Top 10 Best Tom Cruise Movies, Ranked

Vanilla Sky (2001)

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Tropic Thunder (2008)

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War of the Worlds (2005)

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The Outsiders (1983)

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Interview with the Vampire (1994)

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Rain Man (1988)

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The Firm (1993)

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Top Gun (1986)

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Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

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Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)

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