Out of more than half a million films made by Hollywood, Forrest Gump, the character portrayed by Tom Hanks ranked top in the biggest ever poll of moviegoers. The 1994 film was a box office hit and critically acclaimed with Hanks’ performance earning him the Oscar for Best Actor.
Audiences adored Gump as they followed his life from a child to adulthood as he took part in many of the pivotal events of the 1960s and 1970s. The film, which took more than £500m at the box office, was based on the 1986 novel written by American author Winston Groom.
The film was also known for many of Gump’s phrases, such as “My momma always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”
While Gump was the runaway winner, British secret agent James Bond was named as the second greatest film character. 007 has endured for almost 50 years after being created by author Ian Fleming. Daniel Craig is the latest film Bond following in the footsteps of Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan. The top five are:
- Forrest Gump
- James Bomd
- Scarlett O’Hara
- Hannibal Lecter
- Indiana Jones
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