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The Best Tom Cruise Movies, Ranked

67 credits from 1983 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is Top Gun: Maverick (2022) with $1.5B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated Tom Cruise Movies

The 7 highest-rated films Tom Cruise is credited on. Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) leads with 86, followed by Top Gun: Maverick (2022) at 83. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

Worldwide gross

Biggest Tom Cruise Box Office Hits

Tom Cruise's films have made $12.5B worldwide in total. Top Gun: Maverick (2022) is the biggest hit at $1.5B, ahead of Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) ($824M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 Top Gun: Maverick (2022) movie poster Top Gun: Maverick 2022 · Action $1.5B $719M dom.
  2. 2 Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) movie poster Mission: Impossible – Fallout 2018 · Action $824M $220M dom.
  3. 3 Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) movie poster Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation 2015 · Action $711M $195M dom.
  4. 4 War of the Worlds (2005) movie poster War of the Worlds 2005 · Action $604M $234M dom.
  5. 5 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) movie poster Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 2025 · Action $599M $197M dom.
  6. 6 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) movie poster Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 2023 · Action $571M $173M dom.
  7. 7 Mission: Impossible II (2000) movie poster Mission: Impossible II 2000 · Action $546M $215M dom.
  8. 8 Mission: Impossible (1996) movie poster Mission: Impossible 1996 · Action $458M $181M dom.
  9. 9 The Last Samurai (2003) movie poster The Last Samurai 2003 · Action $455M $111M dom.
  10. 10 The Mummy (2017) movie poster The Mummy 2017 · Action $409M $80.2M dom.
One pick per genre

The Best Tom Cruise Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Tom Cruise has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 21 films, and Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Tom Cruise Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Tom Cruise's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.

Wins & nominations

Most Awarded Tom Cruise Movies

Tom Cruise's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Top Gun: Maverick (2022) leads with 6 wins from 25 nominations.

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Newest first

The Latest Tom Cruise Movies

The most recent films Tom Cruise is credited on, newest first — starting with Digger (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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FAQ

The Best Tom Cruise Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Tom Cruise films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Tom Cruise movie?

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) is the best-rated Tom Cruise film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of Top Gun: Maverick (2022) (83) and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

Mission: Impossible – Fallout: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Tom Cruise movie?

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) made the most at the box office, with $1.5B worldwide, followed by Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) with $824M. Together, Tom Cruise's films with box office figures have made $12.5B.

Which Tom Cruise movie won the most awards?

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) is the most decorated Tom Cruise film, with 6 wins from 25 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.

What is the best Tom Cruise action movie?

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) is the best-rated of Tom Cruise's action films, with a score of 86. In other genres: Rain Man (drama), Digger (comedy) and Far and Away (adventure).

What is the newest Tom Cruise movie?

The newest film on Tom Cruise's filmography is Digger (2026), with Tom Cruise as Digger Rockwell.

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