Oblivion (2013)

Oblivion (2013)

[7] After a war with aliens leaves Earth ravaged and humans near-extinct, two lone caretakers oversee the harvesting of ocean water for transport to the moon Titan where humanity is repopulating. Tom Cruise stars as one of the caretakers, a…
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)

[6] Writer/director Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects) concludes the Mission: Impossible franchise with this eighth, overly-long and curiously somber film. Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team spend half the film wrestling with the U.S. government before finally being cut…
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023)

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023)

[7] The seventh (and reportedly penultimate) Mission: Impossible film doesn't quite reach the series high achieved by 2018's Fallout, but it's still a solidly entertaining action/adventure flick. Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt and his trusted teammates (including Ving Rhames and Simon…
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

[8] The sixth Mission: Impossible movie takes everything that was great about the previous entry and lifts it to even greater heights. Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, as does the series' terrific ensemble of supporting talent, including Ving Rhames,…
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)

[7] Oscar-winning screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects) jumps into the directing chair and delivers the best Mission Impossible of the first five movies. Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, performing his own stunts as usual, which this time includes…
Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (2011)

Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (2011)

[5] Brad Bird (The Incredibles, The Iron Giant) picks up the directing reigns for the fourth Mission: Impossible movie and delivers an entry on par with the series' mediocre track record. This time around Cruise and yet another new ensemble…
Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

[5] Tom Cruise makes his Mission: Impossible franchise a trilogy with this installment directed by J.J. Abrams (Star Trek, Super 8). This time out, Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote) plays the villain, an arms dealer looking to acquire a mysterious, presumably…
Mission: Impossible II (2000)

Mission: Impossible II (2000)

[6] Well, at least it's better than the first one. Tom Cruise returns as secret agent Ethan Hunt, tasked with apprehending a fatal new virus called "Chimera" before the bad guys (led by Dougray Scott) unleash it upon the world.…
Mission: Impossible (1996)

Mission: Impossible (1996)

[4] It's a testament to Tom Cruise's raw charisma and screen presence that I was able to make it through director Brian DePalma's boring big screen upgrade of the '60s television show Mission: Impossible. Because despite having a script co-written…
Minority Report (2002)

Minority Report (2002)

[8] Steven Spielberg directs Tom Cruise in this taut adaptation of Philip K. Dick's sci-fi novelette set in 2054, when cops are able to use the visions of three uniquely gifted people called 'precogs' to arrest criminals before they commit…