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Taps1981

126 min$14M budgetPG
Peak Buzz Score
May 15 – Jun 13, 2022
1.4Quiet
#3,841 all-time moviesTop 42%
Current Buzz Score
On June 21, 2026
0.4Quiet
#3,886 in moviesTop 42%

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Taps

Taps is a 1981 American thriller drama film following a group of military school students who resort to drastic measures to save their academy from closure.

Released
1981
Runtime
126 min
Rating
PG
Budget
$14M
Box Office
$36M
Status
Released
Rankings
#3,886All Movies#1,640Drama
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Daily update · June 21, 2026

Taps ranks #3,886 most popular movie with a Buzz Score of 0.4. It peaked at #3,841 of all time (May 15 - Jun 13, 2022). It ranks #3,901 over the past 365 days.

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Ranks on June 21, 2026

Overall and genre
#3,886
Movies
#1,640
Drama

Ranking History

Peak, 1-year, and top-chart days
Peak Buzz Score
1.4
#3,841Overall rank
May 15 - Jun 13, 2022
1-Year Buzz Score
0.4
#3,901Overall rank
Last 365 days
Days at #1
0
Past 365 days
Days in Top 10
0
Past 365 days
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0.4
#3887
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Top Cast

Most popular Taps cast members by current Buzz Score on June 21, 2026
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#1
Giancarlo Esposito
as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
70.1
#2
Tom Cruise
as Cadet Captain David Shawn
10.4
#3
Sean Penn
as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
5.7
#4
Timothy Hutton
as Cadet Major Brian Moreland
2.0
#5
George C. Scott
as General Harlan Bache
1.5
#6
Ronny Cox
as Colonel Kerby
0.9
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