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Ethan Hunt Cruise and his team Renner, Patton, Pegg are disowned after an explosion at the Kremlin, and have to race to prevent nuclear war.

Director Bird marries audacious action sequences with subtle humour. The main characters lack complexity and the villain disappoints, but otherwise a solid crowd-pleaser. As the franchise evolved he became more and more associated with action blockbusters and for his death-defying stunts. The Mission: Impossible movies has arguably overtaken the original TV show in terms of iconic status, and shows no sign of stopping just yet.

Cruise is currently attached to parts seven and eight, and will presumably keep going until audiences stop watching. While Mission: Impossible was developed as a potential franchise from the very beginning, it was intended that each movie would bring on a new filmmaker who would bring their own distinct style.

This is likely one reason it's lasted for nearly 25 years, with each entry having its own feel. Here's the correct viewing order for the franchise. Brian De Palma brought his stylish stamp to the original movie, while action auteur John Woo came on for the sequel after Oliver Stone passed. PG min Action, Adventure, Thriller. An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.

Director: J. The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name. Ethan and his team take on their most impossible mission yet when they have to eradicate an international rogue organization as highly skilled as they are and committed to destroying the IMF.

Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong. Sign In.