Cruise's lone collaboration with Martin Scorsese came in this pro-pool drama — a sequel to 1961's The Hustler with Paul Newman reprising his role as "Fast Eddie" Felson, the hard-edged mentor to Cruise's cocky nine-ball whiz Vincent.

Tom Cruise hasn't yet managed to release the latest installment of "Mission: Impossible" in theaters, and he's already being asked about the next installment of the "Top Gun" film. Let's recall that "Top Gun: Maverick" became the biggest hit of his entire career.

Tom Cruise has become inseparable from the image of Ethan Hunt, the indomitable IMF agent who races against time to save the world in the Mission: Impossible franchise. Over the past two decades, Cruise has redefined action cinema not only through gripping narratives but through jaw-dropping stunts that have become the franchise’s signature.