Mission: Impossible fingerprintRelentless energy, stunning style, light on feelings.
Pulse-pounding and breakneck
Fast from start to finish.
Nostalgic
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, politics, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout score, cinematography, and editing
Pulse-pounding and breakneck
Fast from start to finish.
Mission: Impossible is pulse-pounding, breakneck, and epic.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Crime, politics, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around crime, politics, and mystery. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout score, cinematography, and editing
Look and sound: the score, cinematography, and editing stand out.
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Expect the impossible.
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Mission: Impossible is included with a subscription to Paramount+ and HBO Max in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 65%, and Metacritic 59). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 51 min
Mission: Impossible runs 1 h 51 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Mission: Impossible higher (72) than critics (62). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $80 million to make and earned $458 million worldwide, 5.7 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some French, Czech. Produced in United States.
+119GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Mission: Impossible in 133 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 179 storytelling tropes for Mission: Impossible, including Why We Are Bummed Communism Fell, Laser Hallway, In Love with the Mark.
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