Tom Cruise's Iconic 'Collateral' Performance Resurfaces on Free Streaming in the U.S. Tom Cruise is best known for starring in the Top Gun and Mission: Impossible blockbuster franchises as charming action heroes. However, in the critically acclaimed 2004 thriller Collateral, Cruise delivers a chilling performance as a cold-blooded contract killer. The film, which follows a single night of violence in Los Angeles, recently resurfaced on the free streaming service Pluto TV, where it has quickly climbed the Top 10 charts. Tom Cruise is best known for his iconic roles in the Top Gun and Mission: Impossible franchises, both of which have cemented him as one of Hollywood's defining action stars. In Top Gun, released in 1986, Cruise first portrayed Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, the hotshot Navy aviator who returned nearly four decades later for the blockbuster sequel Top Gun: Maverick. Meanwhile, the Mission: Impossible film series, which launched in 1996 and currently spans eight installments through 2025's Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, has seen Cruise repeatedly perform his own elaborate stunts as highly skilled IMF agent Ethan Hunt.Even so, Cruise has built an impressive portfolio beyond his signature action franchises, taking on a wide range of roles throughout his career. One of his most acclaimed departures from the traditional leading-man role is now enjoying a resurgence on free streaming in the U.S. In this gritty neo-noir thriller, the Hollywood icon delivers one of his most chilling performances, trading the typical heroic persona audiences expect for that of a cold-blooded contract killer.Released in 2004, Collateral offered a strikingly different side of Cruise, pairing him with Jamie Foxx in a tense film set over the course of a single night in Los Angeles. More than two decades after its theatrical release, the action classic is finding a new audience on Pluto TV, where it has ranked among the Top 10 films within the first few days of September