Main content | Search | Section navigation menu | Site-wide navigation menu

Main menu

 
 
 

Tom Cruise

Director, Actor

 
TapsTaps (1981)
Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. Sean Penn, Timothy Hutton, George C. Scott
A surprise box–office smash about a group of cadets who take over their military college, which is on the brink of being closed down. Inspired…
Risky BusinessRisky Business (1983) Recommended
Dir. Paul Brickman
Feat. Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay
A kind of '80s update of THE GRADUATE, this imaginative comedy propelled a 17–year old Tom Cruise into the limelight. Uncommonly stylish and…
Outsiders, TheOutsiders, The (1983) Recommended
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio
Based on the gritty novel by S. E. Hinton (THAT WAS THEN THIS IS NOW), this ‘realistic’ depiction of teenage outsiders in 50s America is…
All The Right MovesAll The Right Moves (1983)
Dir. Michael Chapman
Feat. Tom Cruise, Craig T. Nelson, Lea Thompson
Stirring though conventional sports drama has a talented high–school football player (Cruise), weigh up his life priorities in the face of a…
Top GunTop Gun (1986) Recommended
Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer
Star–making film for Cruise, who goes through all the right motions to get millions of bums on seats. The routine plot is overcome by the…
Color of Money, TheColor of Money, The (1986)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Tom Cruise, Paul Newman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
25 years on from the THE HUSTLER, Paul Newman is the tainted ex–pool shark who passes his baton on to rookie Tom Cruise. Unremarkable Scorsese,…
LegendLegend (1986) Recommended
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Tom Cruise, Tim Curry
Breathtaking imagery highlights this fantasy adventure about evil trying to corrupt innocence. Tom Cruise struts around in tights, but it's Tim Curry…
CocktailCocktail (1988)
Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown
Tom Cruise receives behind–the–bar cocktail tips from Bryan Brown. Slick comedy was an early box–office for kiwi dir. Donaldson.
Rain ManRain Man (1988) Recommended
Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino
Oscar–winning road drama featuring Dustin Hoffman's virtuoso performance as the idiot savant brother of Tom Cruise, who does equally well in a…
Born On the Fourth of JulyBorn On the Fourth of July (1989)
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise gives an exhilarating performance as Ron Kovic, the teenage patriot who became an embittered, paralysed Vietnam vet, to finally emerge as…
Days of ThunderDays of Thunder (1990)
Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Paul Newman
TOP GUN on wheels with Tom Cruise as a star rookie race–driver whose attention behind the wheel veers to Dr. Nicole Kidman's behind.
Far and AwayFar and Away (1992)
Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman sport Irish accents for this sweeping saga that follows their quest to claim a piece of America they can call their own.
A Few Good MenA Few Good Men (1992)
Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore
Tom Cruise portrays another upstart lawyer brat who is called to defend the alleged murderers of a fellow army cadet. Blame soon veers to the very…
Fallen Angels Vol. 1 & 2Fallen Angels Vol. 1 & 2 (1993)
Dir. Alfonso Cuaron, Phil Joanou, Tom Hanks
Feat. James Woods, Peter Gallagher, Isabella Rossellini
A–list talent lend their names to this crime series set in Hollywood's golden age. The actors fill the hats and coats, with a few famous names…
Firm, TheFirm, The (1993)
Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman
Tom Cruise ain't bad as a prodigal law graduate offered a six–figure salary with a prestigious but corrupt law firm. A reasonable meal is made…
Interview With the VampireInterview With the Vampire (1994) Recommended
Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst
Tom Cruise rises to the much–touted role of Vampire Lestat, Brad Pitt invigorates the lifeless Louis, and Kirsten Dunst gives a child…
Mission: ImpossibleMission: Impossible (1996)
Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Tom Cruise
Hollywood refit of the '60s cult TV show with classic stylings and theme–tune thankfully intact. Precisely executed action sequences redeem a…
Jerry MaguireJerry Maguire (1996) Recommended
Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger, Cuba Jr. Gooding
The (then) thinking person's Tom Cruise movie, with Hollywood's biggest star actually getting to act in this insightful comic–drama about…
Eyes Wide ShutEyes Wide Shut (1999)
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman
A fascinating and convoluted Freudian thriller, Stanley Kubrick's swansong has elicited praise, condemnation and baffled dumb–looks, though its…
MagnoliaMagnolia (2000)
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jason Robards Jr., William H. Macy
A sprawling, stylistically–impressive but moribund domestic melodrama about Californian amorality and redemption (of sorts), with interleaved…
Mission: Impossible 2Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
Dir. John Woo
Feat. Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandiwe Newton
Submerging all traces of the original series, Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, whose mission it is to keep a deadly synthetic virus out of the hands…
Stanley Kubrick - A Life in PicturesStanley Kubrick - A Life in Pictures (2001) Recommended
Dir. Jan Harlan
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Woody Allen, Jack Nicholson
Authorised by his family, a 'biography' of the great, reclusive, obsessive film–maker, whose genius is attested by the likes of…
Vanilla SkyVanilla Sky (2001)
Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jason Lee, Cameron Diaz
A straight Hollywood remake of the Spanish sci–fi thriller OPEN YOUR EYES by the director of ALMOST FAMOUS – the result of which plays like…
Minority ReportMinority Report (2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow
An exhilarating science fiction thriller that lavishly realizes (and embellishes) a Philip K. Dick short story with the corporate muscle and…
Last Samurai, TheLast Samurai, The (2003)
Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, William Atherton
Swathed in the scenery of New Zealand, this enactment of the Japanese civil wars of the late 19th century is an ambitious, though…
CollateralCollateral (2004) Recommended
Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith
A moody night–thriller that cruises the streets of Los Angeles with a taxi–driver (Foxx) whose cab is commandered by a ruthless,…
Ray: Genius - A Night for Ray CharlesRay: Genius - A Night for Ray Charles (2004)
Dir. Bruce Gowers
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Morgan Freeman
An extended concert tribute to soulman Ray Charles, combining new and vintage entertainers and memories from the likes of Quincy Jones, B.B. King and…
War of the WorldsWar of the Worlds (2005)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto
Dynamic and intense re–imagining of H.G. Wells sci–fi staple (for its first half at least), in which hostile aliens invade Earth in…
Mission: Impossible 3Mission: Impossible 3 (2006)
Dir. J.J. Abrams
Feat. Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Keri Russell
Propulsive and hyper–violent third outing for Tom Cruise as US superagent Ethan Hunt, here on a globe–jetting mission to foil a vile…
Lions for LambsLions for Lambs (2007) Recommended
Dir. Robert Redford
Feat. Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise
A contemporary 'hot potato' issue is tackled from political, academic, militaristic and journalistic viewpoints, drawing an ultimately powerful…
Tropic Thunder Tropic Thunder (2008) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jnr., Jack Black
Ferociously funny action comedy from actor–director Ben Stiller, following a group of pretentious actors on a mission to create the biggest…
ValkyrieValkyrie (2008)
Dir. Bryan Singer
Feat. Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Wilkinson
Hollywood crosses enemy lines with Tom Cruise perversely cast as a disaffected Nazi officer who leads a plot to assassinate Hitler. Dispensing…
Knight and DayKnight and Day (2010)
Dir. James Mangold
Feat. Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard
Brassy secret agent vehicle finds Tom Cruise on the lam from hired killers with Cameron Diaz in tow.
Mission: Impossible - Ghost ProtocolMission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (Mission Impossible 4) (2012)
Dir. Brad Bird
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg
Back–to–basics third sequel sees an evergreen Tom Cruise go rogue to clear IMF's name while in pursuit of a fugitive terrorist with…
Rock of AgesRock of Ages (2012)
Dir. Adam Shankman
Feat. Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise hams it up something shocking ahead of a star musical cast in this big singing, big strutting hair metal revival set to the music of Def…
Jack ReacherJack Reacher (2012)
Dir. Christopher McQuarrie
Feat. Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins
Tom Cruise assumes the coveted role of Lee Child's best–selling anti–hero in this violent, no–nonsense action vehicle.
OblivionOblivion (2013)
Dir. Joseph Kosinski
Feat. Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko
Tom Cruise's isolated existence as a drone repairman patrolling a decimated earth is disturbed by the arrival of a mysterious woman via a crash…
Edge of TomorrowEdge of Tomorrow (2014) Recommended
Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson
Tom Cruise plays a reluctant futuristic solider who gets caught in a time loop and is forced to repeat his death on the battlefield until victory…
Mission: Impossible - Rogue NationMission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (Mission Impossible 5) (2015)
Dir. Christopher McQuarrie
Feat. Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner
Tom Cruise and team return to take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate – a rogue organization as highly skilled as…
Jack Reacher: Never Go BackJack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Patrick Heusinger
Formulaic action–thriller sequel with Tom Cruise returning as the eponymous tough guy from Lee Child's series of popular novels, this time on…
Mummy, TheMummy, The (2017)
Dir. Alex Kurtzman
Feat. Tom Cruise, Annabelle Wallis, Sofia Boutella
Tom Cruise plays a US military man who accidentally unearths Princess Ahmanet's tomb and unleashes unspeakable evil. A fun mish–mash of monster…
American MadeAmerican Made (2017)
Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright
Tom Cruise stars in this energized biopic about an American pilot who became a drug–runner for the CIA in the 1980s that would come to be…
Mission: Impossible - FalloutMission: Impossible - Fallout (Mission Impossible 6) (2018) Recommended
Dir. Christopher McQuarrie
Feat. Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames
Tom Cruise reprises his role as Ethan Hunt in this highly regarded sixth installment of the film franchise. The stakes are higher than ever with…
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part OneMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (Mission Impossible 7) (2023)
Dir. Christopher McQuarrie
Feat. Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Rebecca Ferguson
The Impossible franchise jumps into the somewhat possible scenario of an A.I. singularity event. The heavy apocalyptic subject is balanced by…

Results Page   | 1 |    Paginate

Display
Display
Order
Order