WhileBarry Seal made a lot of moneyduring his escapades,American Madedoesnt portray the pilot as a charismatic antihero.

Throughout his career, Cruise has played all manner of morally murky characters.

Strikingly,American Madeturned one of his most famous roles on its head.

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In recent years, reliably popular blockbusters have been Cruises primary focus.

However,American Mades inversion ofTop Gunproves that it pays forTom Cruiseto take risks.

Tom Cruise’s Barry Seal looks worried at a pay phone in American Made 2017

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Based on the life of Baton Rouge pilot Barry Seal, American Made centers on Barry, who works as a drug runner for the CIA in an operation known as the Iran-Contra Affair. The film is based in the ’80s and stars Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sara Wright, and Jesse Plemons.

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Based on the life of Baton Rouge pilot Barry Seal, American Made centers on Barry, who works as a drug runner for the CIA in an operation known as the Iran-Contra Affair. The film is based in the ’80s and stars Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sara Wright, and Jesse Plemons.

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