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Decider is giving thanks for Tom Hanks and his illustrious film career by devoting a full week to the actor, his films, and his enduring influence on pop culture. It’s our second annual Hanksgiving Week!
For over three glorious decades, American actor Tom Hanks has enchanted our hearts with his unique blend of exceptional charm and everyday humanity. However, he’s never exactly been considered sexy. Sure, he’s the American Mr. Darcy. With the help of Nora Ephron and Ron Howard, Hanks became the male sweetheart of 20th century American cinema, but he never exuded the raw animal energy that defines heartthrobs and sex symbols.
Or did he?
We decided to go through Mr. Hanks’ legendary oeuvre in the hopes of finding proof that Tom Hanks can be just as sexy as your garden variety hunks. Sure, he’s doesn’t have the matinee idol looks of a Hemsworth or the brooding cool of Idris Elba, but Hanks has been cast in some steamy roles. Here are ten moments from Tom Hanks’ career that come the closest to being “sexy.” We’re calling it “Hanksy Panky,” because it’s how Tom Hanks gets down, dirty, and mischievous with his bad self.
They say you can tell how good a person is in bed by his dancing, and in Carly Rae Jepsen's ebullient music video for her peppy crush song "I Really Like You," Tom Hanks serves up his moves. HOT.
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What's more impressive? Winning the Medal of Honor, running all over America, or finally getting out of the friendzone with Robin Wright?
[Where To Stream Splash]Everett Collection
While Kathleen Kelly and Joe Fox never have sex, they do have a sweet kiss in public. PDA, alert, guys! That's kind of kinky!
[Where To Stream Splash] Everett Collection
You may remember Sleepless in Seattle as a beautiful story about how love can thrive on opposite coasts, but we remember it as a movie poster so full of sexual tension that Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan's heads flew off their bodies and into the starry sky.
[Where To Stream Splash]Everett Collection
It's more than a buddy comedy; it's a film about Tom Hanks sharing his bed (and the sight of his bare chest) with a dog.
[Where To Stream Turner and Hooch]Everett Collection
It's fair to call Splash a "wet dream" of a movie, right? Because everyone gets literally wet...you know?
[Where To Stream Splash]Everett Collection
In Joe Versus The Volcano, Tom Hanks' Joe represented us and the volcano represented our violent passions about to combust. Or something like that...
[Where To Stream Joe Versus The Volcano] Everett Collection
If you don't understand the erotic allure of Woody, then you need to get hip to Tyler Coates and Joel Kim Booster's "Would You Rather?"column on the subject.
[Where To Stream Toy Story] Everett Collection
Remember when Tom Hanks had a lady's hand on his chest? That was kind of uncomfortably sexy, right?
[Where To Stream Bachelor Party]Everett Collection
Alright, alright, fine! Tom Hanks is not necessarily the sexiest man alive. He doesn't infuse every performance with heat, but that's why we love him. He's the sweet everyman with a heart of gold. Which is why -- drumroll please -- his sexiest role of all time is in the film Volunteers. That's where he met, wooed, and won his longtime wife and soul mate Rita Wilson. Swoon!
[Where To Stream Volunteers] Everett Collection
What do all these moments prove? Tom Hanks is a delight, even if he isn’t our foremost sex god.
