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Cruise or Hanks?

Close Encounters of the Third Kind · The Rewatchables ·May 20, 2025

Hanks wins, though Cruise better fits the obsessive drive.

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Approx. transcript time · 01:44:53Read transcript
  • Tom Hanks wins because he better fits Roy's ordinary working-life identity.
  • Tom Cruise is praised as the stronger choice for Roy's obsession but risks turning the story into an action movie.
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