A cab driver realizes his current fare is a hit man that has been having him drive around from mark to mark until the last witness to a crime is dead. Michael manns obsession with digital video in the early aughts started with this gritty thriller, about vincent cruise, an assassin forced to take his cab driver. We meet a cab driver named max jamie foxx, who picks up a ride named annie jada pinkett smith. That time was intense, the 41yearold actress shared in the cover story for instyle magazine in a piece published wednesday. Why didnt you just kill me and get another cab driver. Tom cruise collateral interview movie trailers and videos. Story tense driven film as tom cruise is the hitnan assassin intent in seeking out the given assigned hits as he bumps into james foxx taxi alias taxi driver exploiting him to drive.
Washington had a rookie cop played by ethan hawke, while cruise has an innocent cab driver played by jamie foxx. Katie holmes opens up about life after tom cruise divorce and. She then tells a story about how she had to lean on a cab driver. Mar 05, 2020 tom cruise has settled into the role of actionmovie star over the last decade or so, and a top gun sequel aims to keep that momentum going. Cruise and kidman met on the set of the drama days of thunder, in which he played a race car driver and kidman played a neurosurgeon, despite the. Katie holmes opened up about life after her divorce from tom cruise and admitted that was a really intense time in her life with all the attention. Im not talking about him jumping on the couch or his personal life at all. Jada pinkett smith, mark ruffalo, peter berg, javier bardem, and bruce mcgill feature in supporting roles. All 42 tom cruise movies, ranked from worst to best. Risky business was the first movie to put tom cruise on the hollywood map. In collateral, a contract killer named vincent tom cruise hires a cab driver for a journey into a physical and psychological netherworld. I wont go that far, but i will concede that there are multiple scenes that take place in a taxi, the best of them being when putupon cab driver jamie foxx finally snaps on tom cruise. His breakthrough role was in the comingofage comedy risky business 1983, which garnered cruise his first nomination for the golden globe award for best actor motion picture musical or comedy. Tom cruise as a contract killer and jamie foxx as a taxi driver.
It was a lot of attention, and i had a little child on. A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer. According to critics, the best tom cruise movie to date is also his latest the action flick that. Then, intriguingly, it seems to turn into another movie. Tom cruise hit man movie collateral i kick myself for not remembering the website article location but michael mann is currently shooting collateral, where tom cruise plays a hit man who hijacks a taxi and makes the driver jamie fox take him to all of his hits in one night. Max foxx has lived the mundane life of a cab driver for 12 years. He travels around the city using a taxi, forcing the driver, played by. Its from michael mann, after all, and the directors stellar track record with crime thrillers thief, manhunter, and especially heat guarantees a rich combination of intelligent plotting, welldrawn characters, and escalating tension, beginning here when icy hitman vincent cruise recruits cab driver max jamie foxx to drive him through a.
A definitive ranking of every tom cruise movie the ringer. Katie holmes opened up about the intense time following. Katie holmes recalls intense time after tom cruise. Collateral is a 2004 film film about a cab driver who finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one. Jul 11, 2014 hes a great character, driving the cab to earn some money, enough to set up his own limousine company, and eventually make it to the tropical island postcard destination he keeps in his sunvisor, and who really didnt need vincent tom cruise dropping into his life and wrecking his night. Cruise and kidman met on the set of the drama days of thunder, in which he played a race car driver and. Collateral dvd, 2004, 2disc set for sale online ebay. Collateral is a 2004 american neonoir action thriller film directed and produced by michael. Why collateral is the best tom cruise movie no one talks. Tom cruise bluray collection collateral days of thunder.
Iii is a cool, calculating contract killer at the top of his game. Apr 16, 20 risky business was the first movie to put tom cruise on the hollywood map. Born on july 3, 1962 in syracuse, ny, cruise was highschool wrestler until he was sidelined by a. A year before he jumped up and down on oprahs couch, tom cruise played a role no one saw coming. Collateral is a 2004 american neonoir action thriller film directed and produced by michael mann, written by stuart beattie and starring tom cruise and jamie foxx. For the latter he received the golden globe award for best. With a prolific career like his, not every movie can be a critical success, but most of the actors films have been hits, including risky business and most of the mission. Jul 20, 2011 i wont go that far, but i will concede that there are multiple scenes that take place in a taxi, the best of them being when putupon cab driver jamie foxx finally snaps on tom cruise.
Dec 01, 2014 collateral is a 2004 american neonoir crime thriller film directed by michael mann and starring tom cruise as a contract killer and jamie foxx as a taxi driver who finds himself his hostage. The two share spectacular onscreen chemistry that keeps the whole thing riveting from start to finish. Javier bardem, jason statham, tom cruise, jamie foxx. In the film, cruises assassin, vincent, kidnaps a taxi cab driver named max played by jamie foxx and forces him to chauffeur him to his various assassinations. Max has lived a mundane life as a cab driver for twelve years.
Threetime academy award nominee tom cruise minority report, jamie foxx and jada pinkett smith star in the thriller collateral, under the direction of threetime academy award nominee michael mann. She then tells a story about how she had to lean on a cab driver during a. Vincent tom cruise is a cool, calculating, contract killer at the top of his game. Katie holmes talks about suri and her divorce from tom cruise. At least in the movie, american made starts out working with the. Michael manns obsession with digital video in the early aughts started with this gritty thriller, about vincent cruise, an assassin forced to take his cab driver, max an oscarnominated jamie foxx, on a ride as vincent. For weeks it has been practically impossible to ride a bus or read a billboard without being made aware that tom cruise would be doing something of apparently great import today. Tom cruise is still dominating the box office after nearly 40 years in the film industry. With tom cruise, jamie foxx, jada pinkett smith, mark ruffalo. Jamie foxx was nominated for best supporting actor for his role as the unwitting max, a cab driver taken hostage by the psychopathic assassin. Beginning with 1981s endless love, cruise has risen to become one of the most recognizable actors of his generation. Tom cruise plays a contract killer who is holding a cab driver. Vincent from collateral 2004 vincent tom cruise is the coolest, calmest business man you will ever meet the only catch is that hes in the business of taking people out. Im talking about the characters he plays in his movies.
Aug 06, 2019 collateral is the best tom cruise movie and performance no one or very few people give the attention it deserves. Pretty good for a tom cruise led movie, but hes still bloody playing tom cruise. Every tom cruise movie, ranked from worst to best esquire. Tom cruise leads a group of teens across the border into tijuana to lose their virginity in this sex farce from curtis hanson. Max jamie foxx is a cab driver who hopes to some day open his. Tom cruise plays a mechanical silver fox assassin and jamie fox is the happy go lucky cab driver who turns into action hero when theres pussy on the line. He was just outstanding in here as the immoral hitman. The visuals, audio and themes will feel dated, but it was a contemporary movie. May 31, 2018 tom cruise acted as his own stuntman for these 10 scenes. As a hitman who forces his cab driver to escort him to his various targets, cruise handles the villain role quite well in michael manns thriller. Admire it for its smart puzzle solving approach to the action and a plot that unwinds at a satisfying pace.
But the promise of easy money sours when max realizes his fare is an assassin. Dec 06, 2014 collateral is a 2004 american neonoir crime thriller film directed by michael mann and starring tom cruise as a contract killer and jamie foxx as a taxi driver who finds himself his hostage. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. They divorced back in 1990 but it seems that mimi rogers bears no hard feelings towards her former husband tom cruise. August 6, 2004 threetime academy award nominee tom cruise minority report, jamie foxx and jada pinkett smith star in the thriller collateral, under the direction of threetime academy award nominee michael mann. Oct 23, 2012 a year before he jumped up and down on oprahs couch, tom cruise played a role no one saw coming. A message to our movie fans read more gift cards offers. Cruise plays an assassin opposite jamie foxx as a cab driver in this 2004 crime thriller.
When hes not debating the finer points of society with his cab driver, hes taking out. Tom cruise, jamie foxx, jada pinkett smith, mark ruffalo. Tom cruises first wife mimi rogers expresses her sympathy. In collateral, tom cruise plays against type by starring as the villain.
But, zooming out, cruises filmography is actually a. He travels around the city using a taxi, forcing the driver, played by jamie foxx, to take. Tom cruises movies, ranked according to critics insider. That time was intense, the 41yearold actress shared in the cover story for instyle magazine in a. Mar 20, 2020 tom cruise can be hard to the core and this list is proof of that. Tom cruises 10 best movies, according to rotten tomatoes. Jul 27, 2018 cruise plays an assassin opposite jamie foxx as a cab driver in this 2004 crime thriller. Mar 11, 2020 katie holmes opened up about life after her divorce from tom cruise and admitted that was a really intense time in her life with all the attention. Mar 11, 2020 she talked the stress she faced after divorcing tom cruise in 2012 after 6 years of marriage. Collateral is a 2004 american neonoir crime thriller film directed by michael mann and starring tom cruise as a contract killer and jamie foxx as a taxi driver who finds himself his. Collateral dvd, 2004 good performances by tom cruise and jamie foxx in this film. Tom cruise and jamie foxx are the stars of the film, foxx winning an academy award. Jul 25, 2018 every tom cruise movie, ranked from worst to best. May 29, 20 watch the tom cruise collateral interview.
Collateral vincent tom cruise cruise is a truly versatile actor within the action genre and he takes to the role of vincent the hitman with relish. An actor whose name became synonymous with allamerican entertainment, tom cruise spent the 1980s as one of hollywoods brightestshining golden boys. Why collateral is the best tom cruise movie no one talks about. Tom cruise is an american actor and producer who made his film debut with a minor role in the 1981 romantic drama endless love. Aug 25, 2019 tom cruise plays a hitman with jobs all over l. Story tense driven film as tom cruise is the hitnan assassin intent in seeking out the given assigned hits as he bumps into james foxx taxi alias taxi driver exploiting him to drive around carrying out the purpose picking off targets as its gripping,edgely adrenalin stuff. Collateral is the best tom cruise movie and performance no one or very few people give the attention it deserves. In 1999, cruise starred in the stanley kubrickdirected erotic thriller eyes wide shut opposite his then wife nicole kidman, and also appeared in the paul thomas andersondirected drama magnolia.
Katie holmes shared a sweet story about how a cab driver helped her get through her intense divorce with tom cruise that time was intense. Foxx was entertaining, too, as the nerdish cab driver who is pulled into cruises murdering adventures. Washington had a rookie cop played by ethan hawke, while cruise has an innocent cab driver. For the latter he received the golden globe award for best supporting actor motion picture, and was also nominated for the academy award for best supporting actor. Katie holmes opens up about life after tom cruise divorce.
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