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Play trailer 1:40 Poster for Top Gun PG 1986 1h 49m Action Adventure Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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David Denby New York Magazine/Vulture 22h
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
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 12h
2.5/4
It’s an entertaining watch that doesn’t provide much beyond surface thrills, although many have had fun analyzing its (unintentional?) homoerotic content. Go to Full Review
Fred Topel United Press International 2d
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 6d
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
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Giovanni J 16h I feel the NEED.......The NEED for SPEED! What else is there to say about this classic movie, other than the it ages like fine wine and seeing it in IMAX is even better. Though you can tell that the sound was made in 1980s vs Top Gun: Maverick made in the 2020s. But a trip down memory lane with Goose, Jester, Viper, Iceman, Cougar, Merlin, Stryker, Slider, Hollywood, Wolfman and of course Charlie! Soundtrack is classic and after living in San Diego for 2yrs and visiting on/off when I live in Los Angeles, and actually getting to be on the hallowed grounds of MCAS Miramar was a treat and made me appreciate San Diego as a "character" in the movie. This movie never gets old! See more Sean Lennon 1d After 40yrs this movie still holds up against anything made today! Outstanding cast, thrilling aerial scenes with real aircraft and phenomenal cinematography, this movie has it all! See more Steve 1d Incredible IMax experience!!! Best way to watch this movie. See more 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 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)