Cruise, Tom 1962-Overview
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Minority report
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8 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in English and held by 2,045 libraries worldwide In the dazzlingly futuristic Washington D.C. of 2054, murder has been eliminated. John Anderton presides over the Department of Pre-Crime, wherein three "Pre-Cogs,"--precognitive humans drifting in a flotation tank, their brain waves tapped by computers--pick up thoughts of premeditated murder and warn the cops, who swoop down and arrest the would-be perpetrators before the killings can take place. Although the Pre-Cogs are never wrong sometimes they disagree. The dissenting Pre-Cog is said to have filed a minority report. If you could outsmart the Pre-Cog system, you would have committed the perfect crime. Bureau director Lamar Burgess tries to shield Anderton from bureaucrats like Danny Witwer of the Justice Department. As the pre-crime strategy prepares to go national, Witwer seems to have doubts about its wisdom--or he is only jealous of its success?
A few good men
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31 editions published between 1992 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 2,014 libraries worldwide Cruise stars as a brash Navy lawyer who's teamed with a gung-ho litigator in a politically-explosive murder case. Charged with defending two Marines accused of killing a fellow soldier, they are confronted with complex issues of loyalty and honor - including its most sacred code and its most formidable warrior.
War of the worlds
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17 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in 5 languages and held by 1,912 libraries worldwide A father strives to protect his family from a horde of invading aliens.
The last samurai
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23 editions published between 2003 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,860 libraries worldwide Tormented Civil War veteran Capt. Nathan Algren is coerced by a mercenary officer to train the Japanese Emperor's troops in the use of modern weaponry. Opposing this modernization are the samurai warriors who are holding fast to their traditions of honor, despite their strategic disadvantage. As a captive of the samurai leader, Algren learns, appreciates, and adopts the samurai code, switching sides for a climactic battle that will put everyone's honor to the ultimate test.
Rain man
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3 editions published between 1998 and 2006 in English and held by 1,693 libraries worldwide A callous young hustler living in California finds his father has died and left him only rose bushes and a '49 Buick convertible. Feeling cheated out of what he thinks should be his 3 million dollar inheritance, he kidnaps the autistic brother he never knew he had, and takes him on the ride of his life.
Walküre Valkyrie
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5 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,615 libraries worldwide Based on the incredible true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and his ingenious assassination plot targeting Adolf Hitler, this engrossing thriller reenacts the daring operation to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known.
Collateral
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32 editions published between 2004 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,610 libraries worldwide Max is a cab driver. For twelve years, faces have come and gone from his rear-view mirror: people and places he has long since forgotten--until tonight. When a drug cartel learns of their impending indictment by a federal grand jury, they mount an operation to identify and kill the key witness. Vincent is a contract killer. He has one night in L.A.--and five bodies are supposed to fall. Vincent hijacks Max and his cab, making Max collateral--an expendable person who is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Through the night, Vincent forces Max to drive him to each assigned destination, as the L.A.P.D. and F.B.I. race to intercept them. Max and Vincent become dependent on each other, in ways neither would have imagined.
The Firm
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23 editions published between 1993 and 2008 in English and German and held by 1,599 libraries worldwide A brilliant and ambitious Harvard Law grad joins a small, prosperous law firm in Memphis, and is soon confronted by FBI agents with evidence of corruption and murder within the firm.
The outsiders
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12 editions published between 1983 and 2008 in English and French and held by 1,484 libraries worldwide Francis Ford Coppola's stylized teen melodrama is based on the popular novel by S. E. Hinton. In 1960s Tulsa, the "right" and "wrong" sides of the tracks are represented by rival gangs, the upscale Socs and the underprivileged Greasers. Darrel Curtis (Patrick Swayze) is doing his best to raise his two younger brothers, Sodapop (Rob Lowe in his first film role) and Ponyboy (C. Thomas Howell). Sensitive Ponyboy is a budding writer in love with Cherry (Diane Lane), the unobtainable beauty from the enemy gang. When Ponyboy's buddy, troubled Johnny Cade (Ralph Macchio), kills one of the Socs in self-defense, their friend Dallas (Matt Dillon) helps the two youths hide out in an abandoned country church. There they live as exiles from a society that doesn't want them. But not all is lost, when Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dallas save some children caught in a fire they become unlikely heroes. -- from http://www.moviemars.com (Sep. 20, 2011).
Rain man
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71 editions published between 1988 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 1,450 libraries worldwide A callous young hustler living in California finds his father has died and left him only rose bushes and a '49 Buick convertible. Feeling cheated out of what he considers is his 3 million dollar inheritance, he is in for an even bigger surprise-a brother he never knew he had!
Mission, impossible
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6 editions published between 1996 and 2008 in English and held by 1,443 libraries worldwide A secret agent framed for the deaths of his espionage team, tries to discover the truth.
Top gun
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50 editions published between 1986 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 1,391 libraries worldwide Maverick Mitchell, a daring young flyer in the U.S. Navy is out to become the best of the best at the Navy's prestigious fighter weapons school. Kelly McGillis sizzles as the civilian instructor who teaches Maverick a few things you can't learn in a classroom.
Jerry Maguire
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5 editions published between 1997 and 2008 in English and Italian and held by 1,358 libraries worldwide A sports agent suddenly discovers his scruples and promptly loses his job. But with the help of one loyal colleague and one outrageous client, he learns that loving well is the best revenge.
Knight and day
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12 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 1,345 libraries worldwide "When a small-town girl named June (Diaz) meets a mysterious stranger, she thinks she's found the man of her dreams. But she soon discovers he's a fugitive super-spy, who thrusts her into a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase that spans the globe. As the bullets and sparks fly, June must decide if her 'Knight' in shining armor is a dangerous traitor or the love of her life"--Container.
Far and away
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5 editions published between 1992 and 1998 in English and held by 1,271 libraries worldwide A poor but proud Irish tenant farmer accompanies the spoiled and headstrong daughter of a wealthy landlord to America in a quest for land.
Born on the Fourth of July
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48 editions published between 1989 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 1,193 libraries worldwide Follows the young Ron Kovic from his days as a zealous teen who eagerly joins up for the Vietnam War, to his return from the war as an embittered veteran, paralyzed from mid-chest down. Chronicles his disillusionment with the country's continued involvement in Vietnam, his physical struggle and his emergence as a brave new voice for thousands of disenchanted vets.
Lions for lambs
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12 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in English and Spanish and held by 1,160 libraries worldwide The intersecting stories of an idealistic professor, two American soldiers in Afghanistan, an ambitious Congressman, and a skeptical journalist.
Risky business
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26 editions published between 1983 and 2008 in English and French and held by 1,129 libraries worldwide Joel's parents are going on vacation and leaving him in charge of the house. They trust their college-bound 17-year-old son but they shouldn't. Every kid's dream is every parent's nightmare. No sooner do Joel's parents step on the plane when he raids the liquor cabinet, has a joyride in Dad's Porsche, and has a night of passion with a young call girl named Lana.
Interview with the vampire the vampire chronicles
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10 editions published between 1994 and 2010 in English and held by 1,083 libraries worldwide A vampire with a conscience, Lestat (Cruise), tells an unbelieving journalist the story of how he lured a young aristocrat (Pitt) into the immortality of the damned.
Top gun
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5 editions published between 1987 and 2008 in English and held by 1,078 libraries worldwide At the elite Navy Fighter Weapons School, cocky, young pilots compete against one another in the air as well as on the ground. more
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Action and adventure films Action and adventure films Autism Betrayal Biography Brothers California--Los Angeles Comedy films Comedy films Criminal behavior Criminal investigation Cruise, Tom,--1962- Detective and mystery films Detectives Drama Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired Films--for the hearing impaired History Illegal arms transfers Japan Kidnapping Lawyers Lestat (Fictitious character) Man-woman relationships Motion picture actors and actresses Murder Murder for hire Murder--Investigation Samurai Schenk von Stauffenberg, Klaus Philipp,--Graf,--1907-1944 Science fiction films Soldiers--Conduct of life Spies Sports agents Spy films Survival Taxicab drivers Thrillers (Motion pictures) United States United States.--Marine Corps United States.--Navy Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Vietnam War (1961-1975) War films
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Cruise, Thomas
Cruise, Thomas 1962-....
Mapother, Thomas C. 1962-
Mapother, Thomas Cruise.
Mapother, Thomas Cruise, 1962-
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