Editing Tom Cruise (section)

=== 1990s: Dramatic roles ===
Cruise's next films were ''[[Days of Thunder]]'' (1990) and ''[[Far and Away]]'' (1992), both of which co-starred then-wife [[Nicole Kidman]] as his love interest, followed by the [[legal thriller]] ''[[The Firm (1993 film)|The Firm]]'', which was a critical and commercial success. In 1994, Cruise starred along with [[Brad Pitt]], [[Antonio Banderas]] and [[Christian Slater]] in [[Neil Jordan]]'s ''[[Interview with the Vampire (film)|Interview with the Vampire]]'', a gothic drama/horror film that was based on [[Anne Rice]]'s [[Interview with the Vampire|best-selling novel]]. The film was well-received, although Rice was initially quite outspoken in her criticism of Cruise having been cast in the film, as [[Julian Sands]] was her first choice. Upon seeing the film, however, she paid {{USD|7,740|long=no}} ({{Inflation|US|7,740|1994|fmt=eq|round=-1}}) for a two-page ad in ''[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]'' praising his performance and apologizing for her previous doubts about him.<ref>[https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,305073,00.html Go Figure] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041528/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,305073,00.html |date=December 29, 2020 }}, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', December 30, 1994.</ref>

In 1996, Cruise starred as superspy [[Ethan Hunt]] in the reboot of ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]'', which he also produced.<ref>{{cite web |last=Foutch |first=Haleigh |title='Mission: Impossible' 20 Years Later: How An Uneasy Spy Thriller Became a Blockbuster Franchise |url=http://collider.com/mission-impossible-tom-cruise-20-years-later/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=May 22, 2016 |access-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717083626/http://collider.com/mission-impossible-tom-cruise-20-years-later |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was directed by [[Brian De Palma]] and was a box office success. Film critic Stephen Holden of ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised Cruise's performance, declaring "Tom Cruise has found the perfect superhero character on which to graft his breathlessly gung-ho screen personality."<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/22/movies/film-review-mission-accepted-tom-cruise-as-superhero.html|title= FILM REVIEW;Mission Accepted: Tom Cruise as Superhero|website= [[The New York Times]]|date= May 22, 1996|accessdate= June 22, 2022|last1= Holden|first1= Stephen|archive-date= July 11, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220711134509/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/22/movies/film-review-mission-accepted-tom-cruise-as-superhero.html|url-status= live}}</ref> In the same year, Cruise took on the title role in [[Cameron Crowe]]'s [[sports drama]] ''[[Jerry Maguire]]'' playing a [[sports agent]] in search of love. The film was a massive financial success grossing more than {{USD|273 million|long=no}} worldwide against its {{USD|50 million|long=no}} budget.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web
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In 1999, Cruise costarred with Kidman in [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s [[erotic]] and [[psychological drama]] film ''[[Eyes Wide Shut]]''. Peter Bradshaw of ''[[The Guardian (website)|The Guardian]]'' praised both Cruise and Kidman on their performances writing, "Cruise in particular lays himself open in that fiercely committed way that he tries everything as an actor".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/nov/29/eyes-wide-shut-review-stanley-kubrick-tom-cruise-nicole-kidman|title= Eyes Wide Shut review – chilling|website= The Guardian|date= November 29, 2019|accessdate= June 22, 2022|archive-date= November 17, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221117231038/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/nov/29/eyes-wide-shut-review-stanley-kubrick-tom-cruise-nicole-kidman|url-status= live}}</ref> That same year he took a rare [[Supporting actor|supporting role]], as a motivational speaker, Frank T.J. Mackey, in [[Paul Thomas Anderson]]'s ''[[Magnolia (film)|Magnolia]]'' (1999). ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' film critic Peter Travers heaped praise on Cruise writing, "Cruise is a revelation, fully deserving of the shower of superlatives coming his way&nbsp;... Cruise seethes with the chaotic energy of a wounded animal—he's devastating."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/magnolia-120044/|title= Magnolia – Rolling Stone|website= [[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]|date= February 27, 2001|accessdate= June 22, 2022|archive-date= July 11, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220711134345/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/magnolia-120044/|url-status= live}}</ref> For his performance he received another [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Golden Globe]] and nomination for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Academy Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2000 |title=Nominees & Winners for the 72nd Academy Awards |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=January 3, 2014 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003006/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2000 |url-status=live }}</ref>