Editing Tom Cruise (section)

=== 2010s: Action star ===
In March 2010, Cruise completed filming the action-comedy ''[[Knight and Day]]'', in which he re-teamed with former costar Cameron Diaz; the film was released on June 23, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Knight and Day |url=http://www.knightanddaymovie.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819114931/http://www.knightanddaymovie.com/ |archive-date=August 19, 2010 |access-date=July 31, 2010 |website=Knightanddaymovie.com}}</ref> On February 9, 2010, Cruise confirmed that he would star in ''[[Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol]]'', the fourth installment in the ''[[Mission: Impossible (film series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' series. The film was released in December 2011<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 9, 2010 |title=Cruise to star in 'Mission: Impossible 4' – Entertainment – Access Hollywood |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/cruise-star-mission-impossible-4-wbna35321981 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041432/https://www.today.com/popculture/cruise-star-mission-impossible-4-wbna35321981 |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |access-date=July 31, 2010 |publisher=Today.com}}</ref> to high critical acclaim<ref name="rt">{{Cite web |title=Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mission_impossible_ghost_protocol/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041502/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mission_impossible_ghost_protocol |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |access-date=June 20, 2012 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> and box office success.<ref name="ox">{{Cite web |title=Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mi4.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719071810/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mi4.htm |archive-date=July 19, 2019 |access-date=April 13, 2012 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> Unadjusted for ticket price inflation, it was Cruise's biggest commercial success to that date.<ref name="Overseas5">{{Cite news |last=Subers |first=Ray |date=February 7, 2012 |title=Around-the-World Roundup: 'M:I-4' Passes $600 Million Worldwide |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3364&p=.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210103136/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3364&p=.htm |archive-date=February 10, 2012 |access-date=February 13, 2012 |work=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
[[File:Tom Cruise by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Cruise at the 2013 [[San Diego Comic-Con|San Diego Comic Con]]]]
On May 6, 2011, Cruise was awarded a humanitarian award from the [[Simon Wiesenthal Center]] and its [[Museum of Tolerance]] for his work as a dedicated philanthropist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom Cruise's Remarks on Receiving the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Humanitarian Award |url=http://www.wiesenthal.com/site/pp.asp?c=lsKWLbPJLnF&b=6765195 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408210046/http://www.wiesenthal.com/site/pp.asp?c=lsKWLbPJLnF&b=6765195 |archive-date=April 8, 2018 |access-date=April 8, 2018 |publisher=Simon Wiesenthal Center}}</ref> In mid-2011, Cruise started shooting the movie ''[[Rock of Ages (2012 film)|Rock of Ages]]'' (2012), in which he played the fictional character [[Stacee Jaxx]]. The film was released in June 2012 and was a rare box-office misstep for Cruise.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Everett |first=Christina |date=May 15, 2012 |title=Tom Cruise flaunts his abs, fake tattoos in 'Rock of Ages'-inspired photo shoot for W magazine |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/tom-cruise-flaunts-abs-fake-tattoos-rock-ages-inspired-photo-shoot-w-magazine-article-1.1078665 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518075305/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/tom-cruise-flaunts-abs-fake-tattoos-rock-ages-inspired-photo-shoot-w-magazine-article-1.1078665 |archive-date=May 18, 2012 |access-date=May 15, 2012 |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York}}</ref> Cruise however received positive reviews for his performance with ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''{{'s}} film critic Justin Chang writing, "Channeling the likes of [[Axl Rose]] and [[Keith Richards]] with his tattoos, heavy furs and even heavier eyeshadow, Cruise clearly relishes the opportunity to play against type even as he sends up his world's-biggest-movie-star identity, displaying a cock-of-the-rock strut that viewers haven't seen since his turn in ''Magnolia''."<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 11, 2012 |title=Rock of Ages – Variety |url=https://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/rock-of-ages-2-1117947727/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904074124/https://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/rock-of-ages-2-1117947727/ |archive-date=September 4, 2023 |access-date=June 22, 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

Cruise starred as [[Jack Reacher]] in the [[Jack Reacher (film)|film adaptation]] of British author [[Lee Child]]'s 2005 novel ''[[One Shot (novel)|One Shot]]''. The film was released on December 21, 2012.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Schwarzbaum |first=Lisa |date=January 3, 2013 |title=Jack Reacher (2012) |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/01/03/jack-reacher-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041506/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133_20620438,00.html |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |access-date=July 13, 2013 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> It met with positive reviews from critics and was a box office success grossing {{USD|217 million|long=no}} worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Reacher |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jack_reacher/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725214916/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jack_reacher/ |archive-date=July 25, 2013 |access-date=July 12, 2013 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Reacher |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oneshot.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216094248/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oneshot.htm |archive-date=February 16, 2015 |access-date=July 13, 2013 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> In 2013, he starred in the science fiction film ''[[Oblivion (2013 film)|Oblivion]]'' based on director [[Joseph Kosinski]]'s graphic novel of the same name. The film met with mixed reviews and grossed {{USD|286 million|long=no}} worldwide. It also starred [[Morgan Freeman]] and [[Olga Kurylenko]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oblivion |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/oblivion |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041528/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/oblivion |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |access-date=July 13, 2013 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oblivion |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oblivion.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713002517/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oblivion.htm |archive-date=July 13, 2013 |access-date=July 13, 2013 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> In 2014, Cruise starred in the science fiction-action film ''[[Edge of Tomorrow]]'', which received positive reviews<ref>{{Cite web |title=Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow (2014) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/live_die_repeat_edge_of_tomorrow |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041436/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/live_die_repeat_edge_of_tomorrow |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |access-date=November 17, 2020 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]}}</ref> and grossed over {{USD|370 million|long=no}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2014 |title=Edge of Tomorrow |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=allyouneediskill.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412045213/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=allyouneediskill.htm |archive-date=April 12, 2016 |access-date=April 16, 2016 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>

In 2015, Cruise returned as Ethan Hunt in the fifth installment of the ''Mission: Impossible'' series, ''[[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation]]'', which he also produced.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 7, 2013 |title=Tom Cruise Signs to Star in Mission: Impossible 5 |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=103854 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041543/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/103854-tom-cruise-signs-to-star-in-mission-impossible-5 |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |access-date=April 2, 2015 |website=ComingSoon.net}}</ref> Returning cast members included [[Simon Pegg]] as Benji and [[Jeremy Renner]] as William Brandt, with [[Christopher McQuarrie]] as director. The film earned high critical acclaim<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation (2015) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mission_impossible_rogue_nation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041440/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mission_impossible_rogue_nation |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |access-date=September 29, 2019 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> and was a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mi5.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117020323/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mi5.htm |archive-date=November 17, 2013 |access-date=September 29, 2019 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> Cruise starred in the 2017 reboot of [[Boris Karloff]]'s 1932 horror movie ''[[The Mummy (1932 film)|The Mummy]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mendelson |first=Scott |date=January 21, 2016 |title=Tom Cruise will officially star in the Mummy |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/01/21/tom-cruise-brings-star-power-to-universals-mummy-reboot/#2d447df71ccf |url-status=live |work=Forbes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041441/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/01/21/tom-cruise-brings-star-power-to-universals-mummy-reboot/#2d447df71ccf |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |access-date=January 22, 2016}}</ref> The new film, also titled ''[[The Mummy (2017 film)|The Mummy]]'', received negative reviews and disappointed at the box office, though still grossed over {{USD|400 million|long=no}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Setoodeh |first1=Ramin |last2=Lang |first2=Brent |date=June 14, 2017 |title=Inside 'The Mummy's' Troubles: Tom Cruise Had Excessive Control (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/the-mummy-meltdown-tom-cruise-1202465742/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615013001/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/the-mummy-meltdown-tom-cruise-1202465742/ |archive-date=June 15, 2017 |access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Scott |first=A. O. |date=June 7, 2017 |title=Review: 'The Mummy,' With Tom Cruise, Deserves a Quick Burial |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/movies/the-mummy-review-tom-cruise.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041442/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/movies/the-mummy-review-tom-cruise.html |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |access-date=May 21, 2020 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> In 2018, Cruise again reprised Ethan Hunt, in the sixth film in his franchise, ''[[Mission: Impossible – Fallout]]''. The film was more positively received by critics than the previous films in the series and grossed over {{USD|791 million|long=no}} at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mission_impossible_fallout |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712221032/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mission_impossible_fallout |archive-date=July 12, 2018 |access-date=September 29, 2019 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref><ref name="BOM">{{Cite web |title=Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=missionimpossible6.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212012649/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2449573377/ |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |access-date=January 11, 2019 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> Unadjusted for ticket price inflation, it was Cruise's biggest commercial success to date.<ref name="Box Office Mojo">{{Cite web |title=Tom Cruise Movie Box Office Results |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=tomcruise.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910171041/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=tomcruise.htm |archive-date=September 10, 2019 |access-date=August 16, 2019 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>