All 42 Tom Cruise movies, ranked from worst to best

Jason GuerrasioMay 16, 2020, 22:14 IST

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Tom Cruise has done every type of movie you can think of over his close to 40 year career.
So we decided to look a every single one and rank them.
We ranked 1989's "Born on the Fourth of July" as his very best.
2012's "Rock of Ages" was the worst.
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Ever since that iconic moment in 1983's "Risky Business" when Tom Cruise slid across the floor pantless, he has been one of the biggest movie stars in the world.

That's 37 years of being Hollywood royalty!

And he's had that longevity at the top thanks to making some of the most memorable movies of all time over those three-plus decades.

"Top Gun," "Jerry Maguire," all the "Mission: Impossible" movies — not only does Cruise bring a unique intensity to every role he does, but over his career he has had the talent to do it in every genre a movie star can be placed in, including romance, drama, and, most recently, action.

We decided to dissect all 42 of his movies and rank them from worst to best:

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1. "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989)

Tom Cruise in "Born on the Fourth of July." YouTube screenshot

2. "The Color of Money" (1986)

(L-R) Paul Newman and Tom Cruise in "The Color of Money." Buena Vista Distribution

3. "Magnolia" (1999)

Tom Cruise in "Magnolia." New Line Cinema

4. "A Few Good Men" (1992)

Tom Cruise in "A Few Good Men." "A Few Good Men"/Columbia Pictures Corporation

5. "Jerry Maguire" (1996)

Tom Cruise in "Jerry Maguire." Sony Pictures Releasing

6. "Rain Man" (1988)

(L-R) Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise in "Rain Man." United Artists

7. "Top Gun" (1986)

om Cruise in "Top Gun" (yep, that's Tim Robbins behind him). Paramount Pictures

8. "Edge of Tomorrow" (2014)

Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt in "Edge of Tomorrow." Warner Bros.

9. "Interview with the Vampire" (1994)

Tom Cruise in "Interview with the Vampire." Warner Bros.

10. "Mission: Impossible" (1996)

Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible." Paramount Pictures

11. "Risky Business" (1983)

Tom Cruise in "Risky Business." Warner Bros. Pictures

12. "Days of Thunder" (1990)

Tom Cruise in "Days of Thunder." Paramount Pictures

13. "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999)

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise in "Eyes Wide Shut." Warner Bros.

14. "Legend" (1985)

Mia Sara and Tom Cruise in "Legend." Universal Pictures

15. "Collateral" (2004)

Tom Cruise in "Collateral." Dreamworks

16. "The Firm" (1993)

Tom Cruise in "The Firm." Paramount Picture

17. "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" (2011)

Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol." Paramount

18. "All the Right Moves" (1983)

Tom Cruise in "All the Right Moves." 20th Century Fox

19. "Tropic Thunder" (2008)

Tom Cruise and Matthew McConaughey in "Tropic Thunder." DreamWorks Pictures/Paramount Pictures

20. "Minority Report" (2002)

Tom Cruise in "Minority Report." 20th Century Fox

21. "Mission: Impossible — Fallout" (2018)

(L-R) Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Tom Cruise, and Ving Rhames in "Mission: Impossible — Fallout." Paramount Pictures

22. "Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation" (2015)

Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation." Paramount Pictures

23. "The Outsiders" (1983)

Francis Ford Coppola cast the heck out of "The Outsiders." Warner Brothers

24. "Mission: Impossible III" (2006)

Tom Cruise and Michelle Monaghan in "Mission: Impossible III." Paramount Pictures

25. "Taps" (1981)

Tom Cruise in "Taps." 20th Century Fox

26. "Knight and Day" (2010)

Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise in "Knight and Day." Fox

27. "War of the Worlds" (2005)

Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning in "War of the Worlds." Paramount Pictures

28. "Cocktail" (1988)

Elisabeth Shue and Tom Cruise in "Cocktail." Buena Vista Pictures

29. "Valkyrie" (2008)

Tom Cruise in "Valkyrie." MGM

30. "The Last Samurai" (2003)

Tom Cruise in "The Last Samurai." Warner Bros. Pictures

31. "American Made" (2017)

Tom Cruise and Sarah Wright in "American Made." Universal Pictures

32. "Vanilla Sky" (2001)

Penélope Cruz and Tom Cruise in "Vanilla Sky." Paramount Pictures

33. "Far and Away" (1992)

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise in "Far and Away." Universal Pictures

34. "Lions for Lambs" (2007)

Tom Cruise in "Lions for Lambs." MGM

35. "Oblivion" (2013)

Tom Cruise in "Oblivion." Universal Pictures

36. "Jack Reacher" (2012)

Tom Cruise in "Jack Reacher." Paramount Pictures

37. "Mission: Impossible II" (2000)

Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible II." YouTube/Paramount Pictures

38. "Losin' It" (1983)

(L-R) John Stockwell and Tom Cruise in "Losin' It." Embassy Pictures Corporation

39. "The Mummy" (2017)

Annabelle Wallis and Tom Cruise in "The Mummy." Universal

40. "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" (2016)

Tom Cruise in "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back." Focus World

41. "Endless Love" (1981)

Tom Cruise in "Endless Love." Universal Pictures

42. "Rock of Ages" (2012)

Tom Cruise in "Rock of Ages." Warner Bros.

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