14. Sleepless in Seattle, “Sam Baldwin” (1993)
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It can be argued that ’93 began Hanks’ run as a consistent box-office superstar. Sleepless is another collaboration with late director-writer Ephron and fellow star Meg Ryan. Both a critical and commercial smash, the movie proved Hanks can play the romantic lead and thrive in the rom-com universe. As if we had any doubts that he could pull it off.