Top 10 Tom Cruise Movies with the Highest Ranking

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tom Cruise is arguably one of the most successful actors in Hollywood with innumerable hits under his name. It is almost impossible to only name the top 10 Tom Cruise movies with the highest ranking since the veteran actor may have adopted making groundbreaking movies as his dear hobby. 

Tom Cruise was first seen in a romantic drama titled Endless Love as a minor role. Thanks to his flamboyant appearance, he has enticed many eyes since. Two years later, Risky Business was launched which marked the breakthrough of Tom Cruise’s fame. Today, Tom Cruise has a total of 44 movies he has starred in. 

Tom Cruise will be the answer for those of you who are a fan of a pretty actor flaunting their bulk figure in an action movie. In order to keep the interest going, here are the top 10 Tom Cruise best movies to watch, cited from sea.ign.com. 

1. Jerry Maguire (1996)

A classic titled character romance to start your journey in getting to know Tom Cruise as an actor. He plays the role of Jerry, a professional sports agent who is very often involved in a corrupt industry where there is only a faint line between the good and the bad. 

One panic attack leads him to getting fired by voicing out his thoughts about the future of the business. While navigating his next endeavors, Jerry falls in love with an accountant named Dorothy he just met a few hours back prior to the dismissal. 

2. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

In recent times, Top Gun: Maverick is notably chosen as Tom Cruise's best movie with the successful rate up to 90%. Matter of fact, the movie has earned 1.5 billion worldwide, making it the highest grossing movie of all time. Top Gun: Maverick is a sequel of Top Gun which was released nearly three decades before. 

After more than thirty years after graduating from Top Gun, Captain Maverick indulges himself as a test pilot for the younger generations. For some reasons, he has avoided promotions despite the top notch achievements under his belt. Tasked with impossible forces to save his career, Maverick is back to fight his ghost past. 

3. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Young Tom Cruise stun as Ron Kovic, a Vietnam war veteran who has a pretty eventful life. The movie captures the dramatic turns of Ron Kovic from a typical idealistic American youngster to an anti-war activist. It details Ron’s childhood, the military life to the very day he becomes paralyzed. 

Born on the fourth of July has been acclaimed as Tom Cruise best movies for his outstanding performance as a troubled war survivor. Tom showcases his remarkable act during the doom of Ron as his psychologist is ruling over his body. 

4. A Few Good Men (1992)

“You can’t handle the truth!” is the iconic courtroom scene where the face off of Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson takes place. The very sequence is a testament of Cruise’s popularity since most cinema geeks can easily picture it in their mind. Tom Cruise takes a role as a hot attorney assigned to defend Marines who were wrongly accused as the murderer of their fellowships. 

5. Collateral (2004)

After winning the audience’s hearts by playing the good in his earlier movies, Tom Cruise was determined to highlight his versatility as an actor through an antagonist role. In this Tom Cruise movie titled Collateral, he is paired with Jamie Fox to spend an unhinged night under the light of a hitman. Much to many’s dismay, Cruise doesn’t play the hitman, but merely a driver to take Fox into the executions. 

6. Magnolia (1999)

This is by far one of the rarest appearances of the actor in Tom Cruise best movies list as the movie itself has 9 main characters not related to each other to carry out the story. Each has different backgrounds in pursuit of happiness and life purposes in general. 

7. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol 

It would be a crime to not include the series of Mission: Impossible in Tom Cruise best movies list at all. Although we all agree each of the movies carry its own ideas in terms of attracting audiences, most people are especially attached to the Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. 

8. Rain Man (1988)

With the premise of meeting your long lost brother under some circumstances, Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman carry out their performances magnificently. Here, Cruise plays the role of a big jerk who breaks hearts now and then to his own liking. Later in the story he is forced to become amiable with his autistic half brother from his father in order to get his shares of the inheritance. 

9. Minority Report (2002)

Finally we are reaching the sci-fi corner of the Tom Cruise best movies. Set in 2054, the precrime prototype is about to be nationally released since its first arrival 6 years back. The precrime program is said to have the ability to arrest the criminals before they even commit it. John Anderton, played by Tom Cruise, is found to be one of the criminals despite being the chief of the program. 

10. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Another sci-fi movie of Tom Cruise making it to the list. This time, he is combatting the alien invasion that has been around for some time. Cage, the name of Cruise’s character, finds himself falling in love with Vrataski, his teammate, and begins to care for her all the while defying the aliens. 

Find yourself a comfortable place to indulge in these top 10 Tom Cruise movies with the highest ranking. Ask your loved ones to join you any time in the upcoming weekends.

VIDYA AMALIA RIMAYANTI

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