Tom Hanks’beloved movie with a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score is headed to a new streaming home.Hanks has been in some of Hollywood’smost successful and beloved films throughout his career, including comedies (Big), historical thrillers (Apollo 13), and war epics (Saving Private Ryan).
While Tom Hanks has been involved in several acclaimed movies, he shows no signs of slowing down,earning his sixth Oscar nominationin 2020 forA Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.With a Wes Anderson filmas his sole 2025 movie, Hanks returns in 2026 for anotherinstallment in the Toy Story series. Until then, fans cancatch one of his best films on Hulu in August 2025.
What This Means For Tom Hanks & Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump Remains A Beloved Hit Decades After Its Release
Tom Hanks' beloved classic movieForrest Gumpis set to arriveonHulu on August 05, 2025.This will be one of several popular movies dropping on the streaming service that day. Also arriving on Hulu are28 Days, A Simple Favor, Click, Coyote Ugly, Date Night, District 9, Evil Dead(2013),Father of the Bride, andPretty Woman.
Of those movies,Forrest Gumpremains the one with the highest critical acclaim. Released in 1994 and directed by Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks stars as the titular character, moving through several historical events and experiences throughout the 20th century.Zemeckis digitally added Hanks to several real-life newsreelsamong historical figures.
This made Hanks the first actor since Spencer Tracy to win two consecutive Oscars for Best Actor.
Forrest Gump earned 13 Oscar nominations, winning six of them, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Hanks. This made Hanks the first actor since Spencer Tracy to win two consecutive Oscars for Best Actor.The Oscar success also caused great debatebecause it beatPulp FictionandThe Shawshank Redemption.
Our Take On Forrest Gump Coming To Hulu Streaming
Forrest Gump Remains A Technical Masterpiece
Despite any reservations aboutForrest Gump’sOscar success, there is no denying that it is a technical masterpiece.Robert Zemeckis has provento be a master in the realm of groundbreaking filmmaking techniques, from his work onBack to the FuturetoWho Framed Roger Rabbit,Forrest Gump,The Polar Express,andHere.
Anyone who hasn’t seenForrest Gumpcan now watch it on Hulu and witness the inspired filmmaking as Zemeckis seamlessly integrates the character into real-life scenes, featuring everyone from U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson to John Lennon, and more.
