Tom Cruise – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 6, 2026

Top Gun and Maverick, made nearly forty years apart, show a career built on committed physical performance, and Jerry Maguire and Rain Man show a more vulnerable, dramatic register. Collateral plays a cold hitman opposite Jamie Foxx, Edge of Tomorrow relives the same brutal battle, Minority Report hunts a cop with the system he trusted, and Magnolia gives him an unhinged supporting turn as a misogynistic guru. A Few Good Men and Mission: Impossible - Fallout round out the list.

Collateral (2004)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A cab driver is taken hostage by a contract killer for one long, deadly night across Los Angeles.

Directed by Michael Mann · 2h 00m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 91% Metacritic 71

A soldier relives the same brutal alien-invasion battle until he can finally win it.

Directed by Doug Liman · 1h 54m · Rated PG-13

11 wins & 38 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Minority Report (2002)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 89% Metacritic 80

A precrime detective is accused of a murder his own unit predicts he's about to commit.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 2h 25m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar20 wins & 91 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Starz · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Magnolia (1999)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 82% Metacritic 78

Sprawling, strange, and one of the most ambitious ensemble dramas of the decade.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · 3h 09m · Rated R

Nominated for 3 Oscars28 wins & 59 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Few Good Men (1992)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A military lawyer takes on a case that ends with one of cinema's great courtroom outbursts: "You can't handle the truth!"

Directed by Rob Reiner · 2h 18m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Rain Man (1988)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 88% Metacritic 65

A fast-talking hustler discovers his estranged brother is an autistic savant during a cross-country road trip.

Directed by Barry Levinson · 2h 14m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars27 wins & 26 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Jerry Maguire (1996)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Show me the money, and somehow it still lands every single time.

Directed by Cameron Crowe · 2h 19m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 98% Metacritic 87

Big enough to fill a small screen with plenty of momentum, and easy to pick back up after a break.

Directed by Christopher McQuarrie · 2h 27m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award26 wins & 42 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, FXNow, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 96% Metacritic 78

A legendary fighter pilot trains a new generation for a nearly impossible, dangerous mission.

Directed by Joseph Kosinski · 2h 11m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar114 wins & 237 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Top Gun (1986)

TMDB ★ 7.1

An elite Navy fighter pilot competes to be the best in an advanced aerial combat training programme.

Directed by Tony Scott · 1h 50m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

Tom Cruise – 10 Best Movies

Collateral (2004)

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Minority Report (2002)

Magnolia (1999)

A Few Good Men (1992)

Rain Man (1988)

Jerry Maguire (1996)

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Top Gun (1986)

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