It almost seems like there was a predetermined limit to how many Tom Hanks<\/a> <\/strong>movies we could crown the king of dad-driven content during the pandemic. While Hanks starred in several films<\/a> that fit the bill, only the World War II action film Greyhound<\/a><\/strong><\/em> has emerged as a real breakout hit. The movie remains a landmark hit for Apple TV; the streamer picked up distribution rights to the film after Sony was forced to abandon it because of the restrictions imposed on theaters. The studio and Hanks made good only a couple of years later, with A Man Called Otto<\/a><\/em><\/strong> \u2014 a movie that many forget, but it grossed over $100 million worldwide. There was, however, one more film aimed at older male audiences that Hanks starred in during this time, and that film is now coming to a new streaming home.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On paper, the movie had everything<\/a> \u2014 topical themes, a stoic protector as its protagonist, and positive reviews. More than anything else, it was a Western. The genre had only recently been revitalized by Taylor Sheridan<\/a><\/strong>, whose Yellowstone<\/a><\/strong><\/em> was already a success. In fact, only a year after the release of Hanks’ Western, Sheridan delivered the sprawling Yellowstone<\/em> prequel series 1883<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. Both projects shared several similar themes. The film in question was released theatrically in the domestic market at the end of 2020, and on Netflix internationally a few months later in 2021.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The movie is News of the World<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, in which Hanks plays a former soldier who goes from town to town reading news stories to a paying audience. Along the way, he is pulled into a dangerous rescue mission when a young girl is kidnapped. The movie earned excellent reviews<\/a> and four Oscar nominations<\/strong>, and grossed $12 million against a reported budget of $38 million. Directed by Paul Greengrass<\/a><\/strong>, News of the World<\/em> holds a “Certified Fresh” 88% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics’ consensus reads, “News of the World<\/em> takes a slow but absorbing ride down a comfortingly familiar Western trail, guided by Tom Hanks in peak paternal mode.” The movie also featured newcomer Helena Zengel<\/strong> alongside Deadwood<\/strong><\/em><\/a> veteran Ray McKinnon<\/a><\/strong> and Hatfields & McCoys<\/em><\/strong><\/a> alum Mare Winningham<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n Tom Hanks’ Western Is Waiting To Be Discovered by All the Dads in the World
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