So why exactly did Tom Cruise stop doing prestige drama films? Did he just give up on ever trying to win an Oscar?

I remember he did Collateral in 2004 and his performance was basically acclaimed. He next did The War of the Worlds and everything regarding Scientology and Katie Holmes happened the year. He did Mission Impossible III in 2006 and he did Lion for Lambs/Valkyrie in 2007/08 and seemed to just do action flicks from then on out. But why? I mean was he just losing out on roles to Sean Penn or George Clooney? Was he disappointed that he got no award nominations for Collaterral?He's been doing straight action flicks for the past decade, why exactly? via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3iCImT4