Digger is a loud, surprising, audacious, and sure-to-be-polarizing entry in this year’s Oscars race. The film stars Tom Cruise as a powerful oil baron who’s helped unleash an existential threat on the world — but that’s only the beginning. The looming devastation attracts the attention of the president (John Goodman) and a well-intentioned scientist (Riz Ahmed). The film takes some pretty big narrative swings along the way. But will Digger work for everyone? Want more Tom Cruise? Check out these episodes:<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/23/1253043760/in-mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning-tom-cruise-is-too-controlled"target="_blank" >In 'Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning,' Tom Cruise is too controlled </a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/05/26/1101500031/top-gun-maverick-puts-tom-cruise-back-in-the-cockpit-36-years-later"target="_blank" >'Top Gun: Maverick' puts Tom Cruise back in the cockpit, 36 years later</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/06/29/1185129902/mission-impossible-is-back-but-will-you-accept-it-or-will-it-self-destruct"target="_blank" >'Mission: Impossible' is back, but will you accept it, or will it self-destruct?</a> Connect with Pop Culture Happy Hour:<a href="https://letterboxd.com/nprpopculture/"target="_blank" >Letterboxd</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pchh"target="_blank" >Facebook</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/pop-culture"target="_blank" >Our weekly newsletter</a>Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" >plus.npr.org</a>. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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