Just looked at Tom Cruise's IMDB page and..

[BrokenVisage]

Gotta give it to him, there's not much to be critical about.

2014 Edge of Tomorrow - GREAT
Cage
2013/I Oblivion - Pretty good
Jack
2012 Jack Reacher - Good
Reacher
2012 Rock of Ages - Wasn't my cup of tea
Stacee Jaxx
2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol - Pretty good
Ethan Hunt
2010 Knight and Day - Nah
Roy Miller
2008 Valkyrie - Good
Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
2008 Tropic Thunder - Small part, but he owned the part.
Les Grossman - Grossman's Office
2007 Lions for Lambs - Very good, under-rated.
Senator Jasper Irving
2006 Mission: Impossible III - ..better than #2
Ethan Hunt
2005 War of the Worlds - Pretty good
Ray Ferrier
2004 Collateral - GREAT
Vincent
2003 The Last Samurai - Very good
Nathan Algren
2002 Minority Report - GREAT
Chief John Anderton
2001 Vanilla Sky - Weird, but good
David Aames
2000 Mission: Impossible II - Horrible, just horrible
Ethan Hunt
1999 Magnolia - Interesting movie
Frank T.J. Mackey
1999 Eyes Wide Shut - Very good IMO
Dr. William Harford
1996 Jerry Maguire - Good
Jerry Maguire
1996 Mission: Impossible - Very good
Ethan Hunt
1994 Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles - Good
Lestat de Lioncourt
1993 The Firm - Pretty good
Mitch McDeere
1992 A Few Good Men - GREAT
Lt. Daniel Kaffee
1992 Far and Away - Never saw it
Joseph Donnelly
1990 Days of Thunder - Good
Cole Trickle
1989 Born on the Fourth of July - Very good
Ron Kovic
1988 Rain Man - Very good
Charlie Babbitt
1988 Cocktail - Good
Brian Flanagan
1986 The Color of Money - GREAT
Vincent Lauria
1986 Top Gun - GREAT
Maverick
1985 Legend - Good
Jack
1983 All the Right Moves - Good
Stefen Djordjevic
1983 Risky Business - Good
Joel Goodsen
1983 Losin' It - Good, funny
Woody

 

[Ichinisan]

I disagree with some of your assessments. There are still a lot I haven't seen, though.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Cocktail, GOOD, no fucking way. Piece of shit that never should of been made.

 

[IronWing]

I haven't seen any of them.

 

[Puppies04]

I really liked him in step brothers. Although he was playing himself.....

 

[Strk]

Tom Cruise does some pretty decent movies. I just hate that they promote his movies more like "OMG TOM CRUISE" versus just giving you an idea what the movie was about. Jack Reacher is a good example. It was a decent movie, but from the commercials all I got was Tom Cruise drives a car and has some witty banter. I had no idea what the movie was actually about.

 

[BUTCH1]

I haven't seen any of them.

Huh?, I guess you just don't like movies very much. As for OP's list it's mostly OK, as mentioned though "Cocktail" was garbage and "Eyes wide shut" started out to be a look at human sexuality and all it's unknown's but sadly tries, (and fails) to morph into a mystery-thriller. I won't judge Kubrick by this mistake, he is/was one of the greatest of all time, "Dr Strangelove" was in a category beyond genius IMPO.

 

[marmasatt]

Far and Away is a great movie IMO. Do yourself a favor and watch it. It's free on Amazon or Netflix. I just saw it pop up the other day. You have to put up with a meh Irish accent from some actors but it's really not that bad.

 

[Puppies04]

Tom Cruise does some pretty decent movies. I just hate that they promote his movies more like "OMG TOM CRUISE" versus just giving you an idea what the movie was about. Jack Reacher is a good example. It was a decent movie, but from the commercials all I got was Tom Cruise drives a car and has some witty banter. I had no idea what the movie was actually about.

Trailers piss me off anyway. No point in seeing the movie half the time because A. You have seen all the best action bits. B. You have heard the funniest jokes. C. You know the good guy wins.

Should be some sort of system where I fill out a form with the types of films I like and they make suggestions.

I love watching movies without having a clue what they are about.

 

[cronos]

Why did you stop at 1983? Taps is a pretty good movie.

 

[CPA]

All the right moves and Taps are great movies.

 

[T9D]

https://chaturbate.com/female-cams/

 

[Number1]

Gotta give it to him, there's not much to be critical about.

2014 Edge of Tomorrow - GREAT
Cage
2013/I Oblivion - Pretty good
Jack
2012 Jack Reacher - Good
Reacher
2012 Rock of Ages - Wasn't my cup of tea
Stacee Jaxx
2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol - Pretty good
Ethan Hunt
2010 Knight and Day - Nah
Roy Miller
2008 Valkyrie - Good
Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
2008 Tropic Thunder - Small part, but he owned the part.
Les Grossman - Grossman's Office
2007 Lions for Lambs - Very good, under-rated.
Senator Jasper Irving
2006 Mission: Impossible III - ..better than #2
Ethan Hunt
2005 War of the Worlds - Pretty good
Ray Ferrier
2004 Collateral - GREAT
Vincent
2003 The Last Samurai - Very good
Nathan Algren
2002 Minority Report - GREAT
Chief John Anderton
2001 Vanilla Sky - Weird, but good
David Aames
2000 Mission: Impossible II - Horrible, just horrible
Ethan Hunt
1999 Magnolia - Interesting movie
Frank T.J. Mackey
1999 Eyes Wide Shut - Very good IMO
Dr. William Harford
1996 Jerry Maguire - Good
Jerry Maguire
1996 Mission: Impossible - Very good
Ethan Hunt
1994 Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles - Good
Lestat de Lioncourt
1993 The Firm - Pretty good
Mitch McDeere
1992 A Few Good Men - GREAT
Lt. Daniel Kaffee
1992 Far and Away - Never saw it
Joseph Donnelly
1990 Days of Thunder - Good
Cole Trickle
1989 Born on the Fourth of July - Very good
Ron Kovic
1988 Rain Man - Very good
Charlie Babbitt
1988 Cocktail - Good
Brian Flanagan
1986 The Color of Money - GREAT
Vincent Lauria
1986 Top Gun - GREAT
Maverick
1985 Legend - Good
Jack
1983 All the Right Moves - Good
Stefen Djordjevic
1983 Risky Business - Good
Joel Goodsen
1983 Losin' It - Good, funny
Woody

Completely agree, he is a great actor.

 

[Imp]

One of the best... Just ignore his personal life stuff, mainly religious affiliations.

 

[angminas]

Cocktail, GOOD, no fucking way. Piece of shit that never should of been made.

 

[datalink7]

Hmm.... 80% of your ratings I'd downgrade by one from my own personal point of view.

For instance:

Edge of Tomorrow - Great --> Good
Oblivion - Pretty Good --> Ok

etc.

Still pretty decent though.

 

[mrjminer]

Far and Away is a great movie IMO. Do yourself a favor and watch it. It's free on Amazon or Netflix. I just saw it pop up the other day. You have to put up with a meh Irish accent from some actors but it's really not that bad.

They took it off.

Anyways, Jerry Maguire is one of his best movies.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Fuck off, no matter how many times I make that same mistake, I still do it. :biggrin:

 

[highland145]

His midget ass should have turned down Jack Reacher.

 

[Ichinisan]

Jack Reacher was silly dumb. Can't believe Werner Herzog had an acting role in that movie.

 

[gorcorps]

Ok, but ask yourself this... Are they good BECAUSE of Tom Cruise, or are they just good movies he gets the parts for (and somebody else could have done just as well if not better)?

 

[dighn]

i like his movies. he is so dreamy. j/k. he just happens to star in a lot of decent sci-fi flicks which i'm a fan of.

 

[highland145]

Jack Reacher was silly dumb. Can't believe Werner Herzog had an acting role in that movie.

I can't believe someone thought it would be a good idea considering the multiple books with Reacher not being a midget.

What do I know...
Cost $60
Made $218


I still hope they drown.

 

[angminas]

I think Jerry Maguire is vastly underrated. I think it's in the discussion for greatest movie ever. Nearly every millisecond of it is perfect. Tarantino-meets-Jimmy Stewart screenplay, crisp editing, perfect soundtrack, powerful acting, visionary yet grounded directing, bonus points for rom-com/buddy movie/sports/coming of age hybrid...it's really hard for me to point to any movie and say that it's clearly better than Jerry Maguire.

At the very least, I think it's as good as Shawshank. I know Shawshank was amazing, but it's a lot easier to be amazing in such a narrow field. Tell me that Tim Robbins is a greater actor than Tom Cruise. Tell me it's harder to make a great prison movie than to make a great sports agent movie. Tell me it's harder to direct a 99% male movie than one where the main characters' genders are split almost evenly.

Go ahead. I've got snacks. This should be good.

 

[IronWing]

Why did you stop at 1983? Taps is a pretty good movie.

I saw Taps so I guess I have seen a Tom Cruise movie.