10 Greatest Ever Tom Cruise Running Scenes

6. Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Mission Impossible Fallout
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The most recent addition to the annals of Tom Cruise Running scenes, Mission: Impossible - Fallout's rooftop race has become more notable due to the fact that Cruise shattered his ankle while filming the sequence, shutting down production for six weeks as a result. Obviously, that was the take they used in the movie.

Scarpering through London at ten times the speed of public transport, Cruise hits the rooftops and seemingly checks off all of the city's major landmarks one by one as he chases Henry Cavill. The sheer amount of running involved seems a little unnecessary even by Cruise's standards, but it does allow for some fantastic aerial shots.

Even in his late 50's, Tom Cruise has no issues with sprinting across rooftops, jumping between buildings and out of windows, and even breaking bones for our viewing pleasure. When the end results are as brilliant as the sixth installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise, long may it continue.

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