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Top Gun

Play trailer 1:40 Poster for Top Gun PG 1986 1h 49m Action Adventure Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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57% Tomatometer 146 Reviews 83% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
The Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School is where the best of the best train to refine their elite flying skills. When hotshot fighter pilot Maverick (Tom Cruise) is sent to the school, his reckless attitude and cocky demeanor put him at odds with the other pilots, especially the cool and collected Iceman (Val Kilmer). But Maverick isn't only competing to be the top fighter pilot, he's also fighting for the attention of his beautiful flight instructor, Charlotte Blackwood (Kelly McGillis).
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Though it features some of the most memorable and electrifying aerial footage shot with an expert eye for action, Top Gun offers too little for non-adolescent viewers to chew on when its characters aren't in the air.

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David Denby New York Magazine/Vulture 5d
Cut off from emotion and meaning, this kind of work has a hollow, nervous weightlessness to it -- decadence without the courage of true decadence. Go to Full Review
Michael Healy Denver Post May 7
Director Tony Scott gives the production a nicely polished sheen, although some of the scenes look and sound too much like a combination of Navy recruiting commercials and MTV videos. Go to Full Review
AP Staff Associated Press May 7
The Paramount release has everything today's audience might demand, except the spontaneous energy of those air movies of the past. Go to Full Review
Shaurya Chawla InSession Film 15h
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40 years on, Top Gun still succeeds at making you feel the need, the need for speed, and it is why it stands tall even today; because it fulfills that need. Go to Full Review
Erick Estrada Cinegarage 1d
I'm not saying don't see it, you just have to be very clear about what it's about. It's an entertaining movie, it's a very cheesy movie. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Niall Browne Movies in Focus 3d
4/5
It’s preposterous and everything about it is style over substance, but Tony Scott‘s Top Gun is hugely entertaining popcorn fare – and it continues to rock and roll 40 years on. Go to Full Review
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antonio v 18h Great film never gets old .doesn't matter what decade you see it . Saw it on the big screen in IMAX wow . See more Caitlin 22h Absolutely wonderful. So glad I saw it on the big screen. I was born in 1997 so for those who saw it when it came out in theaters 40 years ago it must have been so cool to see it back then before the era of iPhones, AI, etc. I saw it in Dolby which next to IMAX is the best screening to see it in because of the speakers perfect for playing Danger Zone! A must see. Never gets old. See more Richard M 1d Watching it on a big s teen is a completely different experience, and the imax sound system. Wow. See more K 3d Amazing to see on the big screen again! See more Daniel B 3d Even better in Imax. See more Katie S 4d Everything about this was amazing See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis The Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School is where the best of the best train to refine their elite flying skills. When hotshot fighter pilot Maverick (Tom Cruise) is sent to the school, his reckless attitude and cocky demeanor put him at odds with the other pilots, especially the cool and collected Iceman (Val Kilmer). But Maverick isn't only competing to be the top fighter pilot, he's also fighting for the attention of his beautiful flight instructor, Charlotte Blackwood (Kelly McGillis).
Director
Tony Scott
Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer, Don Simpson
Screenwriter
Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr.
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 16, 1986, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
May 13, 2026
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$179.8M
Runtime
1h 49m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby Atmos, DTS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)