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Top Gun 2 (2022)

Tom Cruise returns as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, and keeps pushing the envelope as a seasoned aviator for the Navy in this sequel to the original Top Gun film.

Top Gun 2
Top Gun: Maverick
PG-13
Action
Drama

Release Date
May 27, 2022
Director
Joseph Kosinski
Runtime
2hr 26min
Format
Theatrical
Studio
Paramount Pictures

Summary

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.

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