A Few Good Men (play) later in the run. Sorkin adapted his work into a screenplay for a 1992 film directed by Rob Reiner, produced by Brown and starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. The play A Few Good Men by Aaron Sorkin is based upon the murder of Private Santiago from an ill-advised code red at a base in Guantanamo Bay. Private Downey and Lance Corporal Dawson are the two Marines put on trial for the murder. The two men are assigned a lawyer
Tom Cruise filmography received the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from BAFTA Los Angeles. Three years later he appeared in the satirical action comedy "Tropic Thunder" (2008) and played Claus von Stauffenberg in the historical thriller "Valkyrie" (2008). Cruise played the eponymous role in the action thriller "Jack Reacher", and appeared in the romantic musical comedy "Rock of Ages" (both 2012). His next films "Oblivion" (2013), and "Edge of Tomorrow" (2014) saw him return to the science fiction genre. Tom Cruise filmography Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer who made his film debut with a minor role in