Days of Thunder is an oft-forgotten Tom Cruise action vehicle, and while there's plenty to love about it, it's not a film that would benefit from the Cruise-sequel treatment. Days of Thunder is not Tony Scott's best movie, nor is it Tom Cruise's best movie, nor is it even one of Nicole Kidman's best movies, but when it comes to the surprisingly barren genre of NASCAR movies, Days of Thunder stands above. With a 38% on Rotten Tomatoes, Days of Thunder is not winning any retrospective awards, but it's a surprisingly critical piece of Hollywood history.