Jerry Maguire

The 1996 romantic comedy film Jerry Maguire is a about a successful sports agent who loses everything when he decides to follow his conscience. It was directed by Cameron Crowe who is also famous for directing Almost Famous. The cast included:

• Tom Cruise as sports agent Jerry Maguire
• Renee Zellweger as Dorothy Boyd
• Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Rod Tidwell
• Jonathan Lipnicki as Ray Boyd

This movie was considered to be Renee Zellweger's breakout performance. Jonathan Lipnicki was adorable playing the son of Zellweger's character. But the best performance went to Cuba Gooding, Jr.'s portrayal of Rod Tidwell, which earned him the Best Supporting Actor award in 1997.

Tom Cruise plays the title character Jerry Maguire, an aspiring sports manager. After a stressful breakdown he drafts a mission statement, detailing the ugly side of the sports management industry, which he distributes to the fellow agents in his firm. Although he is applauded for finally saying what everyone has been thinking, he is fired for the document, which alleges that agents do not care about their players, that they are lacking the personal commitment that should come with the job. Jerry decides to start his own sports management company, and takes one of his former coworkers with him, Dorothy Boyd, played by Renee Zellweger. Jerry must start from scratch, as he lost all of his former clients when he lost his job. Jerry is forced to balance his agent duties with personal relationships with his clients, as well as the romantic relationship that has developed between him and Dorothy.