From epics, interesting sci-fi's, gripping thrillers to emotional dramas, Tom Cruise has done them all. From the mid 1980's to now, Cruise has become one of the biggest A-listers and heart-throbs in modern Hollywood.
I have to one film an honorable mention that just missed out on my top 10, and this 'Mission: Impossible III'. Part three of the franchise that has made Cruise into the action hero that has defined his career. Directed by J.J Abrams, this installment really elevated the franchise into ways many could not have imagined. Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt who comes into conflict with a dangerous arms dealer. His mission will great take great risk and has the possibility of him losing his fiancee.
Despite not seeing all of his works, I reckon this top 10 is quite an impressive one. Out of all of his 44 films, I have seen 38 of them. I will rank all of the films that I have seen as well as a short review for each of my top 10:
38) Knight And Day
37) Days Of Thunder
36) The Mummy
35) Rock Of Ages
34) Cocktail
33) Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
32) Legend
31) Top Gun
30) Mission: Impossible II
28) The Firm
28) The Color Of Money
27) Far And Away
26) Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
25) Lions For Lambs
24) A Few Good Men
23) Valkyrie
22) American Made
21) Oblivion
23) Valkyrie
22) American Made
21) Oblivion
20) Tropic Thunder
19) Jack Reacher
18) Top Gun: Maverick
19) Jack Reacher
18) Top Gun: Maverick
17) Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
16) Mission: Impossible
16) Mission: Impossible
15) Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
14) Mission: Impossible - Fallout
13) Eyes Wide Shut
12) War Of The Worlds
11) Mission: Impossible III
10) Interview With The Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles - A really interesting and enjoyable vampire story that is told through a number of ages of human history.
With Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Antonio Banderas and Christian Slater alongside Cruise, this has a great mix of love and betrayal that kept me hooked throughout.
9) Edge Of Tomorrow - Cruise's latest venture in this smart popcorn summer blockbuster.
As a cowardly army major, Cruise is sent into the frontline as punishment and suddenly is given a strange gift he must find the origins of to end this war with an alien race.
It also features a terrific performance by Emily Blunt.
8) Minority Report - Cruise teams up with Spielberg again. This time for a complex gripping sci-fi as we are sent to a future where the police can arrest murderers for crimes before they happen.
However, Cruise's character finds himself accused of a future murder. The chase is now on.
7) Jerry Maguire - A huge hit from the 1990's that won an Oscar and got nominated for Best Picture.
This wonderfully written rom-com sees Cruise plays a sports agent that gets fired, but continues to fight on his own with the only athlete that stayed with him.
Watch out for probably the best performance in Cuba Gooding Jnr's career.
6) The Last Samurai - Cruise is involved in what is simply a modern epic.
While there is a great blend of terrific landscapes, awesome costume and period setting and gripping battle scenes. The on-screen relationship with Cruise and Ken Watanabe is what makes this film great.
Cruise holds his own and makes one of the biggest and best films of 2003.
5) Collateral - Nominated for 2 Oscars, this edge of your seat thriller really grips you from the start.
But if your struggling, then as soon as Cruise enters the screen, I guarantee you will be hooked on to his complex character.
There is also a memorable performance by Jamie Foxx.
4) Vanilla Sky - Despite getting mixed reviews from the cinema-goers and mainly negative comments from the critics, there is some love for this complex and mysterious story.
Cruise plays a successful publisher that sees his life take a turn for the worst.
I found it thoroughly fascinating and contained terrific imagination.
There is also a surprising performance by Cameron Diaz.
3) Born On The Fourth Of July - Director Oliver
Stone gives us another controversial subject, this time on the after effects of the Vietnam War for a certain soldier.
After feeling betrayed by his country, Cruise's character join the anti-war protests to get justice back from the country he fought for.
2) Magnolia - A highly regarded late 90's drama that I have only recently seen.
Paul Thomas Anderson's inter-twining drama sees the best of every aspect in film-making take place. There are so many strong performances with memorable characters and the whole experience is tense throughout in its 3hrs run time.
Cruise plays a motivational speaker with a hidden past, and Cruise might well be the biggest stand-out in this.
1) Rain Man - After his father dieing, Cruise's selfish character expects a handsome stash.
What he gets instead is a journey with someone from a previous life of his.
It is an impressive feat of story telling and is always emotional to watch.
Watch out for a mesmeric performance by Dustin Hoffman.
14) Mission: Impossible - Fallout
13) Eyes Wide Shut
12) War Of The Worlds
11) Mission: Impossible III
With Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Antonio Banderas and Christian Slater alongside Cruise, this has a great mix of love and betrayal that kept me hooked throughout.
As a cowardly army major, Cruise is sent into the frontline as punishment and suddenly is given a strange gift he must find the origins of to end this war with an alien race.
It also features a terrific performance by Emily Blunt.
8) Minority Report - Cruise teams up with Spielberg again. This time for a complex gripping sci-fi as we are sent to a future where the police can arrest murderers for crimes before they happen.However, Cruise's character finds himself accused of a future murder. The chase is now on.
This wonderfully written rom-com sees Cruise plays a sports agent that gets fired, but continues to fight on his own with the only athlete that stayed with him.
Watch out for probably the best performance in Cuba Gooding Jnr's career.
While there is a great blend of terrific landscapes, awesome costume and period setting and gripping battle scenes. The on-screen relationship with Cruise and Ken Watanabe is what makes this film great.
Cruise holds his own and makes one of the biggest and best films of 2003.
But if your struggling, then as soon as Cruise enters the screen, I guarantee you will be hooked on to his complex character.
There is also a memorable performance by Jamie Foxx.
Cruise plays a successful publisher that sees his life take a turn for the worst.
I found it thoroughly fascinating and contained terrific imagination.
There is also a surprising performance by Cameron Diaz.
Stone gives us another controversial subject, this time on the after effects of the Vietnam War for a certain soldier.
After feeling betrayed by his country, Cruise's character join the anti-war protests to get justice back from the country he fought for.
Paul Thomas Anderson's inter-twining drama sees the best of every aspect in film-making take place. There are so many strong performances with memorable characters and the whole experience is tense throughout in its 3hrs run time.
Cruise plays a motivational speaker with a hidden past, and Cruise might well be the biggest stand-out in this.
What he gets instead is a journey with someone from a previous life of his.
It is an impressive feat of story telling and is always emotional to watch.
Watch out for a mesmeric performance by Dustin Hoffman.
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