Tom Cruise shows you guys a style probably razor cut, with some length in the top layers that is tapered down on the sides and back. This is a classic man's cut, upgraded to today's ambiance.
A classic men's haircut at the barber shop always involved very short sides and back leaving the top noticeably longer. Tom Cruise has certainly taken on this style, wearing fringe very much like a moptop.
Katie Holmes takes on a traditional, straight part, allowing twisted, vertical locks to fall freely from within her warm, brunette hair. Tom Cruise wears a regular haircut, keeping his shortest layer just above the browline and allowing it to fall to the side in a messy tumble.