“Philip Seymour Hoffman's tears in this scene were real.” 26 years ago, Tom Cruise gave one of the best performances of his career in this 3-hour film

One of Tom Cruise's most unforgettable performances took place in a film released 26 years ago.

Edyta Jastrzebska

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“Philip Seymour Hoffman's tears in this scene were real.” 26 years ago, Tom Cruise gave one of the best performances of his career in this 3-hour film, image source: Magnolia, Paul Thomas Anderson, New Line Cinema, 1999.
“Philip Seymour Hoffman's tears in this scene were real.” 26 years ago, Tom Cruise gave one of the best performances of his career in this 3-hour film Source: Magnolia, Paul Thomas Anderson, New Line Cinema, 1999.

Tom Cruise is definitely best known for the Mission: Impossible or Top Gun movie series, however, these are not the only productions in which we could see the actor. Cruise is not only about crazy stunts and action, as he proved in a film from 26 years ago, in which his performance brought Philip Seymour Hoffman to tears.

Philip Seymour Hoffman's tears in this scene were real. He later revealed he hadn’t expected Tom Cruise to get so emotional – but knowing Cruise had lived something similar with his own father made the moment hit even harder. Pure, unscripted power.

Tom Cruise's performance in Magnolia is widely praised, and he was even nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role in the film and won a Golden Globe in the same category. Cruise's performance stood out in this 3-hour production. He delivered an unforgettable display of acting skills, playing a repulsive misogynist who teaches men seduction techniques.

Magnolia is a multi-threaded story about people, depicting one day in their lives. Their stories are arranged in a multi-threaded, mosaic structure, painting a certain picture of people in front of the audience.

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Without hesitation, it can be said that in Magnolia we will find one of Tom Cruise's best acting performances, which has received widespread acclaim and is hard to top.

Magnolia can't be found streaming, but if you'd like to watch it, the film can be rented or purchased on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home and Microsoft Store.

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Edyta Jastrzebska

Author: Edyta Jastrzebska

A graduate of journalism and social communication as well as cultural studies. She started at Gamepressure.com as one of the newspeople in the films department. Currently she oversees the Gamepressure movie&TV newsroom. She excels in the field of film and television, both in reality-based and fantasy themes. Keeps up with industry trends, but in her free time she prefers to watch less known titles. Has a complicated relationship with popular ones, which is why she only gets convinced about many of them when the hype around them subsides. Loves to spend her evenings not only watching movies, series, reading books and playing video games, but also playing text RPGs, which she has been into for several years.

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