30 Best Tom Cruise Movies
2. The Last Samurai (2003)
With long hair and a beard, Cruise donned military attire for his role as American Captain Nathan Algren. While serving with forces in late-1800s Japan, he soon traded in his threads for samurai armor, allying himself with the Japanese amid a rebellion.
Director Edward Zwick places Cruise in some grand and exciting battles, evoking some of Cruise’s finer acting skills of military questioning previously seen in Born on the Fourth of July. It’s worth watching as Cruise shares many scenes with the legendary Ken Watanabe.