List of Tom Cruise movies

Last Modified Mar 10, 2025 06:24 EDT
"Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One" New York Premiere
Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning" New York Premiere. Source: Gettys


Actor and producer Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was born in the United States on July 3, 1962. Dubbed a Hollywood legend, he has received three Golden Globes, an Honorary Palme d'Or, and has been nominated for four Academy Awards. He is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, with his films making over $12 billion worldwide. He is consistently among the highest-paid actors in the world and is one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. With his mother and stepfather's blessing, Cruise moved to New York City at eighteen to pursue a career in acting.


Cruise made his acting debut in Top Gun (1986) and Risky Business (1983), having started in the early 1980s. After that, he made a name for himself in action and science fiction movies, frequently carrying out daring stunts. Since 1996, he has portrayed the fictional agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible movie series.


List of Tom Cruise movies


Here is a list of all of Tom Cruise’s movies since he began his acting career:


YearFilm TitleRole
1981Endless LoveBilly
TapsCapt. David Shawn
1983The OutsidersSteve Randle
Losin’ ItWoody
Risky BusinessJoel Goodsen
All The Right MoviesStefen "Stef" Djordjevic
1985LegendJack
1986Top GunLT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
The Color of MoneyVincent Lauira
1988Cocktail Brian Flanagan
Rain MenCharlie Babbitt
1989Born on the Fourth of JulyRon Kovic
1990Days of ThunderCole Trickle
1992Far and AwayJoseph Donelly
A Few Good MenLt. Daniel Kaffee
1993The FirmMitch McDeere
1994Interview with the VampireLestat de Lioncourt
1996Mission: ImpossibleEthan Hunt
Jerry MaguireJerry Maguire
1999Eyes Wide ShutDr. William Harford
MagnoliaFrank T.J. Mackey
2000Mission: Impossible 2Ethan Hunt
2001Stanley Kubrick: A Life in PicturesNarrator
VanillaDavid Aames
2002Space Station 3DNarrator
Minority ReportChief John Anderton
Austin Powers in GoldmemberHimself as Austin Powers
2003The Last SamuraiNathan Algren
2004CollateralVincent
2005War of the WorldsRay Ferrier
2006Mission: Impossible IIEthan Hunt
2007Lions for LambsSenator Jasper Irving
2008Tropic ThunderLes Grossman
ValkyrieColonel Claus von Stauffenberg
2010Knight and DayRoy Miller / Matthew Knight
2011Mission: Impossible – Ghost ProtocolEthan Hunt
2012Rock of AgesStacee Jaxx
Jack ReacherJack Reacher
2013OblivionJack Harper
2014Edge of TomorrowMajor William "Bill" Cage
2015Mission: Impossible – Rogue NationEthan Hunt
2016Jack Reacher: Never Go BackJack Reacher
2017The MummySgt. Nick Morton
American MadeBarry Seal
2018Mission: Impossible – FalloutEthan Hunt
2022Top Gun: MaverickCAPT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
2023Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part OneEthan Hunt


His next film will be Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, followed by Judy directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu.


Movies produced by Tom Cruise


Below is a list of movies produced by Tom Cruise:


  • Without Limits (1998)

  • Elizabethtown (2005)

  • Ask the Dust (2006)


Executive Producer


Following are the movies Tom Cruise worked in as an executive producer:


  • The Others (2001)

  • Narc (2002)

  • Shattered Glass (2003)


FAQs about Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise had his career breakthrough owing to his roles in Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986).


No, Tom Cruise isn’t cast in any of the Marvel Studios movies.


Two of Tom Cruise's upcoming movies are Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, set to release in 2025, and Judy (release date or year not confirmed as of November 2024).


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