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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Top Gun
Cruise played Peter Mitchell, call sign "Maverick", as his personality reflected a free-spirited, rule-bending pilot. Many of the movie's characters and settings were based on real people and places.
Days of Thunder
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Edge of Tomorrow
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Minority Report
Minority Report was based on a literary work by Phillip K. Dick. Cruise did his own bathtub stunts in this movie. Cameron Diaz and Cameron Crowe made cameos in movie.
A Few Good Men
Rain man
Risky Business
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Losin' It
The Outsiders
Jerry Maguire
Rain Man
Rain Man won Best Picture in 1988. Dustin Hoffman was originally slated to play Babbit but insisted on switching roles to play Raymond after watching a disabled Leslie Lemke play the piano.
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Vanilla Sky
Producers received permission to completely shut down Times Square for one day to film a scene for the movie. The film features music created by Cameron Diaz, Cameron Crowe and his wife.
Cocktail
The Color of Money
A Few Good Men
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
War of the Worlds
Lions for Lambs
Knight and Day
The Last Samurai
Cruise accepted the role, partially because of his interest in Japanese culture. Even though the movie faced some criticism for its lack of accuracy in portraying Japanese culture and history, it was Japan's 11th highest grossing movie in 2012.
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Mission: Impossible II
Born on the Fourth of July
Playing Ron Kovic landed Cruise his first Academy Award nomination. Cruise prepared for the role by spending personal time in a wheelchair. He also shadowed the real Kovic to understand how he functioned and was treated by society.
Valkyrie
Tropic Thunder
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Eyes Wide Shut
Cruise and his then-wife, Nicole Kidman agreed to dedicate 6 months for filming "Eyes Wide Shut" but the movie actually took 400 days to film, making it a Guinness World Record. Cruise had to push back filming "Mission: Impossible II."
Knight and Day
Collateral
Vanilla Sky
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Last Samurai
Mission: Impossible III
Oblivion
War of the Worlds
A radio dramatization was performed of this story by H.G. Wells in 1938. It was thought that this caused a large panic as many people believed the war to be actually happening. However, this claim of mass panic has been recently disputed due to new documented evidence. The movie did not cause mass hysteria.
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Jerry Maguire
A Few Good Men
The Color of Money
Three professional pool players plus musician Iggy Pop were featured in the film. Cruise practiced extensively and did all his own pool stunts except one--the scene where he jumps two balls to make his shot.
Risky Business
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Top Gun
Born on the Fourth of July
Days of Thunder
Nascar driver Hut Stricklin was the consultant on set. He claimed he made more money consulting then he ever did or would driving.
Legend
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Legend
The Outsiders
Valkyrie
Interview with the Vampire
A number of big name actors were considered to play Lestat before Cruise was selected, including Tom Hanks and Johnny Depp. The make-up routine was extensive for this film. Actors had to hang upside down while make-up was applied so the artists could trace veins in their faces. Cruise even ordered that tunnels be built so that make-up would be kept secret til the release of the film. The process took hours and had to be endured multiple times a day.
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Oblivion
Cruise turned 50 while filming this movie. His gift was a motorbike used in the film given to him by the director.
Collateral
Jerry Maguire
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Jack Reacher
All the Right Moves
The Firm
Jerry Maguire
Cuba Gooding Jr. performed naked when reading the locker room scene for his audition with Cruise. The movie writers pulled inspiration from a number of classic movies.
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Outsiders
The film was based on the book of the same name. It was actually authored by a teenage girl, but she went by her initials so people would not know it was a female who wrote a book about a the lives of a group of boys.
A Few Good Men
Days of Thunder
Rain Man
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
All the Right Moves
Born on the Fourth of July
Risky Business
Cocktail
Cruise used actual bottles while practicing his flair skills on set. Even though some of the film was shot in Jamaica, it was cold; Cruise ended up getting sick, making filming of some scenes quite unpleasant.
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Legend
Minority Report
Mission Impossible
Apple paid a hefty sum for product placement in this movie: $15 million. The movie was influenced and inspired by the Mission Impossible TV series that aired from 1966-1973.
Jack Reacher
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Jerry Maguire
Risky Business
The famous underwear scene where Cruise dances through the house, sliding on the floor, singing into a candlestick was almost entirely ad-libbed. The scene was shot in only a half a day.
Collateral
Minority Report
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Minority Report
Collateral
Co-star Jamie Foxx trained as an actual cab driver in preparing for his role in Collateral. He also genuinely crashed the car while filming the "side-swipe" scene with Cruise sitting in the back seat.
Interview with the Vampire
Vanilla Sky
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
The Last Samurai
Legend
Taps
Knight and Day
While promoting this film, both Cruise and Diaz appeared on the British Television series "Top Gear." Both drove their lap and recorded their time for the show.
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Jack Reacher
Jack Reacher is based on a novel written by Lee Child titled "One Shot." The author makes a cameo in the movie as the cop who gives Reacher back his clothes.
Mission Impossible
Top Gun
The Firm
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Edge of Tomorrow
Far and Away
This was the second movie that Cruise and Kidman appeared in together. In the scene where Kidman raises the bowl to peek at Cruise, the director wanted a better reaction from Kidman so he asked Cruise to remove his underwear.
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Rock of Ages
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Lions for Lambs
All the Right Moves
Cruise and the director dedicated time to going undercover at a high school. Cruise was immediately recognized but co-star Lea Thompson lasted four days.
Valkyrie
Interview with the Vampire
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Rock of Ages
This was Cruise's first musical. Even though he was a bit scared of doing something different, he took it as a learning experience.
Risky Business
Jerry Maguire
Tropic Thunder
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Days of Thunder
Cocktail
Losin' It
Although the film was set in Tijuana, none of it was actually filmed there. Three of the actors, including Cruise, were also in Top Gun.
Rain Man
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
The shirt Reacher wears in the first scene is the same shirt he wore through the first movie. This is the only other sequel movie Cruise appeared in, the other being the Mission Impossible series.
Mission: Impossible II
The color of Money
Legend
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow was based on a Japanese novel. After being released in more than 30 territories, it grossed over $370 million.
Far and Away
War of the Worlds
Legend
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Eyes Wide Shut
A Few Good Men
Top Gun
Taps
Cruise and his counterparts had to spend some time at a military academy in order to prep for their roles as cadets. Cruise was supposed to play a background character but was offered the part of David Shawn when the director saw how he performed as a cadet.
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Rock of Ages
Legend
Cruise preferred the director's cut of this film. Cruise loved his long hair and was able to keep it for this film.
Knight and Day
Collateral
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Oblivion
Eyes Wide Shut
Endless Love
Though Cruise only had a very small part in this movie, his character was critical to the plot. Endless Love was released in 1981.
Vanilla Sky
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Top Gun
Days of Thunder
Minority Report
Mission Impossible III
This film was JJ Abrams first directing gig on a feature film. It was also the last Cruise/Wagner film put out by Paramount.
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Edge of Tomorrow
Jack Reacher
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Cruise often performs his own stunts and this movie was no different. He dangled from the world's highest building in Dubai to get the best shots for this film. Not to worry, he did use a safety wire.
Valkyrie
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Lions for Lambs
Collateral
Valkyrie
Germany's people did not take kindly to the casting of Cruise because of his ties to scientology. Because of this, the production crew had a hard time getting permission to film in Berlin.
Far and Away
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Cocktail
Austin Powers: Goldmember
Goldmember was first cut at three and a half hours long. The production team was tasked with trimming it to 95 minutes.
All the Right Moves
Magnolia
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Minority Report
Vanilla Sky
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Cruise once again performs his own stunts, this time climbing on a flying airplane. Cruise had to wear special contacts to protect his entire eyeball because he had to keep his eyes open while performing the stunt.
The Firm
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Rain Man
The Others
All the Right Moves
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Cruise plays himself as well as the narrator in this documentary on Stanley Kubrick's life and career.
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Tropic Thunder
Cruise did not appear in any of the trailers and his involvement in the film was meant to be kept secret until its release. The studio head character was Cruise's suggestion and making.
Top Gun
Vanilla Sky
Edge of Tomorrow
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Shattered Glass
Without Limits
Space Station 3D
Cruise was the narrator for this movie. This was the first 3D movie shot in space, showing off the most advanced technology.
Far and Away
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
A Few Good Men
The Firm
Both Cruise and Hackman had contracts that stipulated their names would appear before the title on all promotional materials. Cruise's more specifically stated that only his name would appear. Hackman agreed to leave his name off completely in the promotional materials and make his appearance in the film a surprise. During the screening of the film, Cruise's name came first, then Hackman's, then the title.
The Color of Money
Collateral
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
A Few Good Men
A Few Good Men was a Broadway play before hitting the big screen. Cruise was adamant about seeing the play and learning the legal lingo in order to play his role.
Magnolia
Eyes Wide Shut
The Firm
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Interview with the Vampire
Valkyrie
Lions for Lambs
The Mummy
This film is in post-production and is set to release in 2017.
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
American Made
This film is set to release in 2017.
Taps
Losin' It
The Color of Money
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Which movie did Tom Cruise produce?
Cocktail
Losin' It
Top Gun
Shattered Glass
Cruise was also executive producer on this film. Extras playing students in the film did not speak, likely because many of them did not speak English. The real life Stephen Glass was offered the role of Glass in the film. He declined.
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Magnolia
Eyes Wide Shut
Knight and Day
Lions for Lambs
Lions for Lambs was directed by Robert Redford. Cruise stated that he made this film out of great respect for Redford and his work in an interview with Variety Magazine.
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Which movie did Tom Cruise produce?
Ask the Dust
Cruise was a producer on this 2006 film. Willie, the dog in the movie, would not pay attention so the owner had to stand in for the handler.
Far and Away
Elizabethtown
Magnolia
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Which movie did Tom Cruise produce?
Endless Love
The Others
The house setting for The Others is located north of Spain, not Jersey. This was the first movie to be awarded "Best Film" in the Spain's National Film Awards system, despite the fact that no Spanish was ever spoken in the movie.
Shattered Glass
Vanilla Sky
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Vanilla Sky
Jack Reacher
In the novel that the movie is based on, a reference is made to another movie of Cruise's, "A Few Good Men." Robert Duvall, who played Cash, also worked with Cruise on "Days of Thunder."
Suspect Zero
Narc
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Which movie did Tom Cruise produce?
The Others
Legend
The Outsiders
Elizabethtown
Paula Dean made her feature film debut in this film. The Food Network then shot "Paula Goes to Hollywood" which premiered in conjunction with the movie.
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Which movie did Tom Cruise produce?
Top Gun
Narc
Cruise served as executive producer on this film. He took on this role after seeing the movie for himself and liking it so much he wanted to expose it to a wider release.
Risky Business
Rain Man
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Which Tom Cruise movie is shown in this screenshot?
Magnolia
Much of the movie takes place on Magnolia Boulevard in Los Angeles. There are a couple of urban legends represented in this movie, including the scuba diver falling from the plane and a boy being shot as he was falling out of a window.
Endless Love
All the Right Moves
Losin' It
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