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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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Michael Healy Denver Post 4d
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 4d
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
Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald 5d
Top Gun attempts to mythologies the navy pilots, and the brass probably saw it as a great recruiting film. That is what is stupid, because the movie is just the opposite. Go to Full Review
Fred Topel United Press International 1h
Forty years later, its trademark swagger, flight footage and soundtrack inspire nostalgia for movies that delivered such total packages. Go to Full Review
Joe Baltake Knight Ridder News Service 3d
This is the kind of macho soap opera in which the heroes, as well as the villains, strut around with an attitude problem, forever looking cool and going nose to nose as they challenge and taunt one another. Go to Full Review
William Wolf Gannett News Service 3d
2.5/4
"Top Gun" is a reprise of just about every air corps movie ever made. Go to Full Review
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Keri O Jul 15 Loved seeing this in the theater for the first time since 1986! Every bit as good and relevant as it ever was! What a joy! See more Baroque B Jun 26 Please keep bringing this back! See more Swanny Jun 26 So cool to see it on the big screen again! See more Chris Jun 25 Just gets better with time. Great movie and gives you exactly what you want. See more Angie Jun 24 We thoroughly enjoyed seeing the OG Too Gun, after first watching but 30 yrs ago. The music, the acting, the stunts were phenomenal. See more John F Jun 23 We really enjoyed this movie. Thank You for bringing it back. There are slim pickings on new movies enjoyable to watch. If it were not for these older movies are trips to the big screen would be less. We are looking forward to F1. Thank You 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)