Tom Hanks

The extraordinary experiences of three men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day.

The 'burbs: The arrival of creepy Klopek family disturbs a suburbanite Ray Peterson's week-long staycation, but when the neighborhood grouch disappears, Ray bands together with the rest of the neighborhood to investigate the Klopek's new house. The money pit: Recently evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a yuppie couple purchase a suburban home only to find their stately mansion falling down around their ears.

The Beach: Adventurer Richard has found heaven on earth when he finds a secret beach with a sexy woman -- but nothing is as it seems. Cast away: After FedEx systems engineer Chuck Noland is ripped out of his hasty life by the clock in a plane crash, he finds himself alone on the shores of a tropical island. First, frustration gets to him and then he realizes how little his chances are to ever get back to civilization. Four years later, Chuck has...