What is the best Tom Cruise movie of all time?

Tom Cruise has redefined Hollywood action and drama for four decades. From early 80s breakouts to the jaw-dropping stunts of Top Gun: Maverick, which of his films stands above the rest?

1. 1
   Magnolia

   Paul Thomas Anderson's 1999 mosaic drama in which Cruise delivers a career-best supporting turn as a self-help misogynist.
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2. 2
   Top Gun

   The 1986 action classic that made Tom Cruise a superstar, following a hotshot Navy fighter pilot training at an elite school.
   777pts
3. 3
   Top Gun: Maverick

   The 2022 blockbuster sequel that became one of the highest-grossing films ever, with Cruise reprising his role decades later.
   678pts
4. 4
   Eyes Wide Shut

   Stanley Kubrick's 1999 erotic psychological drama, his final film, starring Cruise and Nicole Kidman as a couple in crisis.
   678pts
5. 5
   Born on the Fourth of July

   The 1989 Oliver Stone anti-war drama that earned Cruise his first Oscar nomination as paralyzed Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic.
   678pts
6. 6
   Mission: Impossible

   The 1996 spy thriller that launched one of cinema's most enduring action franchises, starring Cruise as Ethan Hunt.
   555pts
7. 7
   Rain Man

   The 1988 Oscar-winning road movie in which Cruise plays a selfish yuppie who bonds with his autistic savant brother.
   555pts
8. 8
   A Few Good Men

   The 1992 courtroom thriller in which Cruise faces off against Jack Nicholson's commanding colonel in a military murder case.
   555pts
9. 9
   Edge of Tomorrow

   The 2014 sci-fi action film in which Cruise's cowardly officer is forced to relive an alien-invasion battle day repeatedly.
   555pts
10. 10
    Jerry Maguire

    The 1996 sports dramedy featuring Cruise's iconic 'Show me the money!' performance as a sports agent who has a crisis of conscience.
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11. 11
    Mission: Impossible – Fallout

    The 2018 action masterpiece widely considered the pinnacle of the franchise, praised for its breathtaking practical stunts.
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12. 12
    Collateral

    The 2004 Michael Mann thriller casting Cruise against type as a silver-haired contract killer forcing a taxi driver through a deadly night.
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13. 13
    Minority Report

    The 2002 Steven Spielberg sci-fi thriller set in a future where police arrest criminals before they commit crimes.
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14. 14
    Risky Business

    The 1983 comedy-drama that launched Cruise's career, featuring the iconic underwear-sliding-across-the-floor scene.
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15. 15
    Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

    The 2015 entry featuring Cruise hanging off a real Airbus A400M in flight — another landmark practical stunt.
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16. 16
    Interview with the Vampire

    The 1994 gothic horror adaptation of Anne Rice's novel with Cruise as the menacing vampire Lestat de Lioncourt.
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17. 17
    Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

    The 2011 entry that reinvigorated the franchise with the jaw-dropping Burj Khalifa exterior climb sequence.
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18. 18
    The Color of Money

    Martin Scorsese's 1986 pool-hustler sequel with Cruise as the cocky protégé of Paul Newman's legendary Fast Eddie.
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