say,

01:50 so what do you think, you know,

01:52 what movies will they be talking about years from now?

01:55 I said, well, you know, like as a guy on,

01:58 who watches Turner Classic movies a lot

02:00 and the more obscure and unknown a movie from 1940s

02:05 or the 1950s, the better,

02:07 because I have no preconceived notions about it.

02:10 I don't know anything about it.

02:11 And when you watch one of those movies

02:13 and it's "Cracker Jack" and it's incredibly moving,

02:17 and all I can think of is this,

02:18 I'm so glad this movie lasts forever.

02:20 So I got a chance to revisit it now.

02:21 That might be the case with the road to perdition.

02:24 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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