10 Greatest Ever Tom Cruise Running Scenes

4. War Of The Worlds

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The extra-terrestrial invasion story wasn't the only tired cinematic trope being updated in Steven Spielberg's 2005 blockbuster, we also got a fresh spin on an old classic as Tom Cruise ran... away from aliens!

It may come dangerously close to falling apart at the seams by the end, but for the first hour or so War of the Worlds sees Spielberg in his element as he plunges a dysfunctional family into a fantastical crisis, allowing the legendary director to play with all the toys at his disposal, including some cutting-edge CGI that still holds up today.

When three-legged creatures rise up and start attacking suburbia, of course you're going to run away. But nobody runs faster than Tom Cruise, who manages to avoid being vaporized by the skin of his teeth thanks to several close calls, but still ends the scene looking as though he's just gatecrashed one of Thanos' dinner parties.

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