{"id":2030224,"date":"2023-09-13T08:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T12:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-the-best-list-ranking-every-tom-cruise-movie-ever-made\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T08:09:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T12:09:11","slug":"heres-the-best-list-ranking-every-tom-cruise-movie-ever-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-the-best-list-ranking-every-tom-cruise-movie-ever-made\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out the ultimate ranking of all Tom Cruise movies!"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheres-the-best-list-ranking-every-tom-cruise-movie-ever-made%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2030224&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>Over the summer,\u200d Federalist \u2064Senior Editor David\u200d Harsanyi \u2014 someone I consider to be a friend, mentor, and <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/a-true-crime-debrief-with-david-harsanyi\/id983782306?i=1000621194236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crime expert<\/a> \u2014 has repeatedly downplayed the work of \u2062the greatest action star of our\u200c lifetimes: Tom Cruise. <\/p>\n<p>During a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/17058220\/youre-wrong-with-mollie-hemingway-and-da_90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 21 episode<\/a> of\u2062 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/youre-wrong-with-mollie-hemingway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018You\u2019re Wrong\u2019 \u2063with \u200cMollie \u200bHemingway and David \u2063Harsanyi<\/a>,\u201d for example, he wrongly claimed the first three \u201cIndiana Jones\u201d \u200bmovies are better \u2063than the\u200d \u201cMission Impossible\u201d franchise. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/17058220\/youre-wrong-with-mollie-hemingway-and-da_103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> \u200da few weeks after that discussion\u200c that, after initially liking the film, he thought \u201cMission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One\u201d could have been written by a \u201cninth grader.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2009740095\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4b3fb8e6547c645c63ba46f37d364b50 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4b3fb8e6547c645c63ba46f37d364b50\"><\/div>\n<p>As it turns out, David \u200bfancies himself as a Tom Cruise movie\u2062 aficionado \u200d\u2014\u2063 as do\u2063 I. In fact, roughly five years ago,\u2064 Mr. Harsanyi \u200bpenned an <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2017\/05\/25\/heres-every-single-tom-cruise-movie-correctly-ranked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article<\/a> \u2064ranking every Cruise movie\u200b from best to worst. And\u200b while I respect \u200dDavid\u2019s \u2062opinions \u2014 mostly \u2014 I strenuously object to \u200bhis podcast hot takes and\u200d list. They \u2064are simply, as legacy media like \u200dto say, \u201cmisinformation.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In order to provide Federalist readers with an \u200b <em>accurate<\/em> ranking, I\u2019ve crafted my own list of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Cruise_filmography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cruise\u2019s \u200dfilms<\/a>. (For the record, \u2063I have yet to see \u201cLions for Lambs\u201d\u200b or \u2063\u201cEndless Love,\u201d so neither of them is included below.)<\/p>\n<h2>My\u2063 Ranking of Tom Cruise \u2063Films:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>\u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d<\/strong>: I may \u200dbe biased \u200dsince I wasn\u2019t alive when the original \u201cTop Gun\u201d was released, but\u2064 this film is so much better than its predecessor. Having \u200cthe\u2063 actors fly \u200cin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/top-gun-maverick-does-tom-cruise-cast-really-fly-planes-1710407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">actual F-18s<\/a> to film their aerial\u2064 scenes added\u2064 so much quality to an already visually stunning film. Combined with the emotional elements carried over \u200dfrom \u200dthe original and the on-screen dynamic between Maverick \u2064(Cruise) and Rooster (Miles Teller), this movie\u200b cements itself as one of the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-death-of-movies-has-come\/\" title=\"The Death of Movies Has Come\">action films<\/a> of \u2064all time and the best picture of Cruise\u2019s\u2063 career.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cA\u200c Few Good Men\u201d<\/strong>: It\u2019s an incredibly captivating\u200b feature, and Cruise and Jack Nicholson\u2064 deserve immense praise for \u2064their compelling performances. The courtroom scene between their characters will always be one of the most iconic\u200b in cinematic\u200d history.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cMagnolia\u201d<\/strong>: It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-will-feature-black-national-anthem-at-all-tentpole-events-report\/\" title=\"NFL Will Feature \u2018Black National Anthem\u2019 At All \u2018Tentpole\u2019 Events: Report\">takes viewers<\/a> a while to grasp the interconnected storylines and how they fit together, but once you do, this film becomes much\u200d more \u2062entertaining.\u200b Cruise\u2019s performance as the internally\u200d damaged Frank Mackey stands out as one of the picture\u2019s best.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cRain Main\u201d<\/strong>: I\u2063 don\u2019t \u200bcare what David says, this film \u200dis wonderful. Not only does it include your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-the-best-list-ranking-every-tom-cruise-movie-ever-made\/\" title=\"Check out the ultimate ranking of all Tom Cruise movies!\">funny \u200bcross-country hijinks<\/a>; \u2063it also does \u200da terrific \u200cjob \u200bof cultivating\u2062 the relationship between Charlie (Cruise) and Raymond (Dustin Hoffman).<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cEdge\u2062 of Tomorrow\u201d<\/strong>: Total banger of a movie. Cruise and Emily Blunt make a great pairing, and the action\u2062 and storyline are fantastic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cThe Last Samurai\u201d<\/strong>: \u2062An incredibly well-executed picture that highlights \u200dthe importance of \u200dhonor and self-discipline. Plus, it\u2019s\u2063 got top-notch \u200baction.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>And the list \u200ccontinues:<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong>\u201cTop Gun\u201d<\/strong>: An all-time classic that stands the test of time and\u2064 gives me \u2062the need for speed (not the drug).<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cJerry Maguire\u201d<\/strong>: A great film that allows Cruise \u2064to\u2064 exemplify his depth \u2062as an actor and has something \u2062for\u2063 the guys (sports) and \u200dgals (mushy romance).<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cMission Impossible\u201d films<\/strong>: A \u200bfranchise that gets better \u200dwith age. Definitely one\u200b of the \u2062more underappreciated film \u2062series out there.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cCollateral\u201d<\/strong>: Makes you\u200d wish Cruise would\u2062 take on more villainous \u200droles. He\u2019s so \u200cdang good\u200d at it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cThe Color of Money\u201d<\/strong>: Cruise and Paul Newman are terrific in this entertaining \u201980s hit.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>And the list goes\u200c on. Check\u200c out the \u2062full ranking to see where your favorite Tom Cruise\u2063 films land!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>that Tom Cruise is not a great action star. Despite my respect for David Harsanyi as a friend and mentor, I strongly disagree with his opinion on this matter. On June 21, during an episode of &#8220;\u2018You\u2019re Wrong\u2019 with Mollie Hemingway and David Harsanyi,&#8221; he made an inaccurate statement about Tom Cruise&#8217;s abilities in the action genre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2030225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2030224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2030224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2030224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2030224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2030225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2030224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2030224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2030224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}