As Actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Endless Love | Billy | Tom plays a boy who jokingly tells about committing arson. |
| 1981 | Taps | Cadet Captain David Shawn | |
| 1983 | Outsiders, TheThe Outsiders | Steve Randle | |
| 1983 | Losin' It | Woody | |
| 1983 | All the Right Moves | Stefen "Stef" Djordjevic | |
| 1983 | Risky Business | Joel Goodson | Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 1985 | Legend | Jack O' The Green | |
| 1986 | Top Gun | Lt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell | |
| 1986 | Color of Money, TheThe Color of Money | Vincent Lauria | |
| 1988 | Cocktail | Brian Flanagan | Nominated - Razzie Award for Worst Actor |
| 1988 | Rain Man | Charlie Babbitt | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Ron Kovic | Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor 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 Nominated - David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actor Nominated - New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor |
| 1990 | Days of Thunder | Cole Trickle | |
| 1992 | Far and Away | Joseph Donnelly | Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo |
| 1992 | Few Good Men, AA Few Good Men | Lt. Daniel Kaffee | Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance |
| 1993 | Firm, TheThe Firm | Mitch McDeere | Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance |
| 1994 | Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles | Lestat de Lioncourt | Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 1996 | Mission: Impossible | Ethan Hunt | Producers Guild of America Award for Most Promising Producer in Theatrical Motion Pictures |
| 1996 | Jerry Maguire | Jerry Maguire | Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance National Board of Review Award for Best Actor Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1999 | Eyes Wide Shut | Bill Harford | Nominated - Blockbuster Favorite Actor - Drama/Romance |
| 1999 | Magnolia | Frank T.J. Mackey | Blockbuster Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture National Board of Review Award for Best Cast 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 Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible II | Ethan Hunt | MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance Nominated - Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Action |
| 2001 | Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | Narrator | |
| 2001 | Vanilla Sky | David Aames | Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2002 | Space Station 3D | Narrator | |
| 2002 | Minority Report | John Anderton | Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Himself | |
| 2003 | Last Samurai, TheThe Last Samurai | Nathan Algren | American Film Institute Movie of the Year EMMA Award for Best Film Actor Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance Nominated - Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2004 | Collateral | Vincent | Nominated - Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2005 | War of the Worlds | Ray Ferrier | Nominated - Razzie Award for Worst Actor Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Ethan Hunt | Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2007 | Lions for Lambs | Senator Jasper Irving | |
| 2008 | Valkyrie | Claus von Stauffenberg | Bambi Courage Award Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Les Grossman | Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture |
| 2010 | Knight and Day | Roy Miller | |
| 2011 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Ethan Hunt | Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Gut Wrenching Performance Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2012 | Rock of Ages | Stacee Jaxx | |
| 2012 | Jack Reacher | Jack Reacher | |
| 2013 | Oblivion | Jack Harper | |
| 2014 | All You Need Is Kill | Lt. Col. Bill Cage |
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