Top Gun (1986)
There could only be one movie on top. Sure, Risky Business was the one that made Cruise a star, and there are movies where the stunts were cooler or he has acted better. But Top Gun is the movie that made Cruise the biggest movie star on the planet, making grown men cry (Goose!), and kids all over the world want to grow up to be Maverick jet pilots. It’s telling that almost 30 years later, this is still Cruise’s coolest role ever, and that he is considering returning to make a second one in the near future.