Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Tom Cruise filmography/archive1

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The list was promoted by Giants2008 19:08, 26 January 2015 [1].

Tom Cruise filmography[edit]

Featured list candidates/Tom Cruise filmography/archive1

Nominator(s): Cowlibob (talk) 18:30, 9 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tom Cruise is perhaps known better nowadays for his offscreen activities than his films but as this list will hopefully show the "Cruise Missile" is one of the most bankable stars that Hollywood has ever seen with a string of hits and three Golden Globes in his long career. As always look forward to all the helpful comments on how to refine it. Cowlibob (talk) 18:30, 9 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from FrB.TG

"also appeared in the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture winning romantic drama Cocktail" → also appeared in the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture-winning romantic drama Cocktail
"Two years later he made his breakthrough by starring in the romantic comedy Risky Business (1983)."
"In 2005 he collaborated again with Spielberg on the science fiction thriller War of the Worlds and received"
"Three years later he appeared in the satirical action comedy Tropic Thunder (2008) and played Claus von Stauffenberg in the historical thriller Valkyrie (2008)"
"Cruise played the eponymous role in the thriller Jack Reacher and appeared in the romantic musical comedy Rock of Ages (both 2012)."

Not major concerns, but these will make the sentences better.--FrankBoy _(Buzz) 14:44, 15 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@FrB.TG: I think I've sorted these. Thanks for having a look. Cowlibob (talk) 23:59, 18 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think it's appropriate to mention the future events in the lead. "Cruise reprised his role as Hunt in four more films in the Mission Impossible film series ... ~~the upcoming Mission: Impossible 5 (2015)~~".--FrankBoy _(Buzz) 12:21, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with that as it's still filming. I've updated the lead to reflect that. It can easily be updated later in 2015 when the film releases. Cowlibob (talk) 12:55, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support: Good list and thanks for yours on my one.--FrankBoy _(Buzz) 15:27, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from Krimuk90

The "xxx-directed" is quite repetitive. Maybe you can change a few instances to something else.
"In his next film he portrayed anti-war activist Ron Kovic in the Oliver Stone-directed drama adaptation " -> "In his next film, the Oliver Stone-directed drama adaptation of..., he portrayed anti-war activist Ron Kovic"
" Cruise next appeared in the 1993 film adaptation of the John Grisham legal thriller of the same name The Firm" ==> "Cruise next appeared in The Firm (1993), a film adaptation of John Grisham's legal thriller of the same name"
The last two sentences, on Oblivion and Edge of Tomorrow, can be merged. -- KRIMUK90 ✉ 06:36, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Krimuk90: I think I've sorted the above points. Thanks for the review. Cowlibob (talk) 12:16, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support: Looks good now! -- KRIMUK90 ✉ 12:55, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the support! Cowlibob (talk) 13:00, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from Ruby2010

I noticed that Born on the Fourth of July also gave Cruise his first Golden Globe nomination, so suggest rewriting the sentence. Perhaps ""For his performance Cruise received his first nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and the Academy Award for Best Actor".
Aaron Sorkin is a big name, suggest crediting him as screenwriter for Cruise's appearance in A Few Good Men
I always dislike parenthetical statements in articles, so perhaps changes "...of his production company Cruise/Wagner Productions[14] (founded in 1993)" to "of his production company Cruise/Wagner Productions,[14] which he founded in 1993".[15][16] (or "founded three years earlier").

Otherwise the list is looking really good! (Cruise is that rare actor who looks better with age. I mean, that smile is still rather dazzling). But I digress... Well done! Ruby 2010/2013 01:28, 20 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Ruby2010: His first nom was for Risky Business which I have now added in. I had no idea that A Few Good Men was based on a play, have added this in. Also changed the Cruise/Wagner Productions sentence. Thanks for having a look at the list. (On a side note, I agree, he's like a fine wine.) Cowlibob (talk) 10:55, 20 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support this article for promotion. Well done! Ruby 2010/2013 03:15, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the support! Cowlibob (talk) 11:29, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Closing note: This candidate has been promoted, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FLC/ar, and leave the {{featured list candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. Giants2008 (Talk) 19:33, 26 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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