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Tom Cruise

About: Born July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, N.Y., Thomas Cruise Mapother had a peripatetic childhood, changing schools 15 times by the time he finally settled with his mother and stepfather in Glen Ridge, NJ, in 1974.A one-time Franciscan seminary student (Cruise renounced Catholicism and embraced Scientology in 1990), Cruise developed an interest in acting as a teenager, dropped out of high school and headed across the Hudson River for a possible career on Broadway.After Cruise made his film debut in Endless Love (1981) and gained popularity with the teen comedy Risky Business (1983), his career kicked into high gear in a series of leading roles -- Top Gun (1986), The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), Mission: Impossible (1996) and Jerry Maguire (1996) -- that were box office bonanzas and ensured his megastar status.

H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds: The Real Story

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2005

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About: This spellbinding documentary examines the H.G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds and the worldwide phenomenon it created when it was first published. The doomsday tale of aliens overrunning Earth has served as inspiration for scores of other sci-fi stories, plus renditions including the legendary Orson Welles 1938 radio play and, most recently, Steven Spielberg's opus starring Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins and Dakota Fanning.
URL: H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds: The Real Story

Mission: Impossible II

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2000

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About: This romantic action-thriller plunges Impossible Missions Force agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) into an international crisis of terrifying magnitude. With computer genius Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) at his side and a beautiful thief (Thandie Newton) on his mind, Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called "Chimera" on the world.
URL: Mission: Impossible II

A Few Good Men

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1992

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About: When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore), are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan R. Jessep (Jack Nicholson). Director Rob Reiner's probing drama earned four Oscar nominations, and Nicholson's line, "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!" became a '90s catchphrase.
URL: A Few Good Men

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2001

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About: Stanley Kubrick's frequent collaborator and brother-in-law, Jan Harlan, offers a fascinating inside look at the genius behind such films as 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket and Dr. Strangelove. Narrated by Tom Cruise, the documentary features interviews with family members as well as colleagues, including Jack Nicholson, Nicole Kidman, Malcolm McDowell, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and more.
URL: Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

America: A Tribute to Heroes

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2001

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About: This 2-hour, star-studded telethon aired on all the major television networks and many cable channels. It raised millions of dollars for the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Celebrities include Muhammad Ali, Halle Berry, Neil Young, Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Sarah Jessica Parker and Bruce Springsteen -- among many others. United we stand!
URL: America: A Tribute to Heroes

Taps

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1981

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About: Student cadet Brian Moreland (Timothy Hutton) leads his fellow military classmates -- including Alex (Sean Penn) and David (Tom Cruise) -- in an armed revolt to prevent authorities from turning their school into condominiums. But the young men soon discover that playing soldier has serious consequences. When the Army is called in to respond to the situation, the students find themselves in an all-too-real war in this Golden Globe-nominated drama.
URL: Taps

The Outsiders - The Complete Novel Extended Edition

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1983

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About: Acclaimed filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola breathes new life into his beloved 1983 coming-of-age tale based on the novel by S.E. Hinton. This restored version features previously unreleased footage, including a new beginning and ending; a new soundtrack (with tunes from Elvis and Van Morrison); director commentary; and remarks from cast members Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe and Diane Lane.
URL: The Outsiders - The Complete Novel Extended Edition

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