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The Tom Cruise Movie Draft
May 16, 2025 · 2:08:21 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Van Lathan · With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins, Bobby Wagner
Edition: Tom Cruise
The Tom Cruise Movie Draft
Sean Fennessey · Amanda · Van Lathan · Chris Ryan · Bill Simmons · Commissioner: Bobby Wagner
Sean Fennessey · 8 picks
| #1 | A Few Good Men | 90s | ▶ 35:43 |
| #10 | Risky Business | 80s | ▶ 57:33 |
| #11 | Born on the Fourth of July | Oscar nominee | ▶ 1:01:30 |
| #20 | Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | Mission Impossible | ▶ 1:18:51 |
| #21 | All the Right Moves | Tom Cruise does a sports thing | ▶ 1:18:51 |
| #30 | The Last Samurai | Blockbuster | ▶ 1:40:32 |
| #31 | American Made | 21st century | ▶ 1:42:36 |
| #41 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | Wild Card | ▶ 1:57:04 |
Amanda · 8 picks
| #2 | Top Gun: Maverick | Blockbuster | ▶ 37:38 |
| #9 | Magnolia | 90s | ▶ 54:12 |
| #12 | War of the Worlds | Tom Cruise does a sports thing | ▶ 1:03:20 |
| #19 | Mission: Impossible | Mission Impossible | ▶ 1:17:35 |
| #22 | Edge of Tomorrow | 21st century | ▶ 1:21:40 |
| #29 | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | Oscar nominee | ▶ 1:38:44 |
| #32 | Knight and Day | Wild Card | ▶ 1:47:45 |
| #39 | Endless Love | 80s | ▶ 1:54:13 |
Van Lathan · 8 picks
| #3 | Collateral | 21st century | ▶ 40:04 |
| #8 | Cocktail | 80s | ▶ 52:05 |
| #13 | Mission: Impossible - Fallout | Mission Impossible | ▶ 1:05:55 |
| #18 | Days of Thunder | Tom Cruise does a sports thing | ▶ 1:17:23 |
| #23 | Vanilla Sky | Oscar nominee | ▶ 1:24:44 |
| #28 | Far and Away | 90s | ▶ 1:37:18 |
| #33 | Legend | Wild Card | ▶ 1:48:16 |
| #40 | Interview with the Vampire | Blockbuster | ▶ 1:55:42 |
Chris Ryan · 9 picks
| #4 | The Firm | Oscar nominee | ▶ 42:49 |
| #7 | The Color of Money | Tom Cruise does a sports thing | ▶ 50:04 |
| #14 | Eyes Wide Shut | 90s | ▶ 1:06:25 |
| #17 | Minority Report | Blockbuster | ▶ 1:13:53 |
| #24 | The Outsiders | 80s | ▶ 1:27:01 |
| #27 | Mission: Impossible III | Mission Impossible | ▶ 1:33:53 |
| #34 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | Wild Card | ▶ 1:49:18 |
| #36 | Valkyrie | 21st century | ▶ 1:53:00 |
| Mission: Impossible II | Wild Card | ▶ 2:03:05 |
Bill Simmons · 8 picks
| #5 | Top Gun | Tom Cruise does a sports thing | ▶ 46:00 |
| #6 | Jerry Maguire | 90s | ▶ 46:00 |
| #15 | Rain Man | Oscar nominee | ▶ 1:09:19 |
| #16 | Tropic Thunder | Blockbuster | ▶ 1:10:59 |
| #25 | Taps | 80s | ▶ 1:29:44 |
| #26 | Jack Reacher | 21st century | ▶ 1:31:31 |
| #35 | Oblivion | Wild Card | ▶ 1:51:29 |
| #37 | Mission: Impossible II | Wild Card | ▶ 1:54:05 |
Movies Referenced (60)
Directors Referenced (16)
4 mentions · Van Lathan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Domino, Unstoppable, True Romance▶ 2:04:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for X-Men, The Usual Suspects▶ 1:43:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire, Vanilla Sky▶ 55:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · · Known for Rain Man, Wag the Dog▶ 1:09:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Edge of Tomorrow, Swingers, Fair Game▶ 1:24:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon, JFK▶ 1:02:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · · Known for The Last Seduction, Very Bad Things▶ 41:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Van Lathan · Known for The Martian, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise▶ 1:48:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 42:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (88)
101 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Van Lathan · Known for Top Gun, Mission: Impossible II, Minority Report▶ 2:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
12 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Moulin Rouge!, Rabbit Hole▶ 14:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Alice in the Cities▶ 59:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Van Lathan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Master, Capote, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead▶ 1:06:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Charlie's Angels, Vanilla Sky, There's Something About Mary▶ 1:26:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Van Lathan · Known for Disturbing Behavior, Batman Begins▶ 31:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Van Lathan · Known for Ginger Snaps, Lost in Space▶ 14:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Van Lathan · Known for Dirty Dancing, Ghost, Point Break▶ 1:28:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · · Known for Captain America: The First Avenger, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One▶ 1:40:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (9)
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Star Trek, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens▶ 9:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Usual Suspects, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning▶ 6:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Blinded by the Light, The Wrestler, Philadelphia▶ 1:59:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Whiplash, La La Land, First Man▶ 55:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Runaway Jury, The Rainmaker, A Time to Kill▶ 43:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗