Mission: Impossible | |
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Based on | Mission: Impossible by Bruce Geller |
Produced by |
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Starring | Tom Cruise |
Production companies | Cruise/Wagner Productions (1–3) Skydance Media (4–8) TC Productions (4–8) Bad Robot Productions (4–6) |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | 1996–present |
Running time | 931 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.12 billion (7 films) |
Box office | $3.94 billion (7 films) |
Mission: Impossible is a series of American action spy films, based on the 1966 TV series created by Bruce Geller. The series is mainly produced by and stars Tom Cruise, who plays Ethan Hunt, an agent of the Impossible Missions Force (IMF). The films have been directed, written, and scored by various filmmakers and crew, while incorporating musical themes from the original series by Lalo Schifrin.
Starting in 1996, the films (taking place starting six years after the events of the previous TV sequel series) follow the missions of the IMF's main field team, under Hunt's leadership, to stop an enemy force and prevent an impending global disaster. The series focuses on Hunt's character, and like with the television series' structure, is complemented by an ensemble cast, such as Luther Stickell (played by Ving Rhames) and Benji Dunn (played by Simon Pegg) who have recurring roles.
The series has been positively received from critics and audiences. It is the 18th-highest-grossing film series of all time, earning over $3.9 billion worldwide,[1] and is often cited as one of the best action franchises to date. The sixth film, titled Fallout, was released on July 27, 2018 and is currently the series' highest-grossing entry. The seventh and eighth films are two feature-length parts titled Dead Reckoning; Part One was released in July 2023 and Part Two is scheduled to be released in June 2024. The films are co-produced and released by Paramount Pictures.
Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producers | Status |
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Mission: Impossible | May 22, 1996 | Brian De Palma | David Koepp and Robert Towne |
David Koepp and Steven Zaillian |
Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner | Released |
Mission: Impossible 2 | May 24, 2000 | John Woo | Robert Towne | Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore | ||
Mission: Impossible III | May 5, 2006 | J. J. Abrams | J. J. Abrams, Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman | |||
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol |
December 16, 2011 | Brad Bird | Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec and Christopher McQuarrie[a] |
Tom Cruise, J. J. Abrams and Bryan Burk | ||
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation |
July 31, 2015 | Christopher McQuarrie | Christopher McQuarrie | Drew Pearce and Christopher McQuarrie |
Tom Cruise, J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger | |
Mission: Impossible – Fallout |
July 27, 2018 | Christopher McQuarrie | Tom Cruise, J. J. Abrams, Christopher McQuarrie and Jake Myers | |||
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One |
July 12, 2023 | Christopher McQuarrie & Erik Jendresen | Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie | |||
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two |
June 28, 2024 | Filming[b] |
Ethan Hunt is framed for the murder of his IMF team during a botched mission in Prague and accused of selling government secrets to an arms dealer known only as "Max". On the run, Ethan seeks to uncover the real traitor and clear his name.
Ethan goes back in action and works with professional thief Nyah Nordoff-Hall (Thandiwe Newton). The duo go undercover to stop rogue IMF agent Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott) (who is also Nyah's former lover) from stealing a deadly virus, starting a pandemic, and selling the antidote to the highest bidder.
Ethan is engaged to Julia Meade (Michelle Monaghan), who is unaware of his true job. He assembles a team to face the elusive arms and information broker Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who intends to sell a mysterious dangerous object known as "The Rabbit's Foot".
Ethan and the entire IMF are framed for the bombing of the Kremlin while investigating an individual known only as "Cobalt" (Michael Nyqvist). Ethan and three other agents are left to stop Cobalt from starting a global nuclear war.
Ethan Hunt comes under threat from the Syndicate. Faced with the IMF's disbandment, Hunt assembles his team for their mission to prove the Syndicate's existence and bring the organization down by any means necessary.
When an IMF mission to recover plutonium goes wrong, the world is faced with the threat of the Apostles, a terrorist group formed by former members of the Syndicate. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill the original mission, the CIA begins to question his loyalty and his motives.
When the Russian state of the art submarine, Sevastopol goes down under mysterious circumstances it is revealed that an A.I known as The Entity is responsible for it. It has gone rogue and entrenched itself into the cyberspace; the secret to stopping or controlling it lies in the key which Ethan Hunt must hunt, as the world's governments chase him, the catch, he cannot trust anyone or anything digital. Part 1 ends with him recovering both parts of the key with which he must stop The Entity.
In January 2019, an eighth Mission: Impossible film was announced to be in development, written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie and filmed back-to-back with the seventh film.[2][3] It was scheduled to be released on August 5, 2022, but was delayed to November 4, 2022, then to July 7, 2023, then to June 28, 2024, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]
Hayley Atwell joined the cast in September 2019,[6] followed by Pom Klementieff and Shea Whigham.[7][8] In January 2020, Nicholas Hoult and Simon Pegg were announced to be appearing in the film,[9][10] but Hoult was later replaced by Esai Morales in both films due to scheduling conflicts.[11]
In February 2020, it was announced that Henry Czerny and Vanessa Kirby would return as Eugene Kittridge and Alanna Mitsopolis, respectively.[12][13] In February 2021, Deadline Hollywood reported that Part Two would no longer be filmed back-to-back with Part One.[14] Filming of Part Two began shortly after production wrapped on Part One.[15] It was initially billed that both films would be a send-off for Ethan Hunt.[16]
In June 2023, Christopher McQuarrie stated that Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and Part Two would not end the series, as there are developments for future installments.[17] In July 2023, during promotion for Part One, Cruise expressed interest in continuing to make further films in the series as Ethan Hunt, despite both films having previously been billed as a send-off to the character.[18] Inspired by Harrison Ford's continued success in the Indiana Jones films, Cruise stated that he would like to keep making Mission: Impossible films until he is likewise in his eighties.[19]
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in the Mission Impossible film series.
Character | |||||||||
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Mission: Impossible | Mission: Impossible 2 | Mission: Impossible III | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol |
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation |
Mission: Impossible – Fallout |
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One |
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two | ||
1996 | 2000 | 2006 | 2011 | 2015 | 2018 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
Ethan Hunt | Tom Cruise | ||||||||
Luther Stickell | Ving Rhames | Ving RhamesC | Ving Rhames | ||||||
Eugene Kittridge | Henry Czerny | Henry Czerny | |||||||
William Donloe | Rolf Saxon | Rolf Saxon | |||||||
The Contact | Andreas Wisniewski | Andreas WisniewskiC | |||||||
Benji Dunn | Simon Pegg | ||||||||
Julia Meade | Michelle Monaghan | Michelle MonaghanC | Michelle Monaghan | ||||||
William Brandt | Jeremy Renner | ||||||||
Ilsa Faust | Rebecca Ferguson | ||||||||
Solomon Lane | Sean Harris | ||||||||
Alan Hunley | Alec Baldwin | ||||||||
Alanna Mitsopolis The White Widow |
Vanessa Kirby | ||||||||
Zola Mitsopolis | Frederick Schmidt | ||||||||
Erika Sloane | Angela Bassett | Angela BassettP | |||||||
Grace | Hayley Atwell | ||||||||
Jasper Briggs | Shea Whigham | ||||||||
Gabriel | Esai Morales | ||||||||
Paris | Pom Klementieff | ||||||||
Head of the NSA | Mark Gatiss | ||||||||
Head of the NRO | Charles Parnell |
Film | U.S. release date | Budget | Box Office Gross | References | ||
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Domestic | International | Worldwide | ||||
Mission: Impossible | May 22, 1996 | $80 million | $180,981,856 | $276,714,535 | $457,696,391 | [20] |
Mission: Impossible 2 | May 24, 2000 | $125 million | $215,409,889 | $330,978,219 | $546,388,108 | [21] |
Mission: Impossible III | May 5, 2006 | $150 million | $134,029,801 | $264,449,696 | $398,479,497 | [22] |
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | December 16, 2011 | $145 million | $209,397,903 | $485,315,477 | $694,713,380 | [23] |
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | July 31, 2015 | $150 million | $195,042,377 | $487,674,259 | $682,716,636 | [24] |
Mission: Impossible – Fallout | July 27, 2018 | $178 million | $220,159,104 | $571,498,294 | $791,657,398 | [25] |
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | July 12, 2023 | $290 million | $120,982,750 | $252,100,000 | $373,082,750 | [26] |
Total | $1.118 billion | $1,276,003,680 | $2,668,730,480 | $3,944,734,160 | [27] |
The Mission: Impossible film series has received positive reviews from critics and audiences, with the latter four attracting significant praise directed towards their direction, cinematography, stunts, action sequences, performances, and musical scores.
Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore[28] |
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Mission: Impossible | 66% (65 reviews)[29] | 59 (29 reviews)[30] | B+ |
Mission: Impossible 2 | 56% (155 reviews)[31] | 59 (40 reviews)[32] | B |
Mission: Impossible III | 71% (225 reviews)[33] | 66 (42 reviews)[34] | A− |
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | 93% (254 reviews)[35] | 73 (47 reviews)[36] | A− |
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | 94% (327 reviews)[37] | 75 (46 reviews)[38] | A− |
Mission: Impossible – Fallout | 97% (442 reviews)[39] | 86 (60 reviews)[40] | A |
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | 96% (385 reviews)[41] | 81 (66 reviews)[42] | A |
The television version is in a rarely used 5
4 time (an unusual time signature with five crotchets to a bar) and is difficult to dance to,[43] as was proven by a memorable segment of American Bandstand in which teenage dancers were caught off-guard by Dick Clark's playing of the Lalo Schifrin single release.
The opening theme music for the first six films are stylized renditions of Schifrin's original iconic theme, preserving the 5
4 rhythm, by Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer, Michael Giacchino, Joe Kraemer and Lorne Balfe, respectively. Most of the versions included in the score also retained the 5
4 time signature.[43]
However, for Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr.'s version featured on the first film's motion picture soundtrack, the time signature was changed to standard pop 4
4 time to make it more dance-friendly, although the intro is still in 5
4 time.[43] The Limp Bizkit song "Take a Look Around" from the soundtrack to the second film was set to a similar 4
4 modification of the theme, with an interlude in 5
4.[citation needed]
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