13 Things That Are Taller Than Tom Cruise

Skip navigation!ADVERTISEMENTStory from Movies13 Things That Are Taller Than Tom CruiseMorgan BailaJuly 5, 2016, 4:15 PM ADVERTISEMENTSee All SlidesBegin SlideshowIllustrated by Mallory Heyer.Tom Cruise is apparently 5 feet 7 inches tall. I say "apparently," but the actor has spent his whole career trying to make his true height as unapparent as possible. He's known to often use smoke and mirrors (and heeled shoes) to trick the public in photos and movie scenes. Cruise is a solid inch shorter than me — and I never, ever would have guessed it.So, I thought it might be fun, as an ode to Cruise for his 54th birthday on July 3, to curate a list of people, things, and oddities that are in fact taller than the actor himself. Consider this a sneaky truth of Hollywood, revealed. But before carrying on, I'd like to note that all heights are great, wonderful, functional, amazing, and glorious. It's just kind of hilarious that, for the duration of Cruise's career, he has been hell bent on creating a fictional height for himself. Embrace your height. No shame in your shorty game. And now, here are 13 things taller than Cruise. Begin Slideshow ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT EntertainmentThe 55 Best Christmas Movies To Get You Into The Festive Spiritby Alexandra KosterEntertainmentPaul Mescal & Jessie Buckley Know Hamnet Is Going To Make ...I was warned about Hamnet. Anyone who knows me knows that I am a crier and that I am easily susceptible to emotional manipulation; whether it’s a schmaltby Kathleen Newman-B...MoviesThere Are A Few Thanksgiving Movies, Actuallyby Lia BeckEntertainmentIn Defense Of Wicked: For Good. Elphaba & Glinda’s Love St...Spoilers ahead. There’s been a lot of talk about the door. If you’ve seen Wicked: For Good, you know exactly which door I mean. During “For Good,” by Kathleen Newman-B...EntertainmentEternity Is The Best Rom-Com Of The Year & Da’Vine Joy Ran...Welcome to “What’s Good,” a column where we break down the soothing, distracting, or just plain good film and TV with a “rooting for everybody Blacby Kathleen Newman-B...EntertainmentNatalie Portman’s New Movie Arco Is An Animated Wake-Up Ca...The world is both a literal and metaphorical hellscape right now, and no one knows that better than Natalie Portman. The actress, vegan, and longtime climaby Katherine SinghEntertainmentIsla Fisher & Rosamund Pike Are As Obsessed With Their Now You...The Louvre heist was not just an elaborate stunt dreamed up by the Now You See Me: Now You Don’t marketing team to promote the third instalment of the frby Kathleen Newman-B...EntertainmentMia Goth Explains Hidden Details In Frankenstein Costumes:...The newest adaptation of Mary Shelley’s timeless novel Frankenstein has captivated audiences, with director Guillermo del Toro’s film being praby Rachel ChoyEntertainmentTia Mowry & Tamera Mowry-Housley Reunite To Talk Twitches,...For a good chunk of the late ‘90s and 2000s, it would be rare to see twins Tia and Tamera Mowry without each other. For many Black millennial women like by Kathleen Newman-B...EntertainmentBehold, The 34 Scariest Movies Of All Timeby Elena NicolaouEntertainmentIn Hedda, Tessa Thompson Is Black, Queer, Messy & Chaotic ...Welcome to “What’s Good,” a column where we break down what’s soothing, distracting, or just plain good in the streaming world with a “rooting foby Kathleen Newman-B...EntertainmentWhy Julia Roberts Didn’t Use An Intimacy Coordinator On ...Spoilers ahead. After The Hunt is a perfect Oscar-bait film. Filled with hefty dialogue, emotional scenes and topical questions, Luca Guadagnino draws out by Rachel ChoyADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT