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5 days ago · All Tom Cruise Movies, Ranked By Tomatometer. Top Gun: Maverick is back in theaters for Rotten Tomatoes’ 25th anniversary screening series at AMC — get tickets now!. From his teen idol days in the early ’80s to his status as a marquee-lighting leading man today, Tom Cruise has consistently done it all for decades — he’s completed impossible missions, learned about Wapner time in Rain ...
Jul 14, 2023 · Paramount. Tom Cruise has done every type of movie you can think of over his nearly 40-year career. Here we rank every one from worst to best. See where his latest, "Mission: Impossible - Dead ...
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- Lions For Lambs
- Legend
- Taps
- Rock of Ages
- The Mummy
- Mission: Impossible II
- Oblivion
- Cocktail
- Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
- Valkyrie
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This 2007 Robert Redford drama came on the heels of Cruise’s PR issues, and at first glance was seen as a potential comeback for the actor, but in the end would mark Cruise’s final foray into straight drama territory. Whether that was a consequence of Cruise’s perceived image issues or the film’s quality is unclear, but Lions for Lambs is the worst...
It’s no coincidence that Tom Cruise has yet to make even the slightest of forays into the fantasy genre since his lead role in Ridley Scott’s original dark fantasy adventure Legend. The movie is, frankly, quite bad, with a meandering plotline and thin character motivations, all of which is underscored by a distractingly incongruous synth-heavy scor...
Taps is a competently made film about a bunch of dummies. When the entire premise hinges on a group of military academy kids who take over the school at gunpoint in order to prevent its closing, it’s hard to root for the “heroes.” Their whole plan is what we call flawed logic, and despite the fact that the characters come to realize their mistake a...
Rock of Ages is a film in which Tom Cruise sings into Malin Akerman’s butt, and yet, somehow Cruise remains pretty much the only good thing about Adam Shankman’s musical adaptation. I suppose it shouldn’t be so much of a surprise given Cruise’s commitment to each and every role, but his consistently delightful performance as Stacee Jaxx is kind of ...
The Mummyis one of the biggest wastes of Tom Cruise’s talent in recent memory. His Nick Morton character is wholly devoid of any engaging or unique character traits, and instead we get a blank slate protagonist who simply reacts to plot points and moves the story forward with no grace or agency. His motivations are murky, the audience is given no r...
Mission: Impossible II is the only bad Mission: Impossible movie. Cruise was understandably eager to jump back into franchise mode after a series of intense dramatic roles in the late 1990s, but this action sequel is mostly a pointless chore of a film as director John Woo never comes close to crafting anything resembling a thrilling sequence—action...
Director Joseph Kosinski’s 2013 sci-fi drama Oblivion is an absolutely gorgeous and incredibly boring spectacle. While Cruise characteristically gives this thing his all, the various “twists” are predictable and poorly executed, and the emotionally detached quality of Kosinski’s direction makes what should be a sweeping sci-fi drama a dull and over...
The first 30 minutes or so of Cocktailare actually pretty good. The film has a breezy charm that’s typical of so many other 80s Hollywood films, and seeing Cruise begin his career as a bartender is pretty fun. But then the movie gets downright silly and continues to become even sillier as it goes along. This is a profoundly dumb movie in which not ...
I’m not mad at you, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. I’m just disappointed. The first Jack Reacher was a surprisingly rich, thrilling, and artful twist on the action hero formula with Cruise delivering a dark and confident turn as the lead character. The sequel, however, feels like what should have been the story for Jack Reacher 3 or 4, as it introduc...
Valkyrie is one of the most curious entries in Cruise’s resume. On paper, this thing should’ve been terrific, with Bryan Singer helming a World War II dramatic thriller starring Tom Cruise, written by Christopher McQuarrie. But in execution, the story of the failed plot to assassinate Hitler fails to ever really take off. It’s a fascinating film in...
A comprehensive ranking of every Tom Cruise movie from Taps to Top Gun: Maverick, based on the film as a whole, not just the actor's performance. Find out which Cruise films are the best and the worst, and why, in this in-depth analysis.
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- Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Role: Major William Cage. Director: Doug Liman. Writers: Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth. Distributor: Warner Bros.
- Risky Business (1983) Role: Joel Goodson. Director: Paul Brickman. Writer: Paul Brickman. Distributor: Warner Bros. The scene that proves it: Dancing to “Old Time Rock & Roll”
- Top Gun: Maverick (2022) Role: Lieutenant Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. Director: Joseph Kosinski. Writers: Peter Craig, Justin Marks, Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie (based on characters created by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr.)
- Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) Role: Lestat de Lioncourt. Director: Neil Jordan. Writer: Anne Rice (based on “Interview with the Vampire” by Anne Rice)
Jul 13, 2023 · Tom Cruise Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best. He's more than a guy who looks good in Ray-Bans and runs a lot. By Matt Miller, Tyler Coates and Lexi Carson Published: Jul 13, 2023.
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Nov 28, 2023 · 138 minutes. A Few Good Men is a legal drama that stars Tom Cruise as a military lawyer defending two U.S. Marines charged with murder. One of the best movies based on a stage play, it marks the screenwriting debut of Aaron Sorkin, adapting his own work, and showcases some of the best dialogue ever written.
Feb 16, 2024 · Read our review of Mission: Impossible. 7. Magnolia (1999) It's rare to see a Tom Cruise movie where the actor isn't front and center the entire time. But Cruise tried something a little different ...
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