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22/05/1996 Adventure, Action, Thriller 1h 51m
70
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Expect the impossible.

Overview

When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.

  1. Brian De Palma

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Tom Cruise

    Ethan Hunt

  2. Jon Voight

    Jim Phelps

  3. Emmanuelle Béart

    Claire

  4. Henry Czerny

    Kittridge

  5. Jean Reno

    Krieger

  6. Ving Rhames

    Luther

  7. Kristin Scott Thomas

    Sarah Davies

  8. Vanessa Redgrave

    Max

  9. Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė

    Hannah

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Reviews

A review by The Movie Mob
Written by The Movie Mob on 2022-10-21
**Mission: Impossible thrives on a more localized story, trading massive stunts and action set pieces for a greater focus on spycraft, theft, and espionage.**

Mission: Impossible operates on a much smaller scale than its successors and benefits from a more contained story. The action and suspense are more personal, and the danger more intimate than in later installments. The first entry in the Mission: Impossible film franchise blends spy thriller, murder mystery, and heist movie into one heart-pounding and compelling film. Paranoia runs rampant as agent Ethan Hunt is betrayed time and time...read the rest
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  5. Mission: Impossible III67%
  6. The Amateur69%
  7. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning71%
  8. The Man from U.N.C.L.E.70%
  9. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol71%
  10. The Bourne Ultimatum74%
  11. Relay69%
  12. Goldfinger73%
  13. The Bourne Identity74%
  14. Heart of Stone67%
  15. Tomorrow Never Dies63%
  16. Chief of Station62%
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  18. For Your Eyes Only65%
  19. RED67%
  20. Blacklight61%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$80,000,000.00

Revenue
$457,696,391.00

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