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Cast:Tom Hanks
1956
American actor and filmmaker
Playing:  Santa Claus 1 time , Scrooge 1 time
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The Polar Express (2004)
On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas. /// Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump"; "Cast Away") reunite for "Polar Express," an inspiring adventure based on the beloved children's book by Chris Van Allsburg. When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
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2004
11/10/2004
G
Film Animated
100 minutes
A
Genre:
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Musical
Director(s):
Robert Zemeckis
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00:00:10 "Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see." - The Conductor
Cast:

Tom Hanks / Hero Boy (voice)
Tom Hanks / Father (voice)
Tom Hanks / Conductor (voice)
Tom Hanks / Hobo (voice)
Tom Hanks / Scrooge (voice)
Tom Hanks / Santa Claus (voice)
Leslie Zemeckis / Sister Sarah (voice)
Leslie Zemeckis / Mother (voice)
Eddie Deezen / Know-It-All (voice)
Nona Gaye / Hero Girl (voice)



Tagline: Journey Beyond Your Imagination
The Polar Express  (2004)



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The National Christmas Tree Lighting (2014)
Today, the 2014 National Christmas Tree Lighting took place on the Ellipse at the President's Park, one of America's 401 national parks. The event is presented by the National Parks Service and National Parks Foundation. This year's ceremony was hosted by none other than Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson.
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2014
12/08/2014
Approved
TV Special
A
Genre:
Family
Musical
Director(s):
Leon Knoles
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Cast:

Fifth Harmony / Themselves
Tom Hanks / Self
Patti LaBelle / Self
Steve Miller / Self
Ne-Yo / Self
Nico & Vinz / Themselves
The Tenors / Themselves
Rita Wilson / Self
Chely Wright / Self
The National Christmas Tree Lighting  (2014)



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Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)
It's a post-Christmas play-date and the toys have to go up against the fearsome and aggressive new dino toys.
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2014
12/02/2014
TV-G
TV Short Animated
22 minutes
B
Genre:
Adventure
Director(s):
Steve Purcell
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Cast:

Tom Hanks / Woody (voice)
Tim Allen / Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Kristen Schaal / Trixie (voice)
Kevin McKidd / Reptillus Maximus (voice)
Emily Ricks Hahn / Bonnie (voice)
Wallace Shawn / Rex (voice)
Steve Purcell / The Cleric (voice)
Jonathan Kydd / Ray-Gon (voice)
R.C. Cope / Mason (voice)
Don Rickles / Mr. Potato Head (voice)



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Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.
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1993
06/25/1993
PG
Film
105 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Director(s):
Nora Ephron
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00:05:31 Christmas in Baltimore
00:06:04 Christmas party at family's house
00:06:39 Christmas dinner party
00:09:30 be with them Christmas morning
00:11:58 Christmas trees outside house
Cast:

Tom Hanks / Sam Baldwin
Meg Ryan / Annie Reed
Ross Malinger / Jonah Baldwin
Rita Wilson / Suzy
Victor Garber / Greg
Tom Riis Farrell / Rob
Carey Lowell / Maggie Baldwin
Bill Pullman / Walter
Rosie O'Donnell / Becky
Dana Ivey / Claire



Sleepless in Seattle  (1993)



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Toy Story (1995)
A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's room.
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1995
11/22/1995
G
Film Animated
81 minutes
C
Genre:
Adventure
Comedy
Director(s):
John Lasseter
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Cast:

Tom Hanks / Woody (voice)
Tim Allen / Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Don Rickles / Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Jim Varney / Slinky Dog (voice)
Wallace Shawn / Rex (voice)
John Ratzenberger / Hamm (voice)
Annie Potts / Bo Peep (voice)
John Morris / Andy (voice)
Erik von Detten / Sid (voice)
Laurie Metcalf / Mrs. Davis (voice)



Toy Story  (1995)



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You've Got Mail (1998)
Book superstore magnate, Joe Fox and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
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1998
12/18/1998
PG
Film
119 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Director(s):
Nora Ephron
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Cast:

Tom Hanks / Joe Fox
Meg Ryan / Kathleen Kelly
Greg Kinnear / Frank Navasky
Parker Posey / Patricia Eden
Jean Stapleton / Birdie Conrad
Steve Zahn / George Pappas
Heather Burns / Christina Plutzker
Dave Chappelle / Kevin Jackson
Dabney Coleman / Nelson Fox
John Randolph / Schuyler Fox



You've Got Mail  (1998)



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Cast Away (2000)
A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.
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2000
12/22/2000
PG-13
Film
143 minutes
C
Genre:
Adventure
Drama
Romance
Director(s):
Robert Zemeckis
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Cast:

Tom Hanks / Chuck Noland
Helen Hunt / Kelly Frears
Paul Sanchez / Ramon
Lari White / Bettina Peterson
Leonid Citer / Fyodor
David Allen Brooks / Dick Peterson
Yelena Popovic / Beautiful Russian Woman 
Valentina Ananina / Russian Babushka
Semion Sudarikov / Nicolai
Nan Martin / Kelly's Mother



Cast Away  (2000)



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Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Barely 21 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit. /// A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor.
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2002
12/25/2002
PG-13
Film
141 minutes
C
Genre:
Biography
Crime
Drama
Director(s):
Steven Spielberg
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Cast:

Leonardo DiCaprio / Frank Abagnale Jr.
Tom Hanks / Carl Hanratty
Christopher Walken / Frank Abagnale
Martin Sheen / Roger Strong
Nathalie Baye / Paula Abagnale
Amy Adams / Brenda Strong
James Brolin / Jack Barnes
Brian Howe / Earl Amdursky
Frank John Hughes / Tom Fox
Steve Eastin / Paul Morgan



Catch Me If You Can  (2002)



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I Am Love (2009)
Emma left Russia to live with her husband in Italy. Now a member of a powerful industrial family, she is the respected mother of three, but feels unfulfilled. One day, Antonio, a talented chef and her son's friend, makes her senses kindle.
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2009
09/05/2009
R
Film
120 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Romance
Director(s):
Luca Guadagnino
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Cast:

Tilda Swinton / Emma Recchi
Flavio Parenti / Edoardo Recchi Junior
Edoardo Gabbriellini / Antonio Biscaglia
Alba Rohrwacher / Elisabetta Recchi
Pippo Delbono / Tancredi Recchi
Maria Paiato / Ida Marangon
Diane Fleri / Eva Ugolini
Waris Ahluwalia / Shai Kubelkian
Mattia Zaccaro / Gianluca Recchi
Ginevra Notarbartolo / Rachele Piermarini



Trivia: Original title: Io sono l'amore
I Am Love  (2009)



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The Pacific (2010) 
Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika (2010)      S1.E4
After leaving Melbourne, the weather works against the leathernecks as Lechie falls seriously ill and Sledge gets assigned to New Britain.
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2010
04/04/2010
TV-MA
TV Series Episode
54 minutes
C
Genre:
Action
Adventure
Drama
Director(s):
Graham Yost
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Cast:

James Badge Dale / PFC Robert Leckie
Joseph Mazzello / Pvt. Eugene Sledge
Tom Budge / PFC Ronnie Gibson
Nate Corddry / Pvt. 'Loudmouth'
Matt Craven / Dr. Grant
Josh Helman / PFC Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens
Ashton Holmes / PFC Sidney Phillips
Toby Leonard Moore / 2nd Lt. Stone
Keith Nobbs / PFC Wilbur 'Runner' Conley
Jacob Pitts / PFC Bill 'Hoosier' Smith



The Pacific  (2010) 



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Saturday Night Live (1975– ) 
Martin Short/Paul McCartney (2012)      S38.E10
After a children's choir sings "Silent Night," Martin Short hosts, singing as the walks through the set (cameos abound), then playing Tony Bennett's brother on a Christmas show, Buckingham Palace's protocol chief coaching Kate Middleton's OB/GYN, Larry David in a star-studded revival of "You're a Rat Bastard, Charlie Brown," running into a high school friend at a hardware store, and a tightly-wound amateur singer auditioning with a put-upon triangle player. Paul McCartney performs "Cut Me Some Slack" with Nirvana and "Wonderful Christmas Time" with the children's chorus. "What's Up With That" ignores Samuel L. Jackson and Carrie Brownstein.
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2012
12/15/2012
TV-14
TV Series Episode
90 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Musical
Director(s):
Don Roy King
James Signorelli
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Cast:

Martin Short / Self - Host /  Jackie Rogers Jr. /  Larry David / Various
Paul McCartney / Self - Musical Guest /  Monty
Fred Armisen / Various
Vanessa Bayer / Various
Bill Hader / Various
Taran Killam / Various
Seth Meyers / Weekend Update Anchor
Bobby Moynihan / Various
Nasim Pedrad / Various
Jay Pharoah / Various



Saturday Night Live  (1975– ) 



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Elvis (2022)
The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
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2022
06/24/2022
PG-13
Film
159 minutes
C
Genre:
Biography
Drama
Musical
Director(s):
Baz Lurhmann
Writer(s):
Baz Luhrmann
Sam Bromell
Craig Pearce
Christmas Elements:

00:01:00 Christmas
01:10:42 Elvis Christmas special
01:10:45 Here Comes Santa Claus
01:10:47 … Here's Elvis
01:15:38 Christmas specials aren't really our thing
Cast:

Austin Butler / Elvis
Tom Hanks / Colonel Tom Parker
Olivia DeJonge / Priscilla
Helen Thomson / Gladys
Richard Roxburgh / Vernon
Kelvin Harrison Jr. / B.B. King
David Wenham / Hank Snow
Kodi Smit-McPhee / Jimmie Rodgers Snow
Luke Bracey / Jerry Schilling
Dacre Montgomery / Steve Binder



Elvis  (2022)



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Punchline (1988)
A medical-school dropout and a homemaker/mom try to make it as stand-up comedians. They become friends and help each other out at a New York City comedy club.
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1988
10/07/1988
R
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M
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Cast:

Sally Field / Lilah Krytsick
Tom Hanks / Steven Gold
John Goodman / John Krytsick
Mark Rydell / Romeo
Kim Greist / Madeline Urie
Paul Mazursky / Arnold
Pam Matteson / Utica Blake
George McGrath / Singing Nun
Taylor Negron / Albert Emperato
Barry Neikrug / Krug



Punchline (1988)



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A Man Called Otto (2022)
Otto is a grump who's given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.
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2022
12/25/2022
PG-13
Film
126 minutes
M
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Cast:

Tom Hanks / Otto
Mariana Treviño / Marisol
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo / Tommy
Christiana Montoya / Luna
Alessandra Perez / Abbie
Rachel Keller / Sonya
Mack Bayda / Malcolm
Cameron Britton / Jimmy
Juanita Jennings / Anita
Peter Lawson Jones / Reuben



A Man Called Otto (2022)



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