When his past service comes calling, the nomadic former military investigator Tom Cruise finds himself framed for a crime he didn't commit in this high-stakes action thriller. Reacher's only potential ally is Major Susan Turner Cobie Smulders, a sharp and formidable Army intelligence officer he knows only by phone, who has been arrested for espionage. As he works to clear both their names, a dangerous conspiracy unfolds, leading Reacher to a teenage girl Danika Yarosh who may hold a shocking personal connection to him. Pursued by a relentless and shadowy private military contractor Patrick Heusinger and corrupt officials, the duo must rely on their combat skills and wits to survive. Directed by Edward Zwick, the film is a tense race against time that pushes Jack Reacher to confront a ghost from his history while protecting those who have unexpectedly become his only family.