1. Chopsticks - Big
Tom Hanks' greatest moment on screen is no easy task to decide with such a vast and diverse selection of roles, so it's not without considerable thought that Big is crowned as one of his best performances. As children, it's hard to imagine what life as an adult will be like, who we'll meet and possibly marry or have our own children with. But 1988's family-fun film Big, directed by Penny Marshall, is a classic Hanks movie moment. Resulting in a favourable Oscar nod and a Golden Globe award for his performance as Josh, Hanks began to build his career as one of the major players in Hollywood. But there's one scene that will never be forgotten and it even cropped up again in a recent airing of The Jonathan Ross show, clearly Hanks has never forgotten those piano skills. Played on a giant electronic floor piano, Josh who wishes to be "big" at a fairground's Zoltar machine - and toy store boss Macmillan step in time to the rhythm of Heart and Soul and Chopsticks, much to the approval of parents and children looking on in delight. It's such a light-hearted and simple scene that before you know it your face has cracked out into a huge grin, your feet are tapping away to the beat, and your head resembles a nodding dog in the back seat of a car. Hanks plays Josh with such child-like glee and innocence, we can't help but find him adorable. There are, of course, other memorable scenes from Big. Most notably, when Josh invites his date inside to jump on a trampoline, encouraging her to let her inner-child free, or when he spends his first night alone in the big city, hiding under the bed covers to escape the harsh sounds of reality. Due to Hanks' fluid, natural and seemingly effortless performance as a big kid, there's no denying that Big is one of the actor's greatest movie performances to date.
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