Tom Cruise is known for several big movies, but for many people, he is loved for his role as Maverick in the military action film Top Gun . While the original movie is widely considered a beloved classic, much of that is nostalgia, and it took 36 years to justify its reputation. While the original Top Gun has good qualities , it has always been highly overrated.

In Top Gun, Tom Cruise played a young Navy pilot in the TOPGUN flight program whose arrogance ultimately led to the death of his best friend and flight partner in an in-flight accident. It took 36 years for Top Gun's sequel , which saw Maverick taking his life lessons and trying to help the next generation, including the son of his dead best friend.

Top Gun Isn't Tom Cruise's Best Movie (It Isn't Even His Best M

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