Mission: Impossible
“Expect the impossible.”
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.
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8 films
Mission: Impossible
Movie · 1996
Mission: Impossible II
Movie · 2000
Mission: Impossible III
Movie · 2006
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Movie · 2011
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Movie · 2015
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Movie · 2018
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Movie · 2023
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Movie · 2025
Cast
55 people
Tom Cruise
Ethan Hunt
Known for
Edge of Tomorrow
Oblivion
Jon Voight
Jim Phelps
Known for
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Heat
Emmanuelle Béart
Claire
Known for
Torment
Manon of the Spring
Henry Czerny
Kittridge
Known for
Sharp Objects
Revenge
Jean Reno
Krieger
Known for
Léon: The Professional
The Da Vinci Code
Ving Rhames
Luther
Known for
Pulp Fiction
Dawn of the Dead
Kristin Scott Thomas
Sarah Davies
Known for
Slow Horses
Tomb Raider
Vanessa Redgrave
Max
Known for
Atonement
Deep Impact
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Hannah
Known for
Seven Years in Tibet
Occupied
Marcel Iures
Alexander Golitsyn
Valentina Yakunina
Drunken Female IMF Agent
Also in
The Life of Klim Samgin
Vassa
Marek Vašut
Drunken Male IMF Agent
Known for
Slow Horses
Blade II
Brian De Palma Director · David Koepp Screenplay Robert Towne Screenplay
Worldwide gross $458M · Budget $80M · United States release May 22, 1996
Box office
Budget
$80,000,000
Worldwide gross
$457,696,391
Gross vs. budget
5.7×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Cruise/Wagner Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Czech · English · French
Release dates
United States · May 20, 1996
Premiere · Westwood, California
United States · May 22, 1996
Theatrical
Argentina
July 4, 1996 · Theatrical
Australia
June 26, 1996 · Theatrical
Austria
August 8, 1996 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 23, 1996 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 12, 1996 · Theatrical
Canada
May 22, 1996 · Theatrical
Chile
September 12, 1996 · Theatrical
Colombia
August 6, 1996 · Theatrical
Czechia
September 12, 1996 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 23, 1996 · Theatrical
January 3, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
July 2, 2018 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Dominican Republic
July 18, 1996 · Theatrical
Ecuador
July 24, 1996 · Theatrical
Estonia
October 25, 1996 · Theatrical
Finland
August 30, 1996 · Theatrical
France
October 23, 1996 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 90444
November 5, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
April 23, 2018 · Digital · VOD
July 3, 2018 · Physical · 4K UHD
January 23, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
March 17, 2026 · TV · RTL9
April 16, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
October 22, 2026 · TV · Novo19
Germany
August 7, 1996 · Theatrical
Greece
August 24, 1997 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
June 13, 1996 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 12, 1996 · Theatrical
Iceland
July 26, 1996 · Theatrical
Indonesia
June 1, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Ireland
July 5, 1996 · Theatrical
Italy
September 13, 1996 · Theatrical
Japan
July 13, 1996 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
October 25, 1996 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 12, 1996 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 18, 1996 · Theatrical
May 27, 2002 · TV · V8
November 12, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
Norway
August 23, 1996 · Theatrical
Peru
August 30, 1996 · Theatrical
Philippines
July 17, 1996 · Theatrical
Poland
September 6, 1996 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 30, 1996 · Theatrical
Romania
October 25, 1996 · Theatrical
Russia
December 1, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Serbia
August 29, 1996 · Theatrical · Belgrade
Singapore
June 6, 1996 · Theatrical
Slovakia
September 12, 1996 · Theatrical
September 28, 2002 · TV · Markíza
November 7, 2018 · TV · RTVS Jednotka
February 4, 2021 · TV · JOJ
Slovenia
September 6, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 15, 1996 · Theatrical
Spain
June 28, 1996 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 13, 1996 · Theatrical
March 26, 1997 · Physical · VHS
April 11, 1998 · TV · Canal+
June 28, 2000 · Physical · DVD
January 4, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
July 2, 2018 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Switzerland
August 9, 1996 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 20, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 5, 1996 · Theatrical
Uruguay
August 9, 1996 · Theatrical
Venezuela
September 4, 1996 · Theatrical
Vietnam
May 23, 2025 · Theatrical
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