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Best Tom Cruise Movies Ranked

Explore the best Tom Cruise movies ranked by Movie Rankings users. The current top-ranked movie here is The Last Samurai. Browse 14 ranked acting credits, then jump into the full filmography and each movie page.

Top Ranked Tom Cruise Movies

Tom Cruise Top Ranked Movies (14)

What is the best Tom Cruise movie?

The Last Samurai is currently the highest-ranked Tom Cruise movie on Movie Rankings based on aggregate head-to-head results from the community.

How many Tom Cruise movies are ranked here?

This page currently tracks 14 ranked movies starring Tom Cruise.

How often do Tom Cruise rankings update?

These rankings refresh whenever Movie Rankings recomputes global results. This page was last generated from site data on May 4, 2026.

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Best English Movies of 2003

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Best English Movies

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Best Drama Movies of 2003

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Best Action Movies of 2003

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Best War Movies of 2003

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Best Radar Pictures Movies

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Best English Movies of 2014

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Best Action Movies of 2014

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Best Science Fiction Movies of 2014

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Best English Movies of 1986

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Best Action Movies of 1986

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Best Drama Movies of 1986

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Best Romance Movies of 1986

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Best Top Gun Collection Movies

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Best Paramount Pictures Movies

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Best English Movies of 2025

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Best Thriller Movies of 2025

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Best Adventure Movies of 2025

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Best Mission: Impossible Collection Movies

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Best Action Movies on Amazon Prime Video in 2025

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Best English Movies of 2008

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Best English Movies of 2011

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Best Action Movies of 2011

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Tom Cruise Acting Filmography (86)

Digger
2026·Digger Rockwell
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025·Ethan Hunt
#965W-2L
Tom Cruise : la dernière légende d'Hollywood
2025·Self (archive footage)
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
2025·Self
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
2025·Self
The Final: Attack on Wembley
2024·Self (archive footage)
BRATS
2024·Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2024·Self
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
2023·Self (archive footage)
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
2023·Self (archive footage)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023·Ethan Hunt
#3810W-2L
Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions
2023·Self
Commitment to Life
2023·Self (archive footage)
Top Gun: Maverick
2022·Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
#2493W-3L
Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action
2022·Self
James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise
2022·Self
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
2020·Self (archive footage)
Kubrick by Kubrick
2020·Self (archive footage)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018·Ethan Hunt
#2181W-1L
American Made
2017·Barry Seal
Spielberg
2017·Self - Segment "War of the Worlds"
The Mummy
2017·Nick Morton
The Lego Batman Movie
2017·Jerry Maguire (uncredited)
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2016·Jack Reacher
My Scientology Movie
2016·Self (Archive Footage)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015·Ethan Hunt
#2001W-1L
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
2015·Self (archive footage)
Edge of Tomorrow
2014·Cage
#234W-1L
Oblivion
2013·Jack
Jack Reacher
2012·Jack Reacher
#1871W-1L
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012·(archive footage)
Close Up
2012·Self (archive footage)
Rock of Ages
2012·Stacee Jaxx
Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted
2012·Self
Ghost Protocol: Impossible Missions
2012·Self
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011·Ethan Hunt
#1701W-1L
Knight and Day
2010·Roy Miller
Valkyrie
2008·Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Tropic Thunder
2008·Les Grossman
#1661W-1L
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008·Les Grossman
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
2008·Self
Lions for Lambs
2007·Senator Jasper Irving
Mission: Impossible III
2006·Ethan Hunt
War of the Worlds
2005·Ray Ferrier
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
2005·Self (archive footage)
Collateral
2004·Vincent
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
2004·Self
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
2004·Self
The Last Samurai
2003·Nathan Algren
#157W-2L
Minority Report
2002·Chief John Anderton
#1761W-1L
Space Station 3D
2002·Narrator (voice)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002·Self
Hitting It Hard
2002·Self
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002·Tom Cruise / Famous Austin ('Austinpussy')
Heart of the Festival
2002·Self (archive footage)
Vanilla Sky
2001·David Aames
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001·Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator
Mission: Improbable
2001·Tom Cruise
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001·Self
Mission: Impossible II
2000·Ethan Hunt
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
2000·Self / Lestat (archive footage)
Magnolia
1999·Frank T.J. Mackey
Eyes Wide Shut
1999·Dr. William Harford
Remembering Stanley Kubrick
1999·Self
Junket Whore
1998·Self
Mission: Impossible
1996·Ethan Hunt
#2422W-2L
Jerry Maguire
1996·Jerry Maguire
Interview with the Vampire
1994·Lestat
The Firm
1993·Mitch McDeere
A Few Good Men
1992·Lt. Daniel Kaffee
Far and Away
1992·Joseph Donnelly
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
1992·Self
Days of Thunder
1990·Cole Trickle
Born on the Fourth of July
1989·Ron Kovic
Rain Man
1988·Charlie Babbitt
#2532W-2L
Cocktail
1988·Brian Flanagan
Young Guns
1988·Henchman Shot off of Roof (uncredited)
Top Gun
1986·Maverick
#893W-1L
The Color of Money
1986·Vincent Lauria
Legend
1985·Jack
The Outsiders
1983·Steve Randle
Losin' It
1983·Woody
Risky Business
1983·Joel Goodson
All the Right Moves
1983·Stefen Djordjevic
Taps
1981·Cadet Captain David Shawn
Endless Love
1981·Billy