On Screen With Tom Cruise 

Any Tom Cruise fan would be hard pressed to decide which of his films should be highlighted for the actor's professional prowess. Tom Cruise's films have proved time and again that there are very few Hollywood actors who can match his versatility and almost guaranteed success.Learn more…

Deciding on the best Tom Cruise films would depend not only on the generation of his fans but also the gender. After all, a Tom Cruise film is known not only for a portrayal of acting brilliance but the man who has been repeatedly voted among the most beautiful and sexiest celebrities cannot avoid adding some degree of sex appeal to even the most mundane of themes.

• Risky Busines

  Released 1983

  Among Tom Cruise films of note, his first big blockbuster Risky Business undoubtedly features among the list. Here Cruise plays a young home-alone teen with money in his hand and mischief on his mind. He employs the services of an upmarket call girl played by Rebecca de Mornay only to find himself in a heap of trouble with time ticking before his overbearing parents are to return.

• Top Gun

  Released 1986

  Next to feature among the memorable Tom Cruise films would be Top Gun. Suave and sexy Cruise shattered the Hollywood image that macho tough guys had to be rough and rugged. As a fighter pilot, Cruise grabbed the imagination of audiences with his gung-ho attitude and pretty boy looks amidst supersonic jets and dog fight special effects that had not been seen on the big screen up to that point.

• Mission Impossible

  Released 1996

  Tom Cruise repeated his action hero success with the first instalment of Mission Impossible, not before making box offices success with serious roles in Rain Man and A Few Good Men, the fast paced Days of Thunder, a historical drama Far and Away, the thriller The Firm and his first horror film Interview with the Vampire. The Mission Impossible series continue to impress upon his fans of old and a younger generation of viewers as the second, third and now fourth instalments delivered action, charisma and a style that has made Tom Cruise films resounding successes.

With a score of films portraying the versatility of his acting ability in diverse roles for close to 30 years, Tom Cruise cannot be labelled a fading star. Tom Cruise films still reel in the viewers and the actor's youthful looks matched by his energy and persona will undoubtedly ensure that he will continue to enthral audiences for decades to come. Learn more…