The beauties who have played Tom Cruise on screen
Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz and "Gone Girl" beauty Rosamund Pike have all acted with the 1962-born actor in movies.
1. Rebecca De Mornay
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The first film that brought Tom Cruise to prominence was Risky Business (1983), in which he played a young man who got into trouble after a night of sex with the "call girl" Lana (Rebecca De Mornay). Actress De Mornay was three years older than Tom Cruise and was also his first public girlfriend.
2. Kelly McGillis
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Three years after Risky Business, the role of young pilot Maverick in Top Gun catapulted Tom Cruise to superstardom. In the film, Maverick had a romantic relationship with flight instructor Charlie, played by Kelly McGillis. To this day, many people still cannot forget the hot scene between Cruise and McGillis to the song Take My Breath Away.
3. Renee Zellweger
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Jerry Maguire is one of the best romantic comedies of the 1990s, with the chemistry between Tom Cruise and Reene Zellweger. The most memorable scene is the final confession of love, when Maguire (Cruise) confesses to his wife Dorothy (Zellweger) that “You complete me” and Dorothy emotionally replies: “I had you with the word ‘Hello’.”
4. Nicole Kidman
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“Australian Swan” Nicole Kidman is Tom Cruise’s second wife. They met on the set of Days of Thunder (1990) and quickly fell in love. During their 11-year marriage, the couple also co-starred in two other films, Far and Away (1992) and Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Of these, Eyes Wide Shut is the most famous and controversial work due to the hot scenes throughout the film.
5. Penelope Cruz
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In Vanilla Sky (2001), Tom Cruise's character David dumps his girlfriend Julie (Cameron Diaz) for Sofia (Penelope Cruz), which leads to many unpredictable consequences. After co-starring in this romantic-psychological thriller, Tom and Penelope dated for a while before breaking up in 2004.
6. Koyuki
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Japanese beauty Koyuki is a rare Asian to play Tom Cruise's on-screen lover. In the famous movie The Last Samurai (2003), she played Taka - a widow whose husband was killed by an American soldier - Nathan (Cruise). Initially, there was a hostile atmosphere between Nathan and Taka, but when Nathan showed remorse and changed himself, the two became a couple.
7. Michelle Monaghan
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Although in Mission: Impossible 2, spy Ethan Hunt (Cruise) had feelings for female thief Nyah (Thandie Newton), in the third part, he had a new love. In Mission: Impossible 3 (2006), nurse Julia (Michelle Monaghan) had no idea that her boyfriend was a super spy of the IMF. Finally, they shared their secrets and became husband and wife in the movie.
8. Cameron Diaz
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In Vanilla Sky, Diaz played the lover who was betrayed by Cruise's character. In Knight and Day (2010), Diaz played the girl June who accidentally got caught in a series of troubles related to the spy Roy (Cruise). After going through countless suffocating situations together, June and Roy fell in love.
9. Rosamund Pike
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Two years before shining brightly as the “magical” Amy in Gone Girl, British beauty Rosamund Pike co-starred with Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher. In this thrilling film, she played the female lawyer Helen and was an important clue to help former soldier Jack (Cruise) find out the mystery behind an unusual shooting.
10. Olga Kurylenko
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“Bond Girl” Olga Kurylenko appeared in the blockbuster Oblivion (2013), playing the role of Julia, a girl rescued by Jack (Cruise) after a shipwreck. This mysterious character evokes a very familiar feeling in Jack that he can hardly remember where he encountered and is the key to decoding the secret of a near-destruction Earth. Besides the Ukrainian beauty, Oblivion also has the participation of another beauty alongside Tom, actress Andrea Riseborough.
11. Emily Blunt
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In the battle of reincarnation Edge of Tomorrow (2014), the character Cage (Cruise) must experience the scene of continuous death and resurrection in a brutal war. The person who helps him explain this strange phenomenon is the female warrior Rita (Emily Blunt) - a hero of the war. Blunt's strong beauty helped her to be chosen to play Rita and become a good partner for Tom Cruise on screen.
12. Rebecca Ferguson
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The Swedish beauty is the latest to join Tom Cruise in the movies. In this summer's action blockbuster Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, she plays British spy Ilsa and Ethan Hunt's right-hand man on his journey against the Syndicate. Rogue Nation has received positive reviews from both critics and fans, with Ferguson praised for her charming appearance and her portrayal of a complex character.
According to VNE