Matt DillonHowell, Lowe, Macchio, Dillon, Cruise, Estevez, Swayze. After Johnny kills a Soc during a confrontation in defense of Ponyboy, the boys flee to an abandoned country church where they hide until Johnny suffers fatal injuries rescuing children from the burning…
Forest WhitakerScorsese's 1986 Hustler sequel. Paul Newman returns as Fast Eddie alongside Tom Cruise.
Brad PittNeil Jordan's 1994 Anne Rice adaptation. Cruise as Lestat, Pitt as Louis.
Tom CruiseThe screenplay was written by Gary Spinelli. The work is one of the strongest Cruise performances of his late career and the rare American biopic that engages substantially with Cold War foreign policy material.
Russell Crowe2017 Alex Kurtzman action horror with Tom Cruise unleashing an ancient Egyptian princess. Universal's failed Dark Universe launch.
Jon Voight1996 Brian De Palma spy thriller launching the Tom Cruise franchise. Mission: Impossible is Brian De Palma's 1996 American spy thriller and the franchise launcher that has produced multiple sequels across three decades.
Tom CruiseRosamund Pike plays defense attorney Helen Rodin. The casting decision produced ongoing critical engagement that the work itself does not fully resolve.
Demi Moore1992 Rob Reiner courtroom drama with Tom Cruise as a Navy lawyer and Jack Nicholson as the Marine colonel who can't handle the truth. A Few Good Men is Rob Reiner's 1992 American courtroom drama and one of the strongest…
Kurt RussellTom Cruise psychological thriller. Substantial ambitions, uneven execution.
Dakota FanningThe War of the Worlds material has been adapted as theatrical film twice across more than fifty years: The War of the Worlds (1953) starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson, and War of the Worlds (2005) starring Tom Cruise and…
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Dakota FanningThe War of the Worlds has been adapted to film twice as a major studio production. Byron Haskin directed the 1953 version.
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