It might seem easy at first glance, but it’s actually very hard to pin down what exactly defines a “Tom Cruise movie.” There’s the obvious answer of “big action movie where he does his own stunts,” like the Mission: Impossible franchise, but the actor’s choices are surprisingly varied. Cruise is just as ready to send up his persona as he is to enhance it, as seen in Tropic Thunder and his hair-metal turn in Rock of Ages.
