Tom Cruise, one of the legends of Hollywood has done dozens of successful movies. In this article, I am going to talk about 10 of the best evergreen Tom Cruise movies that will always stay close to our hearts.
Tom Cruise one of everyone’s favorite actors has done hundreds of movies till now. In this article, I am going to share the top 10 all-time favorite Tom Cruise movies.
Whether it’s his much anticipated action film Top Gun, a romantic drama Jerry Maguire or a mystery thriller where he’s a calculated murderer Collateral, the actuall extremely versatile Cruise has continually embodied the pure definition of what a movie star should be.
Jerry Maguire
The very first movie on the list is Tom Cruise’s all-time watch- Jerry Maguire. Tom Cruise stars as Jerry Maguire, a sports agent who is brought to a point of crisis in his life when he unexpectedly decides to become an honorable decent man.
The film follows his comedic journey to redemption through an unlikely alliance with a female accountant, and the least important client on his roster. This movie has romance, comedy, drama, and even sports and the cast including Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Renée Zellweger makes it a perfect watch for Saturday night. The movie is so nice that it would make you question yourself at the end that why don’t they make movies like this anymore?
Collateral
Collateral is a 2004 American neo-noir action-thriller film starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx. This movie portrays Tom Cruise in a completely different light than the role he played in Jerry Maguire. But still, Tom Cruise is on the top of his game, and so is Jamie Foxx.
Tom Cruise plays Vincent, a highly dedicated assassin. Foxx plays Max, an LA cabbie forced to drive Vincent about so he can assassinate five people in one night. Cruise is radiant as Vincent and I am certain that you will remember him long after you watch the movie.
Minority Report
A film that works on our minds and our emotions, Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report is entertaining in every bit of it. The movie is based in 2054 where the police harness a highly Advanced technology to frame and arrest criminals before they succeed in committing a crime.
The Protagonist of a movie who is a cop finds himself guilty of the murder of a man who he has never seen before. He goes through to find the unexpected truth in the end.
Yet another different genre and yet another amazing performance by Tom Cruise. If you are a person who loves twists and turns, this movie is for you as there were so many of it that there was no way for it to be “predictable”.
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At the core of this powerful and profound movie is the all-important question: What are we prepared to give up to have a crime-free society?
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
And when you start to feel that this man can’t surprise us with another genre, he proves us wrong again by portraying the role of a vampire in the film interview with the Vampire, a 1994 American gothic horror film directed by Neil Jordan.
This movie is about a vampire telling at least part of his life story to an interviewer, concerning an arrogant, “evil” vampire named Lestat, his refusing to kill humans (at least, to start with), his moping and their “child” Claudia. A mesmerizing film and Cruise as Lestat has done a fantastic job with the character, making it a must-watch for the TVD fans out there.
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai is a 2003 American period action drama film directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick. This movie as the name suggests was set during the Meiji Restoration Period in Japan.
The story revolves around the theme anti-hero turned hero story where Captain Nathan Algren, played by Tom Cruise embarks on a journey to fight against Katsumoto who is considered a rebel against the emperor and how he eventually joins Katsumoto and fights against Omura.
Mission: Impossible-Fallout
The film is the sixth in the “Mission: Impossible” series—is intelligently made, a 2018 American action spy film written, produced and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. This film is the one we all have heard of even if we are not a Tom Cruise fan and the reason behind it, is the popularity this film series has garnered over the years.
The film is about Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) who chooses to save his team over completing a mission, allowing stolen plutonium to fall into the wrong hands. Now, he must partner with a hard-hitting CIA agent (Henry Cavill) in a race against time to stop a nuclear threat.
A Few Good Men
A Few Good Men is a 1992 American legal drama film directed by Rob Reiner with a laudable performance from Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, and Demi Moore.
The movie is about a slick, young Navy lawyer who is assigned to investigate a murder case in which two Marines killed a fellow enlisted man, and no one’s talking about it. The movie was fast-paced and well-edited which kept one glued to it till the end.
Edge of Tomorrow
This movie is a masterwork with a well-scripted direction and amazing cast starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. Initially, a coward Major William Cage is a military man caught in a time loop who turns into a confident person as he is destined to battle invading aliens day after day in a repeating bid to save Earth from Armageddon. The movie is remarkable and worth your time.
Magnolia
Magnolia is an American epic psychological drama film that is light-hearted with the power of capturing a lot of emotions. The film has interconnected storylines that follow 10 people whose damaged lives intersect–often by sheer coincidence–during a single day in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley.
Rain Man
The name Rain man does sound lame but the story behind the name beautifully crafted and directed by Barry Levinson has landed the movie in the no.1 spot.
Tom Cruise stars as an idealistic young wheeler-dealer whose life is changed forever when he discovers he has an autistic savant older brother
The film is about acceptance and it also didn’t fail to bring awareness about Autism, a developmental disorder in a well-scripted manner.
Conclusion
Tom Cruise is one of the greatest actor in this world, all his movies are extraordinary. The top 10 movies of Tom Cruise we talked about in this article were some of his biggest movies which got hit towards the globe.
