Jerry Maguire is a 1996 comedy-drama starring Tom Cruise. The film follows a high-powered sports agent for Sports Management International, Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise), who re-examines his unethical business practices after an illness. When SMI's bosses order Bob Sugar (Jay Mohr), Jerry's trainee, to poach his clients, Jerry scrambles to start his own company. He manages to recruit football star Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), promising college player "Cush" Cushman (Jerry O'Connell), and assistant Dorothy Boyd (Renee Zellweger). When Jerry loses Cush to SMI and his girlfriend breaks up with him, he becomes closer to Dorothy, who supports him during difficult contract negotiations with Rod. As Jerry spends more and more time working on a deal for Rob, his relationship with Dorothy begins to fall apart. At the same time, SMI threatens to lure Rob away, and Jerry learns that his commitment to integrity is more difficult than anticipated. Jerry Maguire was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.moreless