the actor may have jumped the sofa but he’s still one of Hollywood’s best
he’s still one of Hollywood’s best
he’s still one of Hollywood’s best welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be counting down our top 10 favorite Tom
be counting down our top 10 favorite Tom
be counting down our top 10 favorite Tom Cruise performances yeah baby
Cruise performances yeah baby
Cruise performances yeah baby number 10 Charlie Babbitt Rain Man
number 10 Charlie Babbitt Rain Man
number 10 Charlie Babbitt Rain Man kicking off our list is the classic
kicking off our list is the classic
kicking off our list is the classic drama about a car dealer who discovers
drama about a car dealer who discovers
drama about a car dealer who discovers his inheritance has been left to an
his inheritance has been left to an
his inheritance has been left to an autistic older brother he never knew
autistic older brother he never knew
autistic older brother he never knew about disappointed why she’ll be
about disappointed why she’ll be
about disappointed why she’ll be disappointed
disappointed
disappointed I got rose bushes didn’t I I got a used
I got rose bushes didn’t I I got a used
I got rose bushes didn’t I I got a used car didn’t I what’s-his-name got would
car didn’t I what’s-his-name got would
car didn’t I what’s-his-name got would you call him the beneficiary
you call him the beneficiary
you call him the beneficiary right right beneficiary he got three
right right beneficiary he got three
right right beneficiary he got three million dollars but he didn’t get the
million dollars but he didn’t get the
million dollars but he didn’t get the rose bushes I got the rose bushes I
rose bushes I got the rose bushes I
rose bushes I got the rose bushes I definitely got the rose bushes sure I
definitely got the rose bushes sure I
definitely got the rose bushes sure I definitely got the rose bushes while
definitely got the rose bushes while
definitely got the rose bushes while exploiting his brother’s abilities in
exploiting his brother’s abilities in
exploiting his brother’s abilities in Vegas Cruise’s character unintentionally
Vegas Cruise’s character unintentionally
Vegas Cruise’s character unintentionally undergoes a heartfelt transformation
undergoes a heartfelt transformation
undergoes a heartfelt transformation from a self-centered jerk to a loving
from a self-centered jerk to a loving
from a self-centered jerk to a loving and protective brother Dustin Hoffman
and protective brother Dustin Hoffman
and protective brother Dustin Hoffman may have taken home the Oscar but Cruz’s
may have taken home the Oscar but Cruz’s
may have taken home the Oscar but Cruz’s touching role as the childish hothead is
touching role as the childish hothead is
touching role as the childish hothead is equally important
equally important
equally important number 9 Ron Kovic born on the 4th of
number 9 Ron Kovic born on the 4th of
number 9 Ron Kovic born on the 4th of July
July
July Cruz plays real-life activist Ron Kovic
Cruz plays real-life activist Ron Kovic
Cruz plays real-life activist Ron Kovic in this Oliver Stone war film Kovac
in this Oliver Stone war film Kovac
in this Oliver Stone war film Kovac sturb you’ll injure knee begins as an
sturb you’ll injure knee begins as an
sturb you’ll injure knee begins as an eager teenager who enlists in the army
eager teenager who enlists in the army
eager teenager who enlists in the army and ends as an impassioned paraplegic
and ends as an impassioned paraplegic
and ends as an impassioned paraplegic Vietnam vet who speaks out against the
Vietnam vet who speaks out against the
Vietnam vet who speaks out against the war and it’s twisted notions of
war and it’s twisted notions of
war and it’s twisted notions of patriotism Cruz deftly handles the
patriotism Cruz deftly handles the
patriotism Cruz deftly handles the downward spiral of self abuse and
downward spiral of self abuse and
downward spiral of self abuse and emotional involvement in the anti-war
emotional involvement in the anti-war
emotional involvement in the anti-war movement and was awarded with his first
movement and was awarded with his first
movement and was awarded with his first Oscar nomination for the part we take
Oscar nomination for the part we take
Oscar nomination for the part we take that leg yours would get you out of here
that leg yours would get you out of here
that leg yours would get you out of here – we want my leg what what my leg Wow
– we want my leg what what my leg Wow
– we want my leg what what my leg Wow you can’t feel it no how’s my leg I want
you can’t feel it no how’s my leg I want
you can’t feel it no how’s my leg I want my leg you understand get you understand
my leg you understand get you understand
my leg you understand get you understand that what I’m saying is I want to be
that what I’m saying is I want to be
that what I’m saying is I want to be treated like you would be I fought for
treated like you would be I fought for
treated like you would be I fought for my country I’m a Vietnam veteran number
my country I’m a Vietnam veteran number
my country I’m a Vietnam veteran number 8 Vincent
8 Vincent
8 Vincent collateral Tom Cruise built his name
collateral Tom Cruise built his name
collateral Tom Cruise built his name playing the good guy but in this rare
playing the good guy but in this rare
playing the good guy but in this rare role he turns the tables on audiences by
role he turns the tables on audiences by
role he turns the tables on audiences by portraying the villain you killed
portraying the villain you killed
portraying the villain you killed well I shot bullets in the fall killing
well I shot bullets in the fall killing
well I shot bullets in the fall killing cruises complex unpredictable and brutal
cruises complex unpredictable and brutal
cruises complex unpredictable and brutal performance as a cold-blooded assassin
performance as a cold-blooded assassin
performance as a cold-blooded assassin keeps us on the edge of our seat this
keeps us on the edge of our seat this
keeps us on the edge of our seat this riveting tour de force is made even more
riveting tour de force is made even more
riveting tour de force is made even more exciting by Cruz’s menacing but likeable
exciting by Cruz’s menacing but likeable
exciting by Cruz’s menacing but likeable bad guy way to pull off the Silver Fox
bad guy way to pull off the Silver Fox
bad guy way to pull off the Silver Fox look by the way I did it
look by the way I did it
look by the way I did it number 7 Lestat daniil cool interview
number 7 Lestat daniil cool interview
number 7 Lestat daniil cool interview with the vampire
with the vampire
with the vampire can you believe author Anne Rice
can you believe author Anne Rice
can you believe author Anne Rice originally objected to the casting of
originally objected to the casting of
originally objected to the casting of Tom Cruise as her suave European vampire
Tom Cruise as her suave European vampire
Tom Cruise as her suave European vampire no one could refuse me he proved her
no one could refuse me he proved her
no one could refuse me he proved her wrong by giving us a masterful and
wrong by giving us a masterful and
wrong by giving us a masterful and multi-layered performance that made her
multi-layered performance that made her
multi-layered performance that made her recant her objections few actors could
recant her objections few actors could
recant her objections few actors could play such a charismatic yet twisted
play such a charismatic yet twisted
play such a charismatic yet twisted character who self-indulgent Lea
character who self-indulgent Lea
character who self-indulgent Lea embraces vampirism from what it is Hugh
embraces vampirism from what it is Hugh
embraces vampirism from what it is Hugh the homoerotic undertones number six
the homoerotic undertones number six
the homoerotic undertones number six Frank
Frank
Frank TJ Mackie Magnolia as one of many
TJ Mackie Magnolia as one of many
TJ Mackie Magnolia as one of many interconnected people trying to find
interconnected people trying to find
interconnected people trying to find happiness Cruz plays a self-help guru
happiness Cruz plays a self-help guru
happiness Cruz plays a self-help guru who tries to get men laid but it’s his
who tries to get men laid but it’s his
who tries to get men laid but it’s his performance as a man learning to accept
performance as a man learning to accept
performance as a man learning to accept his dying dad that makes him stand apart
his dying dad that makes him stand apart
his dying dad that makes him stand apart not only did he win a Golden Globe for
not only did he win a Golden Globe for
not only did he win a Golden Globe for this role Cruz also regards Magnolia as
this role Cruz also regards Magnolia as
this role Cruz also regards Magnolia as some of his finest work
some of his finest work
some of his finest work I will take what is
I will take what is
I will take what is mind number five les grossman Tropic
mind number five les grossman Tropic
mind number five les grossman Tropic Thunder did it take anyone else until
Thunder did it take anyone else until
Thunder did it take anyone else until the end credits to realize it was Tom
the end credits to realize it was Tom
the end credits to realize it was Tom Cruise in that fat suit this comeback
Cruise in that fat suit this comeback
Cruise in that fat suit this comeback role must have been an outlet for his
role must have been an outlet for his
role must have been an outlet for his rage against Hollywood as he plays an
rage against Hollywood as he plays an
rage against Hollywood as he plays an over-the-top Stewart cornfield inspired
over-the-top Stewart cornfield inspired
over-the-top Stewart cornfield inspired hothead Cruz lets loose with outrageous
hothead Cruz lets loose with outrageous
hothead Cruz lets loose with outrageous dialogue eye catching bling and
dialogue eye catching bling and
dialogue eye catching bling and hilarious dancing les grossman proves
hilarious dancing les grossman proves
hilarious dancing les grossman proves that Cruz’s talents stretch beyond his
that Cruz’s talents stretch beyond his
that Cruz’s talents stretch beyond his good looks and naturally lush head of
good looks and naturally lush head of
good looks and naturally lush head of hair so now on my fist is gonna be so
hair so now on my fist is gonna be so
hair so now on my fist is gonna be so far up your shithole that every time you
far up your shithole that every time you
far up your shithole that every time you have a thought it’s gonna have to tick
have a thought it’s gonna have to tick
have a thought it’s gonna have to tick tock past my wedding ring number four
tock past my wedding ring number four
tock past my wedding ring number four lieutenant Daniel Kaffee a few good men
lieutenant Daniel Kaffee a few good men
lieutenant Daniel Kaffee a few good men this courtroom drama showcases Cruz as
this courtroom drama showcases Cruz as
this courtroom drama showcases Cruz as an inexperienced Navy lieutenant
an inexperienced Navy lieutenant
an inexperienced Navy lieutenant assigned to defend two Marines involved
assigned to defend two Marines involved
assigned to defend two Marines involved in a deadly hazing ordered by a
in a deadly hazing ordered by a
in a deadly hazing ordered by a self-important Colonel Cruz earned a
self-important Colonel Cruz earned a
self-important Colonel Cruz earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor
Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor
Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his transformation into an
for his transformation into an
for his transformation into an unshakably serious and devoted officer
unshakably serious and devoted officer
unshakably serious and devoted officer and for captivating us with his
and for captivating us with his
and for captivating us with his desperate search for truth as well as
desperate search for truth as well as
desperate search for truth as well as his intense faceoff with Jack Nicholson
his intense faceoff with Jack Nicholson
his intense faceoff with Jack Nicholson you want answers I think I’m entitled
you want answers I think I’m entitled
you want answers I think I’m entitled you want the truth you can’t handle the
you want the truth you can’t handle the
you want the truth you can’t handle the truth
truth
truth number three lieutenant Pete maverick
number three lieutenant Pete maverick
number three lieutenant Pete maverick Mitchell Top Gun I filled
Mitchell Top Gun I filled
Mitchell Top Gun I filled Hey Oh this iconic role propelled Tom
Hey Oh this iconic role propelled Tom
Hey Oh this iconic role propelled Tom Cruise to the top of Hollywood’s a-list
Cruise to the top of Hollywood’s a-list
Cruise to the top of Hollywood’s a-list not bad for a guy who vomited during his
not bad for a guy who vomited during his
not bad for a guy who vomited during his first prep flight sick when I fly
first prep flight sick when I fly
first prep flight sick when I fly because I’m afraid of crashing into a
because I’m afraid of crashing into a
because I’m afraid of crashing into a large mountain cruise plays a ballsy and
large mountain cruise plays a ballsy and
large mountain cruise plays a ballsy and reckless pilot caught up in a
reckless pilot caught up in a
reckless pilot caught up in a competition for the highly coveted Top
competition for the highly coveted Top
competition for the highly coveted Top Gun title that’s right as the adrenaline
Gun title that’s right as the adrenaline
Gun title that’s right as the adrenaline surges our star transitions from a cocky
surges our star transitions from a cocky
surges our star transitions from a cocky daredevil to a man struggling to regain
daredevil to a man struggling to regain
daredevil to a man struggling to regain his nerve but blue jeans will always
his nerve but blue jeans will always
his nerve but blue jeans will always take our breath away
number two Jerry Maguire Jerry Maguire
number two Jerry Maguire Jerry Maguire in this oscar-nominated role Cruz plays
in this oscar-nominated role Cruz plays
in this oscar-nominated role Cruz plays a sports agent who is fired for having a
a sports agent who is fired for having a
a sports agent who is fired for having a crisis of conscience over the welfare of
crisis of conscience over the welfare of
crisis of conscience over the welfare of his clients
his clients
his clients don’t worry oh I couldn’t do what you
don’t worry oh I couldn’t do what you
don’t worry oh I couldn’t do what you all think I’m gonna do we just flip out
all think I’m gonna do we just flip out
all think I’m gonna do we just flip out this unfortunate turn of events forces
this unfortunate turn of events forces
this unfortunate turn of events forces him to pin his future on an equally
him to pin his future on an equally
him to pin his future on an equally desperate football player Cruz
desperate football player Cruz
desperate football player Cruz seamlessly drift between drama comedy
seamlessly drift between drama comedy
seamlessly drift between drama comedy and romance you complete to give us an
and romance you complete to give us an
and romance you complete to give us an entertaining Hollywood bromance plus
entertaining Hollywood bromance plus
entertaining Hollywood bromance plus everyone still uses his unforgettable
everyone still uses his unforgettable
everyone still uses his unforgettable catchphrase show me the money
number one morning mr. happened Ethan
number one morning mr. happened Ethan Hunt the Mission Impossible series
Hunt the Mission Impossible series
Hunt the Mission Impossible series taking the top spot on our list is the
taking the top spot on our list is the
taking the top spot on our list is the performance that made Tom Cruise an
performance that made Tom Cruise an
performance that made Tom Cruise an action star that’s right we’re talking
action star that’s right we’re talking
action star that’s right we’re talking about his stint as team leader of the
about his stint as team leader of the
about his stint as team leader of the impossible mission force as Ethan Hunt
impossible mission force as Ethan Hunt
impossible mission force as Ethan Hunt Cruise has performed unbelievable stunts
Cruise has performed unbelievable stunts
Cruise has performed unbelievable stunts spoke in foreign languages kicked a
spoke in foreign languages kicked a
spoke in foreign languages kicked a whole lot of ass and fearlessly save the
whole lot of ass and fearlessly save the
whole lot of ass and fearlessly save the world over and over this franchise also
world over and over this franchise also
world over and over this franchise also did be impossible by keeping the
did be impossible by keeping the
did be impossible by keeping the provocative actor hanging around the top
provocative actor hanging around the top
provocative actor hanging around the top of Hollywood’s a-list do you agree with
of Hollywood’s a-list do you agree with
of Hollywood’s a-list do you agree with our list
our list
our list another smoke II could do your job which
another smoke II could do your job which
another smoke II could do your job which is your favorite Tom Cruise performance
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