45 Best Movies Of Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise, one of the greatest actors in history, is admired by billions of people all around the world. Currently, Tom Cruise is 60 years old, but he still has fans who drool over him, and even Tom Cruise has not stopped always slaying in the movies he works in.

He starred in more than 50 movies during his career and still counting. So, here’s the curated list of his top 45 movies that you should watch to enjoy his mind-blowing acting while complimenting his looks.

• Losin’ It (1983)

The comedy-drama genre of the film ‘Losin’ it’ portrays the life of four teenagers, including Tom Cruise, as woody. These overexcited teenage children travel to Tijuana, Mexico, with the curious excitement of losing their virginity. When traveling, they end up picking a woman who joins them because she wants an immediate divorce from her husband. All these children get into trouble, with lots of comedy mixed up with drama.

• Taps (1981)

During TomCruise’ss career, Taps was the second film he starred in. He was one of the main cast of the film. You will get to see Tom Cruise as Cadet Captain David Shawn. Taps will take you to the world of military school. The school that students love a lot is going to get demolished soon as the real estate company threatens to take over the school property. The students unite to save the school campus from getting demolished.

• The Colour of Money (1986)

The Colour of Money is a sports drama movie based on WalterTevis’ss book of the same name. The pool hustler Fast Eddie is aware of the talent of a young man by the name of Vincent. Fast Eddie then makes the decision to teach Vincent how to play pool. The movie has many twists and turns and is also very motivating. The film’s primary character, Vincent Lauria, is played by Tom Cruise.

• Magnolia (1999)

Magnolia is a beautiful flower that symbolizes love and stability, which people need to have in their lives. However, life is full of hurdles and surprises. Magnolia, the film that features a huge cast, the characters of the show are interrelated to each other, and the whole film depicts the story of their lives. It depicts the past that is still with the characters of the film and how it affects the lives of children who are dying of cancer. Magnolia is a sad and inspirational creation of Paul Thomas and features Tom Cruise as Frank T.J. Mackey.

• The Firm (1993)

The legal thriller movie, The Firm is based on the novel of the same name by John Grisham. The Firm takes you to the world of the lawyer Mitch McDeere who wants a bright future in his legal career. He gets an excellent position in the big legal firm, but things do not work the way he imagined. Apparently, he finds himself caught in a murder case. Tom Cruise played the main protagonist role in the movie as Mitch McDeere.

• Born on The Fourth of July (1989)

The autobiography of the soldier Ron Kovic became paralyzed in the Vietnam war. Born on the Fourth of July is based on RonKovic’ss autobiography. The role of Ron Kovic is played by Tom Cruise. Ron Kovic, the patriotic, joins the marine corps. While serving, he gets paralyzed, and his views change towards the war; he then becomes an anti-war activist. The movie is sad yet inspirational with the depiction of different views about the war.

• Endless Love (1981)

The lovely but melancholy film Endless love is a romantic drama. Tom Cruise made his cinematic debut with this, the first movie he appeared in. Despite the negative reviews, the movie has a fantastic plot. David and Jade, who is madly in love with each other, end up getting separated because of their parent’s disapproval of their relationship. The two get into trauma, and the depression of separation leads to insanity. Tom Cruise is the main lead in the movie playing the role of David.

• Far and Away (1992)

The romantic drama film Far and Away features Tom Cruise as the main lead of the Film as Joseph. Joseph, with his landlord’s daughter Shannon, flies away to America from Ireland to try their luck. But in no time, they become poor and penniless. Their lives take a 360-degree turn, and they end up struggling with poverty while still loving each other.

• All the Right Moves (1983)

Stefan (Tom Cruise), the ambitious football player, hopes to get into the best college with a scholarship. As he is a proficient football player, he is more than sure to get the scholarship for his successful future. However, he gets into a fight with his coach, leading him to get kicked off the team. Stressed, Stefan then fights for his way to achieve his goals.’‘All the right Move is considered to be one of the best films of his early career.

• Legend (1985)

The dark fictional film, Legend takes you to the world of the lord of darkness, who contemplates covering the whole world with darkness. Jack and their friends struggle to save princess Lili and the whole world from getting victimized at the hands of the lord of Darkness by entering the world of magic filled with rainbows and unicorns. Tom Cruise is the main protagonist of the film playing the role of Jack.

• Valkyrie (2008)

During World War II, the officers devise Mission Valkyrie with the goal of assassinating Hitler in order to end the Nazi regime. The film Valkyrie will provide you with a genuine perspective of Nazi Rule during World War II that resembles the same historical figures. In the movie, Tom Cruise portrayed Colonel Von Stauffenberg as the main character.

• Oblivion (2013)

In the year 2077, a drone repairman named Jack was sent back to Earth to fix the drones that were utilized in the battles with scavengers. Jack Harper saves a girl who keeps showing up in his dreams as he watches a spacecraft crash. The sci-fi genre of this movie is created with the help of realistic future sequences starring Tom Cruise as Jack Harper, the main character.

• Rock of Ages (2012)

The musical comedy film features characters with the ambition of becoming musicians. As they enter the music industry, this movie depicts the challenges that they face while walking gradually on their journey. The best parts about this movie are the amazing songs that you will get to listen to throughout the movie and, obviously, Tom Cruise, who stands out in the whole movie with his charming looks and outstanding acting.

• Days of Thunder (1990)

An inspirational movie that gives big lessons about life. The movie is based on the life of Cole Trickle, the racer who terribly gets into an accident after reuniting with a very big brand. The villain of the story wants to defeat him in any way possible, even if it comes to taking his life. He intends to completely disable him, but Cole Trickle proves everyone wrong by winning a race while being disabled. Tom Cruise, the film’s major character, won the hearts of the audience with his moving and exceptional acting.

• A Few Good Men (1992) 

Two marines are accused of killing a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, but US Military Attorney Daniel Kaffee defends both of them on the grounds that they both believed they were following orders from above. Tom Cruise displays his remarkable acting abilities as Daniel Kaffee, the primary protagonist of US Military Lawyer. 

• Minority Report (2002)

The minority report brings you to the future world where a criminal can be caught before he commits the crime. The lead of the film may be innocent and does not intend to commit a crime, but he gets caught by the cops. Throughout the movie, he tries his best to prove his innocence to the cops. John Anderton, the protagonist of the film, is played by Tom Cruise.

• The Last Samurai (2003)

The American military officer Captain Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) gets appointed to train the Japanese army in the western military culture to eradicate the samurai culture and to bring the westernized military all over Japan. But subsequently, Nathan Algren finds himself caught embracing the samurai culture, struggling between modern and traditional military culture.

• Tropic Thunder (2008)

The action comedy features the most talented actors, including Tom Cruise; Tropic Thunder is one of the famous movies of Tom Cruise. The film depicts the story of the cast performing in a big war film as a military. However, they must act like real military soldiers when the local drug dealers attach them due to their fake identity as actors. This hilarious movie will make you laugh, following an amazing storyline as well.

• War of the Worlds(2005)

War of the worlds will take you to the world where the horrible alien attack has happened. Rey Ferrier, who is hoping to spend a good time with his loved ones, gets caught in the situation of saving them. While still surviving the alien attack, Rey Ferrier attempts to save his loved ones from scary aliens. Tom Cruise, again with his amazing acting, caught the hearts of fans with The War of the Worlds.

• Jack Reacher: Never Go Back(2016)

The army major, Susan Turner, who is charged with treason, is also the head of JackReacher’ss unit. Jack Reacher, who believes in Susan, struggles to proveSusan’ss innocence. While in research, he gets to know about the big conspiracy, which he reveals later. Jack Reacher is the main protagonist of the movie, played by Tom Cruise.

• Knight and Day (2010)

The action comedy film knight and day introduces June Havens and Roy Millers. Both of them meet, and June falls in love with Roy while finding out the truth behind Roy’s actions, whether he is a good person or a traitor. The perfect combination of drama, comedy, action, and romance makes this movie more fan famous as Knight and Day was one of TomCruise’ss most famous movies.

• Interview with the Vampire (1994)

Spanish Lord Louis gets turned into a vampire by another vampire named Lestat de Lioncourt (Tom Cruise). Louis is converted after losing his family, and Lestat de Lioncourt also converts one plague-infected girl into a vampire to keep Louis by his side. You’ll feel terrified while also getting exhilarating shocks from this gothic horror vampire story.

• Rain Man (1988)

Rain Man will bring you to the life of Charlie and Raymond. Charlie is eccentric and selfish, while Raymond is autistic and naïve. When their father dies, who desires to share his property between his two children, selfish Charlie wants all his property and tries to manipulate his autistic brother for the same. The role of selfish Charlie is played by Tom Cruise and is his first movie with the antagonist role. 

• The Outsiders (1983)

The outsiders feature two groups who are enemies of each other, known as Greasers and Socs. When one of the members of the Socs gang accidentally dies at the hands of Greaser two members, their rivalry increases, and the greasers end up hiding from them. The killing of one boy changes the whole life of the members of the two gangs. In the movie, Tom Cruise plays the role of Steve Randle.

• Collateral (2004)

The collateral movie features two characters named Max and Vincent. Vincent is a passenger of, Max, while Max is a Cab Driver. During the ride, Max gets to know that Vincent is on a deadly mission to kill people, and then Max tries every way possible to stop him from doing this horrific crime. The role of Vincent is played by Tom Cruise, and Collateral was also a hit movie back in 2004.

• Cocktail (1988)

Brian, a Jamaican bartender, is challenged by his instructor to seek a rich woman. OnceBrian’ss girlfriend catches a glimpse of them together, issues with their relationship begin to surface. Tom Cruise is slaying his handsome looks in the movie as well as flaunting his outstanding acting.

• Jerry Maguire (1996)

Jerry Maguire, the sports athlete agent, gets fired from his previous company when he argues with the company heads on moral issues. After getting fired, Jerry decides to work as an independent agent with his one and only client, Rod Tidwell, who remains with him till the end. This sports comedy-drama film also becomes inspirational and gives the moral of the story to never give up, and failure always comes with great opportunities in the future.

• Top Gun (1986)

To get the world’s best training in the world to improve flying skills, Pilot Maverick gets admission to Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School. But his eccentric attitude of him makes him the villain of the school as he starts competing with the other students in the same school. While training, he also gets into a romantic relationship with his flight instructor. Top Gun was one of the famous movies of Tom Cruise back in 1986, and in 2022 the sequel of the movie was released.

• Top Gun – Maverick (2022)

The film Top Gun: Maverick is the follow-up to Top Gun: 1986. The Top Gun graduates are led by Maverick in this sequel as he struggles with his history 30 years later. Top Gun – Maverick is a better movie for those who want to see an action-thriller with TomCruise’ss flawless acting. Maverick, a well-known 2022 film with a 1986 prequel, is titled Top Gun.

• Jack Reacher (2012)

Jack Reacher is the prequel to the 2017 movie Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, starring Tom Cruise as a lead actor. Jack Reacher is a US Military person who investigates cases only related to the military, as the US army sniper gets charged with killing five people. Jack Reacher fights for him to prove his innocence. Jack Reacher and Jack Reacher: Never go back; both movies were hit movies back then and are not interrelated.

• Risky Business (1983)

Joel Goodsen and his friend, the teenagers, call a prostitute to the house of Joel when his parents are out on holiday. After spending a night with her, when she asks for money, both friends get shocked, and to collect the money she needs, they convert the home into a brothel for a few days. With the risky business, the story takes a sequence of hilarious moments that makes the viewers laugh.

• Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Edge of Tomorrow features two soldiers, including Tom Cruise playing the role of one soldier. As they battle aliens to preserve the world, they both become trapped in a temporal loop. The main character always returns to the same state after dying. Each loop in Edge of Tomorrow contains a fresh element that adds to the drama and action, so viewers must pay close attention throughout the entire film.

• American Made (2017)

The American pilot, Barry Seal, who ambitiously works for the CIA, gets into the illegal business of smuggling drugs and weapons. When caught, he becomes a government informant as he does not want to spend the rest of his life in jail. Even though The American Made movie features the crime-drama genre, it comes with hilarious plot twists making the movie more comedy. The role of Barry Seal is played by Tom Cruise.

• Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Eyes Wide Shut features handsome Tom Cruise as Bill Hartford with his wife, Alice Hartford. When Alice confesses to Bill about having sexual fantasies about another man, Bill finds out about the underground group that promotes sexual activity, and he gets curious about the same.

• Vanilla Sky (2001)

The movie Vanilla Sky depicts the tale of a man who was injured in a vehicle accident and had a scar on his face. As he goes about his everyday activities, reflecting on his past and existence causes many changes in him. Despite being an inspiring film, Vanilla Sky ends with its audience in tears. David Aames, the victim of the auto accident, is portrayed by Tom Cruise.

• Mission Impossible (1996)

The movie that made Tom Cruise a star is Mission Impossible. The first part of the Mission Impossible franchise was released in 1996. Ethan Hunt, the protagonist of the movie, gets accused of murdering a number of people. As he is not a criminal who killed the team, he struggles to prove his innocence throughout the movie.

• Mission Impossible II (2002)

After getting a huge response to the first part of Mission Impossible, Mission Impossible II indeed achieved popularity again. Mission Impossible II again features Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, who goes to Sydney to catch terrorists to stop them from getting their hands on the genetically engineered harmful virus.

• Mission Impossible III (2006)

EthanHunt’ss wife is taken hostage in the third Mission Impossible film. Even though Ethan Hunt is already retired, he is once more called into action to save a student from the kidnapper Owen Davian, who also abductedEthan’ss wife. Ethan Hunt then embarks on his mission to protect them both from the arms dealer.

• Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)

As Mission Impossible was getting very good reviews, creators worked hard to make the impossible mission series with more fun and exciting plots. As Ethan Hunt was a part of IMF, where he worked for years, the organization gets accused of a bomb blast at the Kremlin. As the whole organization is innocent, Ethan, with his team, gets on the mission to find the real criminal behind the bomb blast.

• Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)

After four years of becoming the first four parts of mission impossible, its franchise again came up with the fifth part of the mission impossible franchise. Mission impossible takes you to the world of the terrorist network called the Syndicate, which is planning terror attacks on the country. Ethan Hunt, with his team, takes up a mission to catch the Syndicate gang.

• Mission Impossible – Fallout (2018)

Again after two years, the sixth part of the Mission Impossible franchise was released. It again revolves around the terrorist attack that terrorists are planning to carry out in different cities. Ethan, with his IMF team, attempts to stop those terror attacks from happening.

• Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023)

The sequel to Mission Impossible – the fallout is yet to release, but it will soon release in 2023 as fans are so excited to see Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt on the big screen solving the new mission with his very own IMF team. Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning is set to release on 14^th July 2023.

• Lions for Lambs (2007)

While the Lions for Lambs film was not that famous back in 2007, the movie follows an amazing storyline featuring the two army rangers who get injured in the Afghanistan mission while the reporter is behind them and tries to find out the reasons behind the failure of the mission. Tom Cruise plays the role of Senator Jasper Irving in the film.

• The Mummy (2017)

Nick Morton is a character from the film The Mummy who is always looking for antiquated artifacts. The most priceless artifacts he discovers are sold to the highest bidder. He and his companion are traveling to Egypt when they become involved in a conflict and discover the princess who was buried beneath the desert in history, awakening with her abilities. The awakened Mummy has the ability to wipe out all of humankind. To save his life, Nick Morton tries to halt this Mummy. 

• The Queen (2006)

Although Tom Cruise is not the main character in the movie The Queen, the plot centers on Queen Elizabeth, who becomes involved in a series of events following the death of Princess Diana.

Tom Cruise has always been a fantastic actor, and many of his films have been box-office successes. Despite being 60 years old, he continues to promote his acting career by starring in back-to-back box office hits.