Head to headTom Hanks against John Candy Both careers by IMDb ratingTom HanksJohn Candy
Tale of the tape as an actor
Tom Hanks vs John Candy
Tom Hanks averages 6.91 across 73 rated films as an actor, ahead of John Candy at 6.34.
- 76 (73 rated)
- Films acted
- 39 (35 rated)
- ◀6.91
- Average
- 6.34
- ◀6.98
- Weighted
- 6.44
- ◀Forrest Gump 8.8
- Best film
- JFK 8.0
- ◀8.14, 1999 to 2003
- Peak five
- 6.88, 1978 to 1981
- ◀7 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 3 films
- ◀7.12 (+0.21)
- Current form
- 5.94 (−0.40)
- ◀19.7M
- IMDb votes
- 2.73M
- 1980 to 2026
- Career
- 1975 to 1995
- ◀2 wins, 6 noms
- Oscars
- None
Rows won
8 to 0
Tom Hanks ahead
Films together
2
averaging 5.90
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 Splash | 1984 | 6.3 | as Allen Bauer | as Freddie Bauer |
 Volunteers | 1985 | 5.5 | as Lawrence Bourne III | as Tom Tuttle from Tacoma |