Tom Hanks won successive Oscars in the ’90s for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, but it was the 1988 comedy-drama Big that bagged him his first nomination. Indeed, the star has arguably never been better than he is here, playing a 12-year-old boy whose wish to be “big” comes true. Of course, the kid soon discovers that being a grown-up isn’t all it’s cracked up to be – despite his remarkable success at a major toy company – but Hanks kept me rooting for Josh with a performance of believable naivety.
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