Mission: Impossible (1996)

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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.

• Released: 1996-05-22
• Genres: Adventure, Action, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 51m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 10,360 votes

Directed by Brian De Palma.

Top cast

• Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt
• Jon Voight as Jim Phelps
• Emmanuelle Béart as Claire
• Henry Czerny as Kittridge
• Jean Reno as Krieger
• Ving Rhames as Luther
• Kristin Scott Thomas as Sarah Davies
• Vanessa Redgrave as Max
• Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė as Hannah
• Valentina Yakunina as Drunken Female IMF Agent

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Where to watch Mission: Impossible

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, HBO Max; watch free on Kanopy; rent on JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; watch free on BBC iPlayer; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Zee5, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Crave, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video, Plex; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Foxtel Now, Stan, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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