Tom Cruise's 8 Best Movies, Ranked

Tom Cruise's top 8 on movie.guru, ranked by score. Half of them are Mission: Impossible, and he sprints in every one.

Number one isn't a spy, and it's the best thing he's ever done.

1. 8
   A Few Good Men (1992)7.9

   Cruise in a courtroom beats Cruise in a cockpit. Almost.

   $243.2 million worldwide on a reported $33 to $40 million budget. As Lt. Daniel Kaffee, Cruise starts out a softball-obsessed slacker and slowly grows a spine.
2. 7
   Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)8.1

   The one where Rebecca Ferguson out-Cruises Tom Cruise.

   An 8.1 on movie.guru and $710.9 million worldwide. Ethan Hunt hangs off a plane in the opening, then Rebecca Ferguson's Ilsa Faust takes the whole movie from him.
3. 6
   Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)8.0

   The Burj Khalifa climb is still the franchise's best stunt.

   Tied with Rogue Nation at 8.1 on movie.guru, with $694.7 million worldwide. Ethan Hunt scales the outside of the tallest building on Earth, and your palms sweat through the screen.
4. 5
   Jerry Maguire (1996)8.1

   His most human role is a sports agent having a meltdown.

   An 8.3 on movie.guru and $273.7 million worldwide. As Jerry Maguire, Cruise writes a mission statement, loses almost everything, and gets out-charmed by Cuba Gooding Jr. for 139 minutes.
5. 4
   Rain Man (1988)8.5

   He plays the selfish brother, and that's why it works.

   $354.8 million worldwide on a reported $25 million budget. As hustler Charlie Babbitt, Cruise starts out impossible to like, and he's generous enough to let Dustin Hoffman own every scene.
6. 3
   Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)9.0

   Hayley Atwell matches Cruise stunt for stunt. That's saying something.

   A reported $291 million budget, the biggest here, and a 9.0 on movie.guru. Ethan Hunt and Grace get handcuffed together in a tiny yellow Fiat, and Rome never stood a chance.
7. 2
   Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)9.1

   The best Ethan Hunt movie, and the helicopter chase settles it.

   An 87 on Metacritic and an A CinemaScore. A HALO jump, a rooftop sprint and a helicopter chase through the mountains, all in 147 minutes.
8. 1
   Top Gun: Maverick (2022)9.4

   Maverick beats Ethan Hunt. Mission fans, start typing.

   A 9.4 on movie.guru and $718.7 million domestic, the most on this list. As Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, Cruise finally plays a man who has to slow down, and the jets never do.

$5,876 says you try the Tom Cruise sprint on your next jog and regret it by the corner.

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