This article presents the filmography of American actor Tom Cruise.
| Year | Title | Role | Box office gross | Budget | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Endless Love | Billy | $32,492,674 | Unknown | Not yet released on Region 1 DVD | |
| 1981 | Taps | Cadet Captain David Shawn | $35,856,053 (domestic) | Unknown | $50,000[1] | |
| 1983 | The Outsiders | Steve Randle | $25,697,647 (domestic) | $10 million | ||
| 1983 | Losin' It | Woody | $1,246,141 (domestic) | $7 million | ||
| 1983 | All the Right Moves | Stefen "Stef" Djordjevic | $17,233,166 (domestic) | Unknown | ||
| 1983 | Risky Business | Joel Goodson | $63,541,777 (domestic) | $6.2 million | $75,000[1] | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 1985 | Legend | Jack O' The Green | $15,502,112 (domestic) | $30 million | $500,000[1] | |
| 1986 | Top Gun | Lt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell | $353,816,701 | $15 million | $2,000,000[1] | |
| 1986 | The Color of Money | Vincent Lauria | $52,293,982 (domestic) | $13.8 million | $1,000,000 | |
| 1988 | Cocktail | Brian Flanagan | $171,504,781 | $6 million | $3,000,000 | |
| 1988 | Rain Man | Charlie Babbitt | $354,825,435 | $25 million | $3,000,000 + % of gross | |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Ron Kovic | $161,001,698 | $14 million | Unspecified % of gross | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1990 | Days of Thunder | Cole Trickle | $157,920,733 | $60 million | $9,000,000 | Also Writer |
| 1992 | Far and Away | Joseph Donnelly | $137,783,840 | $30 million | $13,000,000 | |
| 1992 | A Few Good Men | Lt. Daniel Kaffee | $243,240,178 | $40 million | $12,500,000 | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama |
| 1993 | The Firm | Mitch McDeere | $270,248,367 | $42 million | $12,000,000 | |
| 1994 | Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles | Lestat de Lioncourt | $223,664,608 | $60 million | $15,000,000 | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple (with Brad Pitt, tied with Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone of The Specialist) Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 1996 | Mission: Impossible | Ethan Hunt | $457,696,359 | $80 million | $70,000,000 (gross participation) | Also Producer Producers Guild of America Award for Most Promising Producer in Theatrical Motion Pictures |
| 1996 | Jerry Maguire | Jerry Maguire | $273,552,592 | $50 million | $20,000,000 against 15% | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor |
| 1999 | Eyes Wide Shut | Bill Harford | $162,091,208 | $65 million | $20,000,000 | |
| 1999 | Magnolia | Frank T.J. Mackey | $48,451,803 | $37 million | $100,000 | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible II | Ethan Hunt | $546,388,105 | $125 million | $75,000,000 (gross participation) | Also Producer |
| 2001 | Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | Narrator | None | Unknown | ||
| 2001 | Vanilla Sky | David Aames | $203,388,341 | $68 million | $20,000,000 + 30% of profits | Also Producer Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2002 | Space Station 3D | Narrator | $95,341,718 | Unknown | IMAX Only | |
| 2002 | Minority Report | John Anderton | $353,600,000 | $102 million | $25,000,000+ | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Himself | $296,655,431 | $63 million | Cameo | |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Nathan Algren | $456,758,981 | $140 million | $25,000,000 + % of profits | Also Producer Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2004 | Collateral | Vincent | $217,764,291 | $65 million | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor | |
| 2005 | War of the Worlds | Ray Ferrier | $591,745,528 | $132 million | 20% profit participation | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Ethan Hunt | $397,850,012 | $150 million | $75,000,000 | Also Producer Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2007 | Lions for Lambs | Senator Jasper Irving | $63,215,872 | $30 million | ||
| 2008 | Valkyrie | Claus von Stauffenberg | $200,276,784 | $75–90 million | $20,000,000 against 20% | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Les Grossman | $188,072,649 | $100–150 million | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture | |
| 2010 | Knight and Day | Roy Miller | $261,930,436[2] | $117 million | $11,000,000 + % of profits | |
| 2011 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Ethan Hunt | $377,945,857 | $140 million | $12,500,000 + % of back end | Also Producer |
| 2012 | Rock of Ages | Stacee Jaxx[3] | post-production | |||
| 2013 | One Shot | Jack Reacher | filming Also Producer |