Top Gun (1986)

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Up there with the best of the best.

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.

• Released: 1986-05-16
• Genres: Action, Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 50m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 9,928 votes

Directed by Tony Scott.

Top cast

• 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Top Gun

• United States: stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel; watch free on Pluto TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on JioHotstar; rent on Apple TV Store, Zee5, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Crave, StackTV Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, FlixFling, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on BINGE, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Stan, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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