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Top Gun: Maverick

Name: Top Gun: Maverick
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 2022-05-21
Duration: 131 min

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20222h 11mcritics 8.2/10

Action Drama

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.

starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Bashir Salahuddin

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Read from 103 comments (64 from Reddit, 20 from Metacritic, 19 from TMDB reviews) — 31 of them described how it moves.

➖ steady — Holds one level all the way. Warm most of the way through. Very little of it ever resolves. Marked above the line: 2 that gave people chills.

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height: how intense it got, 0–100
gold above: how tender it felt. violet below — what it cost. Thick on both at once means it was doing both.
tension rail: how much was still unresolved
marks: single moments — a jump, a blow, chills, a laugh
grey haze: how sure we are — wider means fewer people described it

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“As much as “Top Gun: Maverick” whips from a technical, visceral, thrill-making, supersonic-level, the entire endeavor and every little moment of introspection, suffering and determination is all the more accentuated, strengthened and fist-pumpingly good because you care so damn much about the story, the people and their very human concerns.”
Rodrigo Perez, The Playlist · 100
“Thrilling, moving and gloriously Cruisey, Joseph Kosinski's sequel to the 1986 hit is unquestionably the best studio action film in years.”
Robbie Collin, The Telegraph · 100
“When talking about Top Gun: Maverick, it’s hard not to sound hyperbolic, but this is the rare case where it absolutely deserves all the massive praise. Top Gun: Maverick improves upon the original in every conceivable way (well, the soundtrack doesn’t have Berlin, so that’s one strike against it), and does so in a way that might make this one of the greatest sequels ever made. It’s also hard not to say this might have some of the most exciting action scenes to ever hit the skies, and gives Cruise one of his best performances by returning to the role that made him a star. Top Gun: Maverick is a marvel of a film, one that will truly take your breath away.”
Ross Bonaime, Collider · 100
“No cynicism, just on-point sentiment and scintillating set-pieces. Top Gun: Maverick scores a direct hit on its twin targets of nostalgia and adrenaline.”
Jamie Graham, Total Film · 100
“The new film improves on the old one in every respect. The story is cleverer and more gripping, the dialogue is sharper and funnier, the relationships are richer, the aerial stunts are more likely to make you queasy.”
Nicholas Barber, BBC · 100

Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 23 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.

what people actually wrote

Grouped by where it was written, because a considered review and a reaction typed an hour after the credits are different things. Every quote links to its source.

Reddit8 read

“the enemy plane's evasive maneuver”
carlq▲ 3,387about 75–100% inread it ↗
“When Maverick gives the thumbs up, snap into the salute, snap into the go signal, and THEN IT SHOWS THE COCKPIT VIEW OF HIM ACTUALLY LAUNCHING OFF A CARRIER IN AN F-18... Hall of Fame shot right there.”
ImABikeLockerAMA▲ 2,007about 0–15% inread it ↗
“That scene where they panned out and showed all the SAM missles chasing them and flares going off showing what a shit show the situation turned into was epic.”
social-robot▲ 612about 60–70% inread it ↗
“What Tom Cruise does for Hollywood, and more specifically fans of movies needs to be appreciated and applauded man. Guy handcuffed this movie’s release until it could be seen in theaters where it needs to be seen. He’s literally flying jets in the film and taught the cast as well. There was a Mission Impossible trailer leading into this and every stunt in that trailer you just grin (especially the motorcycle jump off the mountain) because you just know that not only is this a practical stunt, bu”
NickMoore30▲ 1,294read it ↗

Metacritic1 read

“It was so forced and felt like it would have been better if they did not have that last part of the movie”
BasilZeroabout 75–100% inread it ↗

TMDB19 read

“The aerial combat sections are incredible, they are done with such precision and purpose. I could actually understand what was on and where the fighter crafts were in relation to each. These raised the stacks and hade me fully invested.”
Nathanabout 50–75% inread it ↗
“From start to finish it's just a solid apolitical action movie.”
GenerationofSwineabout 0–100% inread it ↗
“When I heard the familiar theme song for Top Gun, goosebumps erupted across my skin.”
madriyantoabout 0–15% inread it ↗
“parts even gave me slight goosebumps”
r96skabout 75–100% inread it ↗

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