The Last Samurai and Jerry Maguire. I have heard good things about Magnolia and a few others but I have yet to see them. I think that he also did a great job in Collateral. Part of the problem with Cruise is that he is too much of a movie star and it becomes more difficult to parse the character from the man. I personally enjoy Cruise and I think he does a far better job and usually picks far better pictures to do than most actors.