Tom Cruise him. In 1996, Cruise appeared as superspy Ethan Hunt in the reboot of "", which he produced. It was a box office success, although it received criticism regarding the Jim Phelps character being a villain despite being a protagonist of the original television series. In 1996, he took on the title role in "Jerry Maguire", for which he earned a Golden Globe and his second nomination for an Academy Award. In 1999, Cruise costarred with Kidman in the erotic Stanley Kubrick film "Eyes Wide Shut", and took a rare supporting role, as a motivational speaker, Frank T.J. Mackey, in "Magnolia",
Influence of Stanley Kubrick "may reveal hidden clues and hint at a bigger thematic oeuvre." In 2017, "Filmworker" was released, which was a documentary about Leon Vitali, an actor first cast in Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon", of which Vitali would later go onto become a friend and frequent collaborator to the director on his subsequent films as his assistant. The film explores Vitali's friendship and working relationship with Kubrick. Influence of Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick is regarded by film critics and historians as one of the most influential directors of all time. Leading directors, including Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, James Cameron, Woody Allen,