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Tom Cruise
Birthdate: July 3, 1962

Tom Cruise

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1980s
2.9204
12
total ranking of 2.9204
1990s
3.1964
10
total ranking of 3.1964
2000s
3.1566
9
total ranking of 3.1566
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Tom Cruise is ranked overall as 3.5841 of of 4 stars3.5841

Tom Cruise Movie Rankings

1
Tom Cruise starring in Rain Man
Tom Cruise scores a combined 3.1323 out of 4 stars for Rain Man3.1323
When Charlie Babbitt's father dies, he leaves a large fortune to Raymond, an Autistic brother he didn't know he had. In an attempt to disinherit Raymond, Charlie takes him out of the hospital and tries to use him as a barging chip. ...more about Rain Man
Actor Awards
  • Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Supporting Actor
2
Tom Cruise starring in Magnolia
Tom Cruise scores a combined 3.1160 out of 4 stars for Magnolia3.1160
A day in the life of nine lives all stemming from their association with a dying TV producer. Each story stands on its own, but is continuously building up to one catastrophic end. ...more about Magnolia
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  • Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
3
Tom Cruise starring in Risky Business
Tom Cruise scores a combined 3.1143 out of 4 stars for Risky Business3.1143
Joel, an upper-middle class teenager is left alone while his parents are on vacation. Lana, a high priced prostitute on the lamb from her pimp, takes residence with him. But, when Joel ruins his father's expensive car he and Lana make a business venture that brings them both into a lot of cash. ...more about Risky Business
Actor Awards
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
4
Collateral (2004)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 3.0970 out of 4 stars for Collateral3.0970
Max has lived a mundane life as a cab driver for twelve years. The faces have come and gone from his rear-view mirror: people and places he's long since forgotten--until tonight. Vincent is a contract killer. ...more about Collateral
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
  • Empire Awards, UK - Best Actor
  • Teen Choice Awards - Choice Movie Actor: Drama
5
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 3.0699 out of 4 stars for Jerry Maguire3.0699
One of the most ruthless sports agents in the industry has a revelation, questioning the ethics of his job. As an independent agent, Jerry reevaluates his work and personal life finding love and meaning from his only remaining client and the one woman that believes in his cause. ...more about Jerry Maguire
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
  • National Board of Review, USA - Best Actor
  • Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
6
Minority Report (2002)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 3.0465 out of 4 stars for Minority Report3.0465
In the future murder no longer exists. The government has the ability to predict when a murder will take place and arrest the guilty before they can commit the crime. But when the program's lead guy, Chief Anderton, is accused he has to prove the future is wrong. ...more about Minority Report
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
  • Empire Awards, UK - Best Actor
7
Legend (1985)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 3.0418 out of 4 stars for Legend3.0418
"Darkness" seeks to entrap the world in eternal night by destroying the last of the unicorns. It is up to a forest boy and a group of fairy creatures to stop him and save the unicorns and princess. ...more about Legend
8
Top Gun (1986)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 3.0126 out of 4 stars for Top Gun3.0126
Maverick is a hot pilot. When he encounters a pair of MiGs over the Persian Gulf, his wingman is clearly outflown and freaks. On almost no fuel, Maverick is able to talk him back down to the Carrier. ...more about Top Gun
9
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.9854 out of 4 stars for Born on the Fourth of July2.9854
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for. ...more about Born on the Fourth of July
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Actor
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
10
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.9751 out of 4 stars for Eyes Wide Shut2.9751
A doctor (Tom Cruise) becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter after his wife (Nicole Kidman) admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met and chastising him for dishonesty in not admitting to his own fantasies. ...more about Eyes Wide Shut
Actor Awards
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Actor - Drama/Romance
11
War of the Worlds (2005)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.9313 out of 4 stars for War of the Worlds2.9313
Ray Ferrier is a working class man living in New Jersey. He's estranged from his family, his life isn't in order, and he's too caught up with himself. But the unthinkable and, ultimately, the unexpected happens to him in an extraordinary sense. ...more about War of the Worlds
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
12
Last Samurai, The (2003)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.9240 out of 4 stars for Last Samurai2.9240
In Japan, Civil War veteran Captain Nathan Algren trains the Emperor's troops to use modern weapons as they prepare to defeat the last of the country's samurais. ...more about Last Samurai
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
  • Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards, UK - Best Film Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  • Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
13
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.9113 out of 4 stars for Mission: Impossible III2.9113
Super-spy Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has retired from active duty to trains new IMF agents. ...more about Mission: Impossible III
Actor Awards
  • Teen Choice Awards - Movies - Choice Actor: Drama/Action Adventure
14
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.9012 out of 4 stars for Mission: Impossible2.9012
Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt, a secret agent framed for the deaths of his espionage team. ...more about Mission: Impossible
Actor Awards
  • Kids' Choice Awards, USA - Favorite Movie Actor
15
Color of Money, The (1986)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.8993 out of 4 stars for Color of Money2.8993
Pool hustler Fast Eddie Felson finds the young, promising pool player Vincent in a local bar and he sees in him a younger version of himself. To try and make it as in the old days, Eddie offers to teach Vincent how to be a hustler. ...more about Color of Money
16
Outsiders, The (1983)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.8440 out of 4 stars for Outsiders2.8440
After a deadly confrontation with a rival gang, Ponyboy and Johnny go on the run from the cops. Quickly, the two learn what life is really about and how insignificant their petty differences really are. ...more about Outsiders
17
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.8353 out of 4 stars for Mission: Impossible II2.8353
IMF agent Ethan Hunt has been sent on a mission to retrieve and destroy the supply of a genetically created disease called 'Chimera'. His mission is made impossible due to the fact that he is not the only person after samples of the disease. ...more about Mission: Impossible II
Actor Awards
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Actor - Action
  • Kids' Choice Awards, USA - Favorite Movie Actor
  • Teen Choice Awards - Film - Choice Actor
18
Few Good Men, A (1992)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.8142 out of 4 stars for Few Good Men2.8142
One man is dead. Two are accused of murder. The entire Marine Corps is on trial. ...more about Few Good Men
Actor Awards
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
19
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.7731 out of 4 stars for Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles2.7731
It hadn't even been a year since a plantation owner named Louis had lost his wife, and now he had lost his will to live. A vampire named Lestat takes a liking to Louis and offers him the chance to become a creature of the night: a vampire. ...more about Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
20
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.7609 out of 4 stars for Vanilla Sky2.7609
David Aames takes all he has for granted; his wealth, his inherited publishing company, his good looks - his relationships. Especially his relationships. ...more about Vanilla Sky
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
21
All the Right Moves (1983)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.7466 out of 4 stars for All the Right Moves2.7466
Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star who dreams of getting out of his small Western Pennsylvania steel town with a football scholarship. ...more about All the Right Moves
22
Firm, The (1993)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.7443 out of 4 stars for Firm2.7443
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. ...more about Firm
23
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.6777 out of 4 stars for Austin Powers in Goldmember2.6777
Dr. Evil and Mini-Me escape from prison and travel in time to team up with Goldmember. Together they kidnap Austin's fatherand attempt to take over the world. Austin must travel to the 70's and join Foxxy Cleopatra to save his father and foil Dr. Evil's plans. ...more about Austin Powers in Goldmember
24
Days of Thunder (1990)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.5187 out of 4 stars for Days of Thunder2.5187
Cole Trickle enters the high-pressure world of Nascar racing. He's a hot driver with a hot temper, and this attitude gets him into trouble not only with other drivers, but members of his own team as well. ...more about Days of Thunder
25
Far and Away (1992)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.4813 out of 4 stars for Far and Away2.4813
Joseph Donnelly, a young Irishman facing property eviction after his father's death, decides to take revenge on Daniel Christie, his landlord. ...more about Far and Away
26
Taps (1981)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.4416 out of 4 stars for Taps2.4416
An announcement that the venerable Bunker Hill Military Academy, a 141 year old institute, is to be torn down and replaced with condos sets off the young cadets led by their stodgy commander (George C. Scott). ...more about Taps
27
Cocktail (1988)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.4074 out of 4 stars for Cocktail2.4074
After leaving the Army, Brian Flanagan (Tom Cruise) tries to get a marketing job in New York. But without a college degree, this was not possible. ...more about Cocktail
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
28
Lions for Lambs (2007)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 2.2081 out of 4 stars for Lions for Lambs2.2081
Oscar winner Robert Redford directs Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep in this political drama about the war on terror. ...more about Lions for Lambs
  • Not Available on DVD
29
Losin' It (1983)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 1.2373 out of 4 stars for Losin' It1.2373
Teen sex comedy set in 1965 which follows four Los Angeles school friends, Woody, Dave, Spider, Wendell and the series of misadventures they get into when they travel south of the border to Tijuana, Mexico for a night of cruisin', causing trouble, and to ...more about Losin' It
30
Endless Love (1981)
Tom Cruise scores a combined 1.1254 out of 4 stars for Endless Love1.1254
Two young kids fall in love with each other. But the passion is too consuming for the parents of Jade. The parents try to stop them from seeing each other. But when this doesn't work David burns down the house and is sent away. ...more about Endless Love
  • Not Available on DVD
31
Junket Whore (1998)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD