Tom Cruise or Tom Hanks - Whom Do You Prefer?

Tom Hanks all the way! He is much more versatile than Cruise, and is able to act with more depth. Tom Cruise is good, but it's hard for me to forget that I'm watching Tom Cruise and just get into his characters. With Tom Hanks, I get lost in the characters, whether it his pitiful character in Philadelphia or a great big kid like in Big.

with looks,go for tom cruise,but i think hanks got an edge over cruise when it came to acting!just my humble opinion guys!

Tom Hanks is a wonderful actor...much better than Tom Cruise. I can't stand Tom Cruise..never could, really. When all my friends were "oohing and awwing" over him in Top Gun, I just didn't understand why. I don't like his looks or his acting. Tom Hanks is a very well rounded actor...he plays comedy wonderfully and can get drama down, too. I love Forest Gump and think he did wonderful in that movie.

I admit that I have enjoyed a number of Tom Cruise movies over the years but, lately, his actions and personality in the media really get to me. So, I'm less inclined to want to watch his movies going forward.

Tom Hanks, on the other hand, is one of my favorite actors. I have enjoyed him in every one of his movies (that I've seen so far) and I find he has a great range and is really versatile. He's good in comedy, drama, what have you. He'd be one of my first picks when choosing a movie:)

Don't make me choose, i LOVE them both! Love Tom Cruise' movies like Top Gun, Cocktail, my fave movie Jerry Maguire etcetera. And how can i not like Tom Hanks? Sleepless in Seattle with Meg Ryan, Big are one of my faves.^_^

Am I allowed to say neither of them!? I guess Tom Cruise is handsome in a "pretty boy" kind of way, but neither of them have the character or appearance to move me, and I am not a fan of either of their movies. If there is one actor that moves me, I would have to say the Britisdh actor, Alan Rickman, probably best known to people in the States as the evil Sheriff of Nottingham in "Robin Hood:Prince of Thieves", but best own here in the UK, as a theatre actor. He is my acting hero! So sorry, Tom and Tom!!

I prefer Tom Hanks both as an actor and as a person. He is the better actor (IMO) and he seems to be a true, caring, honest person. Tom Cruise is not a BAD actor by any means, but he is a horrible PERSON IMO. He spouts off at the mouth about things that he knows nothing about - like post partum depression. Obviously as a man he has never experienced post partum depression and has no clue what it is like. Just because his religion says that it doesn't exist doesn't mean that he should tell women that it doesn't exist, especially when there is medical proof to back up the claim that it DOES exist and can be very harmful or even fatal if ignored.

I like both of them. They are very different in style and movie type. It's hard to pick one as being better then the other. Many of their movies I like but they are very different. Tom Cruise is more the action style drama movies and Tom Hanks does more of the comedy to drama movies that aren't big on action but emotions. I couldn't choose between them for which one I prefer. It would depend on the day and what type of movie I want to watch at the time.

I prefer Tom Hanks; he is a good and smart actor, and he seems down to earth for a celebrity. His role in Cast Away proved just how good he is, he was the only one in the whole movie practically, and it was still good. I used to like Tom Cruise also, but since he's gone scientologist on everyone, i don't like him so much.

I would have to say Tom Hanks. This is a very multi-talented man who is not afraid to takle diverse acting parts as well as direct them.

Tom Cruise does well in the action movies but always seems to be more of himself than the part.