Editing Tom Cruise (section)

=== 2000s: Established career ===
In 2000, Cruise returned as Ethan Hunt in the second installment of the ''Mission: Impossible'' films, ''[[Mission: Impossible 2]]''. The film was helmed by Hong Kong director [[John Woo]] and branded with his [[gun fu]] style; it continued the series' success at the box office, taking in {{USD|547 million|long=no}} worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendelson |first=Scott |title=Tom Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible' Sequels Have A History Of Unexpected Delays And Long Waits |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2020/04/24/mission-impossible-tom-cruise-rebecca-ferguson-box-office-delayed-coronavirus-james-bond-shazam/ |access-date=July 3, 2022 |website=Forbes |archive-date=July 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712162200/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2020/04/24/mission-impossible-tom-cruise-rebecca-ferguson-box-office-delayed-coronavirus-james-bond-shazam/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Unlike its predecessor, it was the highest-grossing film of the year,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Simon |title='Mission: Impossible' Turns 25: The Franchise Ranked By Worldwide Box Office |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2021/05/21/mission-impossible-turns-25-the-franchise-ranked-by-worldwide-box-office/ |access-date=July 3, 2022 |website=Forbes |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013152510/https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2021/05/21/mission-impossible-turns-25-the-franchise-ranked-by-worldwide-box-office/ |url-status=live }}</ref> but had a mixed critical reception.<ref>{{Citation |title=Mission: Impossible II |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mission-impossible-ii |access-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003223833/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mission-impossible-ii |url-status=live }}</ref> Cruise received an [[MTV Movie Award]] for Best Male Performance for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MTV Movie Awards: 2001 Highlights |url=https://www.mtv.com/photos/4zhv31/mtv-movie-awards-2001-highlights/5abxpc |access-date=July 3, 2022 |website=MTV |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013154912/https://www.mtv.com/photos/4zhv31/mtv-movie-awards-2001-highlights/5abxpc |url-status=dead }}</ref>

His next five films were major critical and commercial successes.<ref name=boxofficemojotomcruise>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=tomcruise.htm |title=Tom Cruise |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 15, 2012 |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041531/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/name/nm0000129/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tom_cruise/ |title=Tom Cruise Movies, News, and Pictures on Rotten Tomatoes |website=Rottentomatoes.com |access-date=July 31, 2010 |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041533/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tom_cruise |url-status=live }}</ref> The following year, Cruise starred in the romantic thriller ''[[Vanilla Sky]]'' (2001) with [[Cameron Diaz]] and [[Penélope Cruz]]. In 2002, Cruise starred in the [[dystopia]]n science fiction action film ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'', which was directed by [[Steven Spielberg]] and based on the short story by [[Philip K. Dick]]. It has since been included in lists of the greatest science fiction films of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/best-sci-fi-movies-1234893930/minority-report-2002-4-1234931240/ | title=The 150 Greatest Science Fiction Movies of All Time | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=January 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/minority-report-streaming-steven-spielberg-tom-cruise | title=Of course Spielberg's best shot ever is in his most underrated movie, 'Minority Report' | date=March 13, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.timeout.com/film/the-100-best-sci-fi-movies | title=The 100 best sci-fi movies of all time | newspaper=Time Out Worldwide | date=June 15, 2023 }}</ref>
[[File:TomCruiseOct07.jpg|thumb|upright|Cruise at the 2007 [[London Film Festival]] for the premiere of ''[[Lions for Lambs]]'']]
In 2003, he starred in [[Edward Zwick]]'s period action drama ''[[The Last Samurai]]'', for which he received a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] nomination for best actor.<ref name="www.goldenglobes.com" /> In 2004, Cruise received critical acclaim for his performance as Vincent in ''[[Collateral (film)|Collateral]]''. The critical consensus states that "Driven by director [[Michael Mann]]'s trademark visuals and a lean, villainous performance from Tom Cruise, ''Collateral'' is a stylish and compelling noir thriller."<ref>{{Citation |title=Collateral |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/collateral |access-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-date=June 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605045704/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/collateral |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2005, Cruise worked again with Steven Spielberg in ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]'', a loose adaptation of the [[H. G. Wells]] [[The War of the Worlds|novel of the same name]], which became the fourth highest-grossing film of the year with {{USD|591.4 million|long=no}} worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2006 |first1=Joshua |last1=Rich |title=Hollywood's mid-term report card |url=https://ew.com/article/2006/07/06/hollywoods-mid-term-report-card/ |access-date=July 3, 2022 |website=EW.com|archive-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013152616/https://ew.com/article/2006/07/06/hollywoods-mid-term-report-card/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2005, he was a nominee for the People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Movie Star<ref>{{Cite web |title=People's Choice Awards, USA (2005) |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000530/2005/1/ |access-date=July 3, 2022 |website=IMDb |archive-date=October 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019145733/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000530/2005/1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the winner of the [[MTV]] Generation Award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MTV Movie Awards: 2005 Highlights |url=https://www.mtv.com/photos/k9mhg0/mtv-movie-awards-2005-highlights/9rsbuv |access-date=July 3, 2022 |website=MTV |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711135430/https://www.mtv.com/photos/k9mhg0/mtv-movie-awards-2005-highlights/9rsbuv |url-status=dead }}</ref> Cruise was nominated for seven [[Saturn Awards]] between 2002 and 2009, winning once. Nine of the ten films he starred in during the decade made over {{USD|100 million|long=no}} at the box office.<ref name=boxofficemojotomcruise/>

In 2006, he returned to his role as Ethan Hunt in the third installment of the ''Mission Impossible'' film series, ''[[Mission: Impossible III]]''. The film was more positively received by critics than the previous films in the series and grossed nearly {{USD|400 million|long=no}} at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mi3.htm |title=Mission: Impossible III (2006) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 8, 2009 |archive-date=August 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815013553/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mi3.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, Cruise took a rare supporting role for the second time in ''[[Lions for Lambs]]'', which was a commercial disappointment. This was followed by an unrecognizable appearance as "Les Grossman" in the 2008 comedy ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' with [[Ben Stiller]], [[Jack Black]], and [[Robert Downey Jr.]] This performance earned Cruise a [[Golden Globe]] nomination.<ref name="www.goldenglobes.com">{{Cite web |title=Tom Cruise |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/tom-cruise |access-date=July 3, 2022 |website=www.goldenglobes.com |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013155022/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/tom-cruise |url-status=live }}</ref> Cruise played the central role in the historical thriller ''[[Valkyrie (film)|Valkyrie]]'' released on December 25, 2008, to box office success.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=valkyrie.htm |title=Valkyrie (2008) |website=Box Office Mojo |date=April 16, 2009 |access-date=July 31, 2010 |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041438/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl460948993/ |url-status=live }}</ref>