Tom Cruise is an American actor who has been nominated for three Academy Awards. The document discusses several of Cruise's thriller films including Collateral (2004) about a cab driver taken hostage by a contract killer, War of the Worlds (2005) about Earth being invaded by alien tripod machines, and Valkyrie (2008) which dramatizes an assassination plot against Hitler. It also summarizes Jack Reacher (2012) about a military sniper investigation, Oblivion (2013) about a veteran questioning his mission, and Edge of Tomorrow (2014) where a soldier is caught in a time loop against an alien race.

1. Thriller Actor: Tom Cruise
By Issy Marino

2. About Him:
• He is an American film actor and producer
who has been nominated for three
Academy Awards. He started his acting
career at 19 years old in his first film called
‘Endless Love’ .

3. Collateral
Plot: This film is based on a cab driver finding
himself the hostage of a contract killer, as
he makes his rounds from hit to hit during
one night in Los Angeles.
Date released: 6th August 2004.

4. War of The Worlds:
• tryyyy Plot: Earth is invaded by alien tripod
fighting machines, and one family fights
for survival.
Date released: 29th June 2005

5. Valkyrie:
Plot: A dramatisation of the assassination
and political coup plot by desperate
German Army officers against Hitler during
World War II.
Date released: 25th December 2008

6. Jack Reacher:
Plot: A homicide investigator digs deeper
into a case involving a trained military
sniper who shot five random victims.
Date released: 21st December 2012

7. Oblivion
Plot: A veteran assigned to extract Earth's
remaining resources begins to question
what he knows about his mission and
himself, and goes against what he
believed.
Date released: 19th April 2013

8. Edge of Tomorrow:
Plot: An officer finds himself caught in a time
loop in a war with an alien race. His skills
increase as he faces the same brutal
combat in several scenarios, and his union
with a Special Forces warrior gets him closer
to defeating the enemy by getting stronger
and more tactical.
Date released: 6th June 2014