There aren’t many actors as universally recognized as Tom Cruise. For the past four decades, the award-winning Cruise has appeared in many large-scale films throughout his career. Starting in teen dramas and comedies,

Tom Cruise may be best known for his roles in heart-pounding action films like Top Gun, Minority Report, and the Mission: Impossible franchise, but the A-list star has also built a legacy in science fiction over the decades.

Impossible movies are consistently good for Tom Cruise, and they have broken the same box office record four times over the years.

The Final Reckoning director Christopher McQuarrie says the upcoming eighth instalment of the Tom Cruise-led action franchise features "the most difficult thing" they've ever done in the series – and it's already received a perfect first reaction from an early viewer.