On this installment of our Cineplexity series, NPR staffers discuss the films of actor Tom Cruise and whether or not he's the quintessential movie star. FLO RIDA: (Rapping) Gotta have them Apple ...

Whether you came of age in the '80s... FLO RIDA: (Rapping) Gotta have them Apple Bottom Jeans. DETROW: ...Tom Cruise has been one of the world's biggest movie stars. His films have grossed over $12 ...

FLO RIDA: (Rapping) Gotta have them Apple Bottom Jeans. DETROW: ...Tom Cruise has been one of the world's biggest movie stars. His films have grossed over $12 billion worldwide. And at 62, he is still ...

With Tom Cruise, nothing ever really ends. May 23 marks the release of his latest Mission: Impossible adventure, and while it’s subtitled The Final Reckoning, Cruise and his regular director ...

Whether you came of age in the '80s... (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "TOP GUN") TOM CRUISE: (As Maverick) I feel the need, the need for speed. DETROW: ...The '90s... (SOUNDBITE ...

Filming for Star Wars: Starfighter is well underway. And though he's not in the cast, superstar actor Tom Cruise actually played a small role in the production, getting behind the camera to help film ...