Ethan Hunt is rhyming slang in our house.

In the movie, Tom Cruises character, Ethan Hunt, climbs 11 stories up on the outside in order to access the building's server.

Ethan Hunt was shown sliding down the angled roof of the south tower.

Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, the IMF team's leader.

In "MI-2" his locks are long and lank, perhaps to make the brash, businesslike Ethan Hunt seem more human.

The player controls Ethan Hunt in most of the missions, and the majority of the game centers around completing tasks undetected or disguised.

Still, a lot of credit goes to Cruise here, who's succeeded over these four films in making Ethan Hunt into a strangely intriguing alter ego.

Cruise, reprising his role as undercover operative Ethan Hunt, summons his crew for a rendezvous on a runway.

The domestication of Ethan Hunt may have seemed like a good idea, a humanizing touch, perhaps, but it only bogs down the action.

Mr. Cruise portrays the agent Ethan Hunt, assigned to get the stuff back in responsible hands.