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Mission: Impossible

edited 2026-06-18

A complete viewing order for the Mission: Impossible franchise — all eight Tom Cruise films from the 1996 original through The Final Reckoning (2025), the original CBS television series (1966–1973, 7 seasons), and the 1988–1990 ABC revival. The films form one continuous Ethan Hunt storyline; the two TV series are separate continuities sharing the IMF premise.

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01FILM
1996The first Mission: Impossible film, directed by Brian De Palma and released in 1996. IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is the sole survivor…
1h 50m
02FILM
2000The second Mission: Impossible film, directed by John Woo and released in 2000. Ethan Hunt is assigned to recover a genetically engineered v…
2h 4m
03FILM
2006The third Mission: Impossible film, directed by J.J. Abrams and released in 2006. Ethan Hunt has retired from field work to train new IMF re…
2h 6m
04FILM
2011The fourth Mission: Impossible film, directed by Brad Bird in his live-action debut and released in 2011. After a bombing of the Kremlin is…
2h 13m
05FILM
2015The fifth Mission: Impossible film, directed by Christopher McQuarrie and released in 2015. Ethan Hunt exposes the existence of the Syndicat…
2h 11m
06FILM
2018The sixth Mission: Impossible film, directed by Christopher McQuarrie and released in 2018, and the first in the series with a returning dir…
2h 27m
07FILM
2023The seventh Mission: Impossible film, directed by Christopher McQuarrie and released in 2023. The IMF faces a new existential threat: an all…
2h 43m
08FILM
2025The eighth Mission: Impossible film, directed by Christopher McQuarrie and released in May 2025, concluding the Dead Reckoning two-part arc.…
2h 50m