Tom Cruise’s top movies from worst to best according to IMDb and where to watch them online

Tom Cruise was born on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, New York. He is a film producer and actor who has received several awards and recognitions throughout his career. We highlight his 3 nominations for Best Actor at the Oscar Awards, 3 Golden Globe Awards he won (and 4 other nominations in the same category), 1 BAFTA Award nomination for his role in “Born on the 4th of July (1989)”, 3 nominations for SAG Awards (Screen Actors Guild) and 2 People’s Choice Awards in the category of “Favorite Actor”.

Here are his 11 best movies, ordered from worst to best by IMDb score.

Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun: Maverick is a movie that expands the already legendary figure of Tom Cruise, where he shows all the talents that have brought him to the top and that, despite its unoriginal plot, manages to keep the viewer glued to his seat for its 137 minutes of running time. As entertainment, it has no rival at the moment and is a movie to be enjoyed on the big screen, with probably the best aerial combat sequences ever filmed. And if anyone doubts its plausibility, just say that the P-51 that appears in a few scenes belongs to Tom Cruise, who often pilots it.

Rain Man

Starring Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, and Valeria Golino. It grossed more than $354 million from a budget of $25 million. It won 4 Oscars in the categories of Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Best Director (Barry Levinson), Best Picture, and Best Original Screenplay. Also, among many other awards, we highlight its 2 Golden Globes in the categories of Best Picture and Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman), 1 Directors Guild Award (DGA) for Best Director, and the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic Movie.

Magnolia

Starring Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, John C. Reilly, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour, and Hoffman. It grossed $48.5 million on a $37 million budget. It was nominated for 3 Academy Awards in the categories of Best Supporting Actor (Tom Cruise), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Original Song: Aimee Mann (“Save Me”). The Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor (Tom Cruise). Finally, we highlight the Grammy nomination for Aimee Mann for “Save Me”.

Edge of Tomorrow

Starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson. It grossed more than $370 million from a budget of $178 million. As anecdotes and curious facts, we can say that its filming took place in Leavesden Studios. It is located very close to London - the same place where Harry Potter was filmed. It is also said that the inspiration for the battle scene on the beach was basically from the Battle of Dunkirk and the invasion of Normandy.

The Last Samurai

Starring Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Shin Koyamada, Timothy Spall and Nakamura Shichinosuke II. Grossed over $456 million from a $140 million budget. It received 4 Oscar nominations in the categories of Best Supporting Actor (Ken Watanabe), Best Production Design, Best Sound and Best Costume Design. We also highlight its 3 nominations at the Golden Globe Awards, the National Board of Review award for Best Director to Edward Zwick, and its 10 nominations at the Satellite Awards, of which it won 4 awards.

A Few Good Men

It stars Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, and J. T. Walsh, among others. With an estimated budget of $35-40 million, the film grossed more than $243 million at the box office. It is part of AFI’s 10 TOP 10 list in the category of “Courtroom Drama.” In terms of awards and recognitions, we highlight its 4 Oscar nominations in the categories of Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson), Best Editing, and Best Sound. Then, its 6 awards received: ASCAP Award for the highest-grossing film, MTV Award for Best Picture or People’s Choice Award in the category of Favorite Dramatic Movie. The other 3 were awards for Jack Nicholson’s role.

Minority Report

Starring Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton and Max von Sydow. It grossed more than $358 million at the box office from a budget of $102 million. Did you know that Matt Damon and Cate Blanchett were the actors who were supposed to play the characters of Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton respectively? Last but not least... Did you know that this movie could have starred Schwarzenegger? Actually, it was an attempt by the writers of “Total Recall” to film again with Paul Verhoeven and Arnold.

Collateral

Starring Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg and Javier Bardem. It grossed more than $217 million from an initial budget of $65 million. As a curiosity of the feature film, Tom Cruise worked hard alongside Michael “Mick” Gould. He is a former member of the British Special Air Forces and a well-known authority on martial arts and weapons. Did you know that Adam Sandler was considered for the role that was eventually played by Jamie Foxx?

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles

Starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Stephen Rea, Christian Slater, and Kirsten Dunst. It grossed more than $223 million at the box office against a $50 million budget. The film won awards at the BAFTA, Saturn, ASCAP, MTV Movie, and YoungStar awards. It was nominated for Best Production Design and Best Original Score at the Academy Awards. At the Golden Globe Awards, Kirsten Dunst was nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Score.

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Josh Holloway, Michael Nyqvist, Anil Kapoor, and Léa Seydoux. It grossed more than $694 million at the box office from a budget of $145 million. The film was shot in several countries and cities including Moscow, Dubai, Prague, and Vancouver. Did you know that this is the first movie in the saga not produced by Paula Wagner? She was the producer that Tom Cruise worked with in most of his filmography.

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Alec Baldwin, and Jens Hultén. With a budget of $150 million, the movie went on to gross over $682 million. It was an eventful movie for Tom Cruise, who was injured up to 6 times during the filming. In fact, in the plane scene, he was even asked to make stuntmen to prevent him from going out. But Tom Cruise refused and wanted to do the whole shooting in which there was more than 1 mile high.