One of Tom Cruise’s best action movies, Edge of Tomorrow, lands on Netflix’s global chart 10 years later. Directed by Doug Liman from a script co-written by Mission: Impossible‘s Christopher McQuarrie (loosely based on the novel All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka), the 2014 sci-fi action film follows a public relations officer with no combat experience who is forced to fight in a landing operation in an alien-occupied Europe and subsequently finds himself stuck in a time loop. With Cruise and Emily Blunt in lead roles, Edge of Tomorrow‘s cast also includes Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson.
Now, 10 years after its theatrical release, one of Tom Cruise’s best action movies has landed on Netflix’s global chart. Edge of Tomorrow ranks seventh on Netflix’s Global Top 10 chart for the week of September 9-15 with 4.1 million views and 7.7 million hours viewed. It ranks just below The Day After Tomorrow and above The Union, The Shack, and Gemini Man on the lower half of the list.
Why Edge Of Tomorrow Is One Of Tom Cruise’s Best Action Movies
It Combines A Clever Premise With Exciting Action
As an actor known for action movies, often performing his own risky stunts, Edge of Tomorrow manages to stand out as one of the best action movies of Tom Cruise’s career. It received praise from critics, with Edge of Tomorrow reviews calling it exciting, expertly acted, witty, and smart. On Rotten Tomatoes, Edge of Tomorrow has a 91% score from critics and a 90% score from audiences, which are some of Cruise’s highest scores of his career for an action movie outside the Mission Impossible franchise and Top Gun: Maverick.
Edge of Tomorrow was also released at an imperative time in Tom Cruise’s career, which makes it stand out among some of his other action movies. In 2014, Cruise was coming off a few misfires in the action-comedy Knight and Day and post-apocalyptic action-adventure Oblivion, and the resounding success of Edge of Tomorrow proved that Cruise was still capable of leading a blockbuster action movie. Edge of Tomorrow earned over $370 million at the box office, again, one of Cruise’s highest totals for an action movie outside the Mission Impossible franchise and Top Gun: Maverick.
Our Take On Edge Of Tomorrow
Tom Cruise’s Character Has A Dynamic Arc
While there are many Tom Cruise movies that offer exhilarating action, Edge of Tomorrow offers more than that. It blends sci-fi action with a clever time-loop narrative, reminiscent of Groundhog Day or Source Code, that pushes Cruise beyond his typical heroic roles like Ethan Hunt. Set during a futuristic war against aliens, the film’s time-loop premise forces Cruise’s character, a reluctant and inexperienced soldier, to relive the same day, honing his combat skills and developing from cowardice to heroism. This allows for thrilling action sequences and dynamic character development not seen in many of Cruise’s other action movies.
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