Top Ten Tom Cruise
by tomlauzon | created - 09 Jan 2012 | updated - 09 Dec 2014 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson
Votes: 737,283 | Gross: $100.21M
2. Minority Report (2002)
PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
John works with the PreCrime police which stop crimes before they take place, with the help of three 'PreCogs' who can foresee crimes. Events ensue when John finds himself framed for a future murder.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Max von Sydow
Votes: 584,554 | Gross: $132.07M
Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg... perfect match? Yes. (If you don't count War of the Worlds.) This film is based on a short story by Phlip K Dick, so it has all the elements of success to begin with. Enough said. Welcome to the world in 2054.
3. The Last Samurai (2003)
R | 154 min | Action, Drama
Nathan Algren, a US army veteran, is hired by the Japanese emperor to train his army in the modern warfare techniques. Nathan finds himself trapped in a struggle between two eras and two worlds.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, William Atherton
Votes: 471,316 | Gross: $111.11M
One of my favourites to watch is The Last Samurai. Brilliant film. Wonderful acting. Another Golden Globe nomination for his performance in this role. Great action sequences and story telling.
4. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton
Votes: 528,577 | Gross: $209.40M
5. Collateral (2004)
R | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo
Votes: 433,266 | Gross: $101.01M
I loved the film Heat directed by Michael Mann, and this film is as good as I had hoped. Los Angeles assassin takes a ride in a taxi cab.. you think it would be an easy get away?
6. Oblivion (I) (2013)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A veteran assigned to extract Earth's remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself.
Director: Joseph Kosinski | Stars: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko
Votes: 553,312 | Gross: $89.02M
7. Mission: Impossible (1996)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Béart, Henry Czerny
Votes: 470,464 | Gross: $180.98M
Fantastic thriller directed by Brian De Palma, the genius. Great action film and first major action role for Tom Cruise. Massive success. Three more sequels to this film have been made.
8. Rain Man (1988)
R | 133 min | Drama
After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen
Votes: 546,792 | Gross: $178.80M
Tom's first big acting role alongside Dustin Hoffman as the Rain Man. Great performances by both actors. Great soundtrack by Hanz Zimmer.
9. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
R | 145 min | Biography, Drama, War
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country for which he fought.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Tom Cruise, Bryan Larkin, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava
Votes: 116,002 | Gross: $70.00M
Best acting came from Tom Cruise in the late 80's in two big roles, Rain Man and Born on the Fourth. Won Golden Globe and nominated for an oscar for the first time. Directed by Oliver Stone.
10. Top Gun (1986)
PG | 109 min | Action, Drama
As students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer
Votes: 502,874 | Gross: $179.80M
His most famous role came in 1986. Best soundtrack to a film and the best 1980's film ever made. Tom's biggest success.
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