Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015), directed by Christopher McQuarrie. (more) Mission: Impossible film franchise Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mission-Impossible-film-francise Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a type (Required) Factual Correction Spelling/Grammar Correction Link Correction Additional Information Other Your Feedback Submit Feedback Thank you for your feedback Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

　　External Websites Ask the Chatbot a Question Written by Written by Frannie Comstock Frannie Comstock is a writer based in Chicago. Frannie Comstock Fact-checked by Fact-checked by Britannica Editors Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Britannica Editors Last updated Oct. 24, 2025 •History Table of Contents Table of Contents Ask the Chatbot Mission: Impossible, spy-action film franchise starring Tom Cruise, released between 1996–2025, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The series consists of eight films, with the seventh and eighth films forming a two-part finale, and is based on the 1966 TV show of the same name. Over its three-decade history, the franchise evolved from Cruise’s character, field operative Ethan Hunt, pursuing a double agent in the shadowy government agency he belongs to—the Impossible Mission Force (IMF)—to Hunt’s...

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