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Valkyrie (2008)

Plot: Working covertly for the German resistance, Col. Clauss Von Strauffenberg (Cruise) inadvertently becomes the main hinge in a conspiracy to bring down Hitler in 1944. Based on true events.

 
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Lions For Lambs (2007)

Plot: Following the inspiration of their professor Dr. Malley (Redford), two college students, Arian (Luke) and Ernest (Pena) join the battle in Afghanistan. As Dr. Malley attempts to reach an old privileged student (Garfield), Presidential hopeful Senator Irving (Cruise) is about to give a bombshell story to a TV journalist (Streep) that may affect Arian and Ernest’s fates.

 

★★★★½ Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Plot: IMF Agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise), now a training instructor, has settled into a new life with fiancee Julie (Monaghan). When he finds out that former trainee Lindsay has been kidnapped, however, he opts to lead the team to rescue her. But when that mission turns up more questions than answeres, Hunt finds out that this mission - which revolves around a mysterious “rabbit’s foot” and an arms dealer by the name of Davian (Hoffman) - is about to get real personal…

 

★★★★½ War Of The Worlds (2005)

Plot: When his ex-wife (Otto) drops off the kids for the weekend, Ray (Cruise) doesn’t expect it to be any more difficult than usual. When Ray goes to investigate an unusual lightning strike, he discovers an enormous three-legged robot rising out of the ground - and destroying everyone it sees. With the robots attacking every corner of the globe, where will he be able to go to keep his children safe? Based on the novel by H.G. Wells.

 
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★★☆☆☆ Collateral (2004)

Plot: Max (Foxx) has driven a cab for 12 years in LA, but has never had a fare quite like the one he has tonight. When Vincent (Cruise) steps into his cab, he unknowingly begins the journey of his life. Because Vincent is a hit man, and nothing will prevent him from making his 5 stops tonight.

 
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★★★★½ Mission: Impossible (1996)

Plot: Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is the point man for an Impossible Missions Force. Their latest job: to infiltrate a party and find the stolen NOC list, which details the real names of every agent in Eastern Europe. The catch: the whole operation is a ruse, a mole hunt for someone deep within IMF. Now, with IMF after him, Ethan must find the real traitor and expose him…before IMF puts Ethan away for a crime he didn’t commit. Based on the TV series of the same name.

 
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★★★★☆ Minority Report (2002)

Plot: In the future, murder can be predicted. With the help of the PreCogs, murder in Washington, D.C. is down to zero. The PreCogs “see” the murder before it happens, and the Pre-Crime unit, led by John Anderton (Cruise) apprehends the murderer before they can kill. The system is perfect. Perfect, that is, until Anderton is “seen” as the next murderer. Now he must run and try to prove his innocence. Based on a short story by Philip K. Dick.

 
  
     
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