Ethan Hunt sprinting at the speed of sound through London, with congas in the background. I would kill so many children to keep that in my life.

Running on the airport roof in the background might be the single greatest shot in cinematic history

PRISON. EXPLODING KREMLIN. CHASING A TRAIN. OUTRUNNING A SANDSTORM. LEAPING OVER CARS. And not for one second do those arms stop being rigid as fuck.

Fuck. Yes. 

INCREDIBLE. THROUGH BUILDINGS, NEIGHBOURHOODS, CITIES, THE LOT. Somehow is even cooler when carrying a briefcase.

More swimming than running but Cruise running through a savannah is the closest humans will ever get to gazelles

Makes you wait, but then gets real sweet with it in the climax

SLOW MO WITH BIRDS

A perfect run here. Builds up, side profile, straight arms, full sprint, even explodes through a mountainside on the other side of the country. A bonus little one in a field early on to give a face-on taster. Bonus points for mega fast horse riding, it brings the same energy.

Not LOADS, but it’s long takes, straight arms, maybe the most robotic he’s ever been. Outstanding.

A bit less than most M:I films, but some great stuff around Prague

Head on, running away from explosions. Vintage stuff, and I love it.

Definitely the least in the franchise, but it opens the film on such a great note

Plenty of running if we’re technically speaking, but the big robot suits sadly make Cruise’s run look a bit too natural 

<p>Actually less than you’d expect. Still some great stuff though, and he even teaches his 6 year old son (dead) how to run - get those knees up!&nbsp;</p>

OUTSTANDING early running scene in the rain, then solid additions in Vietnam. Loses points for having Cruise get paralysed. Not much running after that ☹️

Decent amount of running around in American Football and training, but then towards the end he starts sprinting in the street for no reason whatsoever, and it was like a mystical vision of what is yet to come…

Nearly went the whole way with no running at all, only to end with a full on proper Cruise sprint into a freeze frame. Awesome.

One short but pretty good sprint towards the end

All jog, no sprint. Fuck you, Cobie Smulders. You’re holding him back.&nbsp;<br>

Handful of jogs

If I’m honest there was quite a lot of running in this one, but I didn’t actually want to keep watching sooooo

A bit of running, and also sexual assault

Lovely couple of shots with Cruise running through the street, with another handful where he’s dashing about inside. Some good stuff here.

Pretty few and far between sadly, but some good side-on shots towards the end. Armour stops him going full Cruise though.

<p>A decent running shot, but the shitty limp takes away the glorious Cruiseness</p>

Various clips of Cruise jogging through shrubbery. Solid stuff.&nbsp;

Two standout running scenes, only short distances but we take the small victories.

<p>A quick jog here, plus tons of marching</p>

Very brief shot of him jogging, covered in shadow. Does a backflip though so points there

Very brief rushing around without any clear running, per se. Mr. Cruise used his energy elsewhere.

Tried to run from a fight, didn’t get far&nbsp;

Super brief jog in the rain&nbsp;

Does a lot of DRUG running! Ha! (Sorry)

None on screen but definitely some implied runs

Shockingly no running at all, besides brief sprints during a sexually charged volleyball game

Just teleports around. Way less fun.

No running at all, when he really should be

A brisk walk?

Uses his energy elsewhere

The master of the muffin does not run

Why run with hips like that?

<p>His first film, no running but he kinda has a bouncy walk (and is an arsonist)</p>

No running, not even a bouncy walk&nbsp;

Pretty sure Tom Cruise takes about 3 steps and says 2 lines in this film. There’s a backflip but no chance is that him. Probably for the best.

Sat behind a desk the WHOLE TIME