Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick

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Top Gun: Maverick

2022
Movie
131 min
English

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.

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IMDb8.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic78/100
Google Users96%
Director: Joseph KosinskiGenres: Action, Drama

Plot Summary

Over thirty years after graduating from Top Gun, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator. When he is tasked with training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for an unprecedented mission, Maverick confronts the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears, emerging to confront what takes to become the man that will make this mission impossible. He must also face his own mortality as he pushes the envelope once more.

Critical Reception

Top Gun: Maverick was a massive critical and commercial success. Critics lauded its breathtaking aerial sequences, thrilling action, emotional depth, and Tom Cruise's performance. Audiences embraced the film wholeheartedly, turning it into one of the highest-grossing films of all time.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its spectacular and visceral aerial combat sequences that put audiences in the cockpit.

  • Applauded for effectively balancing thrilling action with a surprisingly emotional and character-driven narrative.

  • Celebrated as a worthy successor that honors the original while forging its own identity.

Google audience: Audiences overwhelmingly loved Top Gun: Maverick, with many calling it a masterpiece and one of the best action films ever made. Fans appreciated the stunning visuals, the intense flight scenes, the satisfying conclusion to Maverick's story, and the nostalgic nod to the original film.

Awards & Accolades

Nominated for 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Film Editing, won Best Sound at the 95th Academy Awards. Received numerous other nominations and wins from various critics' circles and guilds.

Fun Fact

The aerial sequences were filmed using actual F/A-18 Super Hornets, with actors undergoing intense training and experiencing real G-forces to prepare for their roles.

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TMDB Reviews

10 reviews
The Movie Mob

The Movie Mob

**Best movie of 2022 so far, and I don’t see what could possibly top it!** This movie is nearly perfect in every way. Top Gun: Maverick is a masterpiece, from the pacing to the acting to the cinematography to the character development to...

MovieGuys

MovieGuys

This is how American movies should be made. I have to confess I'd all but given up on Hollywood. The incessant woke indoctrination had led me to the conclusion, the US film industry, had little left to offer and then along came, Top Gun:...

T

T

> Loved this movie. Even had me guessing to the end. Seems like every cast member picked to play their role was the only person that could pull it off especially for the song of Goose. 9.9/10 sequel never lived up to original this one di...

JustEntertainment

JustEntertainmen...

Haven't seen a movie this perfect in decades. It was most obviously written and directed with the audience in mind - no politics, no preaching, no gratuitous sex, no woke, no offensive casting or characters. Brilliant, simplistic screenwrit...

mackenly

mackenly

💯 Best movie I've seen this year. You won't be disappointed.

Chris Sawin

Chris Sawin

_Top Gun: Maverick_ is a sequel that is a leaps and bounds improvement over the original film. There’s better acting from the entire cast, more of an emotional attachment between at least two of the main characters in the film, and subtle h...

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

It seems like I have been watching the trailers for this film for years now - and you know what? Yes - it was worth the wait. The film is all about some truly exhilarating aerial photography that culminates in some super dogfighting and a g...

tmdb20895531

tmdb20895531

A lot of things in this movie do not make sense, like "why not use F-35?", "why didn't cruise missiles target enemy air defence and planes in hangars?" to name a few. The original movie had some seriousness built into it, the sequel I t...

Manuel São Bento

Manuel São Bento

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/top-gun-maverick-spoiler-free-review "Top Gun: Maverick is the return of pure, nostalgic blockbusters, instantly becoming one of this year's personal favorites. The best...

r96sk

r96sk

What an excellent sequel - I, in fact, like it more than its predecessor. <em>'Top Gun: Maverick'</em> is fantastic, simply put. I was expecting it to be good, but it's actually much more enjoyable than I had anticipated. The callbacks t...