What is the iRankMovies score for Top Gun?

Name: Top Gun
Director: Tony Scott
Genre: action, drama, romance
Released: 1986
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 7

Top Gun has an iRankMovies score of 62.6/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Top Gun (1986)

Up there with the best of the best.

Release:1986

Runtime:1h 50m

Country:United States

Director:Tony Scott

Language:English

Genre

ActionDramaRomance

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Keywords

Dying And DeathSecret LoveLovesicknessAirplaneLoss Of Loved OneSelf DiscoveryHostilityFighter Pilot

iRank63

Top Gun rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7/10· 550K votes

Rotten Tomatoes57%

Metacritic50%

TMDb7.066/10· 10K votes

With 57% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 50/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Top Gun

For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.

Cast of Top Gun

Tom Cruise
as Maverick
Kelly McGillis
as Charlie
Val Kilmer
as Ice
Anthony Edwards
as Goose
Tom Skerritt
as Viper
Michael Ironside
as Jester
John Stockwell
as Cougar
Barry Tubb
as Wolfman
Rick Rossovich
as Slider
Tim Robbins
as Merlin
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
as Sundown
Whip Hubley
as Hollywood

Top Gun facts

Budget: $15M
Box office: $356.8M
Collection: Top Gun Collection

Our take on Top Gun

Tony Scott's 1986 action drama follows Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw as they enter an elite fighter-pilot school, a dream come true that soon collides with tragedy and Maverick's own reckless demons. Scott shoots the flying with glossy, sun-drenched bravado and pairs the aerial thrills with a romance and a rivalry on the ground, all set to a driving soundtrack. It's a slick, star-making showcase built more on attitude, adrenaline, and mood than on plot intricacy. Ideal for viewers who want high-octane 1980s spectacle, cocky charm, and the pure sensation of flight, and who take their action confident and unironically cool.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Aviation sequences deliver genuine technical spectacle with fighter jets
•Male camaraderie and competition explored with nuance and vulnerability
•Romantic subplot develops naturally balancing character development with action