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Tom Hanks has given us numerous iconic movies and characters throughout his career. From playing a slow-witted yet kind-hearted soldier in Forrest Gump, a U.S. Army Captain in Saving Private Ryan, to a stranded man in Cast Away, fans loved him in each character. Close to 70 years old, Hanks shows no signs of slowing down as he recently narrated World War II with Tom Hanks, which became an instant streaming hit. His upcoming projects include The Comebacker, Greyhound 2, and more.

Among his notable films is The Da Vinci Code, a feature that has aged like fine wine. Directed by Ron Howard, the mystery thriller is based on Dan Brown's novel of the same name. It was a commercial hit at the time of its release but also proved controversial. Starring Hanks, along with Audrey Tautou and Paul Bettany, the feature touches upon the themes of the conflict between faith and knowledge, the subjectivity and revision of history, secrecy, power and manipulation, among others.

The Da Vinci Code was a big hit, grossing over $760 million worldwide, making it one of the year’s highest-earning blockbusters. Though it wasn’t devoid of controversies, as it leaned into fictionalized theological claims. The slow pacing and slow-burning nature of the mysteries didn’t help the film, either, as it garnered a 25% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics and a 57% from the audience. And it’s the audience’s love that is propelling the movie to new heights. The Da Vinci Code is trending on HBO Max’s global top 10 list, as per FlixPatrol. The movie stands tall among films like The Pout-Pout Fish, The Legend of Tarzan, Feed, The Hunger Games franchise, and more.

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▦︎ The Matrix The Resistance, Zion You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.

You would survive The Matrix because you were never fully sold on the version of reality you were handed. You notice the seams. You ask the second question. In a world built to keep people comfortable and incurious, that instinct is the whole fight, and it is why Morpheus would have found you long before you found him. From the Collider file

  • The Wachowskis' 1999 film won four Academy Awards, including Visual Effects and Film Editing.
  • Bullet time was shot with a rig of roughly 120 still cameras firing in sequence around the actors.
  • Keanu Reeves trained in martial arts for about four months before a frame was shot, recovering from neck surgery the whole time.
  • It opened the same year as Fight Club and eXistenZ, in a run of films about not trusting the world in front of you.

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◈︎ Mad Max The Wasteland Oh, what a day. What a lovely day.

You would survive the Wasteland because you do not waste energy mourning the world that ended. You move, you improvise, and you are very good with whatever is bolted to the thing in front of you. Furiosa would let you drive. That is not a compliment anybody earns easily. From the Collider file

  • Mad Max: Fury Road won six Academy Awards in 2016, more than any other film that year.
  • George Miller storyboarded the entire film as roughly 3,500 panels before there was a script.
  • The chase was shot almost entirely practical in the Namib Desert, with real vehicles and real stunt performers.
  • Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth carried the prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, in 2024.

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◑︎ Blade Runner Los Angeles, 2049 All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.

You would survive 2049 because you know how to be small in a very loud city. You keep your head down, you do the job, and you hold onto one private thing that belongs only to you. That quiet stubbornness is exactly what both Deckard and K run on, and it is what keeps either of them going when the case stops making sense. From the Collider file

  • Blade Runner 2049 won Roger Deakins his first Oscar for cinematography, on his fourteenth nomination.
  • The film also took Best Visual Effects, 35 years after Ridley Scott's 1982 original.
  • Villeneuve shot it on large-format film and kept the fog and rain practical on set wherever he could.
  • Three short films by Luke Scott and Shinichiro Watanabe bridge the 30-year gap between the two movies.

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▲︎ Dune Arrakis Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.

You would survive Arrakis because you think in decades while everyone around you thinks in weeks. You read the room, you learn the customs, you wait. The desert does not reward speed. It rewards people who understand that patience is a weapon, which is the one lesson the Fremen never had to be taught. From the Collider file

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  • Hans Zimmer turned down Christopher Nolan's Tenet so he could score Dune instead.
  • Dune: Part Two arrived in 2024 and brought in Austin Butler, Florence Pugh and Christopher Walken.
  • David Lynch's 1984 version and Alejandro Jodorowsky's unmade one are both their own legends by now.

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✦︎ Star Wars A Galaxy Far, Far Away Rebellions are built on hope.

You would survive the galaxy because you never try to survive it alone. You collect people. You end up in the middle of other folks' problems and you stay anyway. Every version of this story, from the Falcon's crew to the Ghost's, runs on somebody exactly like that holding the group together. From the Collider file

  • The 1977 original won six Academy Awards plus a special achievement award for sound effects.
  • John Williams' score was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra and became the best-selling symphonic film soundtrack ever.
  • Andor took the galaxy somewhere colder and earned Emmy nominations for drama series in both seasons.
  • The saga now runs across eleven feature films and a growing shelf of series on Disney+.

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What’s The Da Vinci Code About?

Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou in The Da Vinci Code stand side by side and look at a cylinder lockbox.
Paul Bettany holds Audrey Tautou around the torso in The Da Vinci Code

The film follows Professor Robert Langdon (Hanks), a brilliant symbologist, who is also the prime suspect of a murder at the Louvre Museum. While he's in custody, Sophie Neveu, a brilliant French police cryptologist, helps him escape. Together, they embark on a fast-paced, globe-trotting puzzle hunt across Paris and London. By decoding hidden ciphers tucked inside the famous artworks of Leonardo da Vinci, including the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, they uncover a centuries-old secret society known as the Priory of Sion. This secret threatens to expose an alternate history of Christianity regarding the true nature of the Holy Grail. Robert Langdon is set to return for a new Netflix series, though Hanks won't be returning to reprise the character.

Check out The Da Vinci Code on HBO Max and stay tuned to Collider for more such updates.

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Release Date
May 17, 2006

Runtime
149 minutes

Director
Ron Howard

Writers
Akiva Goldsman, Dan Brown

Producers
Brian Grazer, John Calley, Ron Howard

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