10 Greatest Ever Tom Cruise Running Scenes

9. Collateral

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Based on his work in Michael Mann's 2004 crime thriller, Tom Cruise should play the bad guy more often. Greyed-up and giving his best performance in years, Cruise is nothing short of electric as calculated hitman Vincent.

A critical and commercial success, Mann's stylish modern noir was regarded by many as one of the best movies of the year. And as you would expect from a character that relentlessly chases down his targets like a Terminator wearing an insurance salesman's suit, there is a lot of ground to be covered.

As you can see, Cruise spends a lot of time in Collateral running down stairs, and even an escalator for good measure. Has he even ever used an elevator in his life? Based on his footwork in Collateral, Cruise would probably laugh at the mere suggestion of traveling so slow and stationary when there are perfectly good stairs to sprint up and down.

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