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Mission: Impossible

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• Adventure
• Crime/detective

• 1996
• Brian De Palma
• 105 mins
• PG

Summary

Action spy thriller based on the 1960s TV series, starring Tom Cruise, Jon Voight and Emmanuelle Béart. The elite Impossible Mission Force's latest assignment is to recover stolen information that threatens to blow the cover of US spies throughout the world. But the plan goes disastrously wrong.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

Superstar Tom Cruise and director Brian De Palma join forces for this thrilling extravaganza of jaw-dropping special effects and amazing stunts, based on the cult 1960s TV series about a covert strike force designing situations villains believe to be real. It's best to forget the complicated plot - something about Cruise clearing his name and proving to the CIA he's not a treacherous mole - and simply enjoy the epic rollercoaster ride that De Palma brings to life with his customary brilliance. The burglary of a guarded vault and the Channel Tunnel helicopter pursuit alone put other high-action thrillers in intensive care.

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7.2/10

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Cast

rolenameEthan HuntTom CruiseJim PhelpsJon VoightClaireEmmanuelle BéartKittridgeHenry CzernyKriegerJean RenoLutherVing RhamesSarah DaviesKristin Scott ThomasMaxVanessa RedgraveFrank BarnesDale DyeGolitsynMarcel IuresJackEmilio EstevezHannahIngeborga DapkunaiteCIA analyst William DonloeRolf SaxonMax's companionAndreas Wisniewski

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rolenameDirectorBrian De Palma

Details

Released on

1996-07-05

Languages

English | Czech | French

Guidance

Some violence and swearing

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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