Sir Tom Cruise 🙄

Yes, that would teach him

I am sure you are correct (I haven't really studied that sect)
but in TC defense he never mentions it, doesn't lecture about it, and photos of him at Scientology events are extremely rare and taken from private grounds by private people.

He might be a great asset for Scientology in a subtle way, only by being associated with it.

Aww just give David Beckham one already.

Just for the vibes on the day-can you imagine Lady Posh's outfit and hat???

Bob geldof, Casper Weinberger...

The list of non-UK honorary knights is quite long

Category:Recipients of honorary British knighthoods - Wikipedia

JFC of allllllll the celebs, they picked the twatfaced religious deadbeat whacko?!

If it was the Nobel Price, you would have a point.

Knighthood for services to the film industry? He totally deserves it.

That's not entirely accurate. Scientologists believe in saving they planet, they just call it "clearing". They also believe in "being kind", because if you're not you get labelled a "suppressive person".

The British crown does not appear to have a problem with predators, or they would have given Andrew the boot.

And most of all he mostly steers clear of lecturing others about the virtues of ‘being kind’, saving the planet, telling women that men are women. He deserves a knighthood for that alone.

Plenty of celebs seem to think they should lecture the rest of us. While flying around on their private jets.

I'm not a fan of these honours generally but as far as they go, I've no issue with Tom Cruise being honoured for his work in films. As has been mentioned, his stunt work is exceptional but he's also clearly incredibly supportive of younger actors and goes above and beyond to mentor and bring them to another level.

Imo it's a shame in a way that he's focused so heavily on the stunt work because the fact he can actually act is overlooked a lot (Magnolia, Collateral. Lions for Lambs was a poor film but he was disturbingly convincing as a Senator).

None of us knows a thing about his relationship with his daughter but what we do know is that he doesn't try to overshadow his kids' lives as shown by the fact he didn't make a circus out of his other daughter's wedding. He's not making a song and dance about his personal relationships any more.

I like the appointment. As PPs have said, he's made a lot of films here, and brought a lot of money into the UK creative sector. It really doesn't matter whether YOU enjoyed the work he brought in; he brought it here and that economic decision is the difference between having a live film/TV industry (which employs around 200,000 people in well paid work) or NO work for all the people who work in film and TV. One of my DS's former romantic partners makes prosthetic masks for Marvel films. Film and TV spending brings a lot of money into odd corners of the UK.

😂😂

Have the Honours Committee been unappreciative see you's yet again? 😁

Ug. Tiny Tom.

He is such a creep - for those saying that no one knows the reasons for him not seeing his daughter, she was around 7 years old when him and Katie split up.

What reasons could there possibly be other than scientology that would stop him from seeing his child?

His other two children are still active as scientologists and he's maintained a relationship with them.

It's an interesting point - do actors need to have high moral values and have exemplary standards?

I wouldn't waste money or time on TC.

It’s a shame there isn’t some kind of website with information on actors and film industry professionals on which you could do some basic level research to confirm whether he has, in fact, done much in the last 30 years.

Spoiler - he has.

This.

Im personally not a fan of him but strangely like his movies. From what I’ve heard he is very genuine talented and extremely hard working when it comes to his work. He’s also known to be a very generous and genuine person. My friend worked on a movie with him many many years ago. She also worked with other very big Hollywood names many were very unpleasant but apparently TC was nice and treated people like her, an extra, with respect.

The honours system is ridiculous

The “knighthood” system is a load of nonsense.

Personally, I don’t like him either. However, at least he entertained a few people along the way.

More than can be said for Dyson and Martin. Exploitative wankers,, both.

LOLOL That was also my first thought 🤣

Some excellent information about the honours system available

This is ridiculous.

whats the issue with not giving David Beckham one? Sports professionals with lesser or comparable achievements have been given them.

Maybe OP was trying to be witty by implying that she doesn’t watch mainstream stuff because it’s too common for her. She’s only into indie cinema, very posh you know.

I don’t think it’s quite the flex she expected it to be.

When I saw the Princess of Wales giving him the cold shoulder clutch bag when he tried to escort her up some steps I KNEW there was something going on…

Upstart! Imposter! Know your place, man!

He won’t be Sir because he’s American. He’ll be KBE.