Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Best-reviewed action peak
The 2018 entry holds ~97% RT, widely hailed as one of the greatest action films of its decade for its HALO jump and helicopter chase.
Mission: Impossible Movies, Ranked
The rare franchise that keeps getting better as Tom Cruise keeps dangling higher.
Ranked on critical reception, stunt ambition, and reputation across the Mission: Impossible film series.
S
Dead Reckoning Part One
Motorcycle-cliff blockbuster
The 2023 film (~96% RT) earned raves for its train and cliff-dive set pieces, keeping the series at a critical high.
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Airplane-hanging spy thriller
The 2015 film (~94% RT) opened with Cruise clinging to a real ascending A400M and introduced fan-favorite Ilsa Faust.
Ghost Protocol
Burj Khalifa reinvention
Brad Bird's 2011 entry (~93% RT) revitalized the series, famous for Cruise scaling the world's tallest building himself.
A
The Final Reckoning
Wing-walking series capstone
The 2025 conclusion (~79% RT) drew strong reviews for its biplane and submarine sequences, closing the saga on a high.
B
Mission: Impossible III
Abrams' character-driven reset
J.J. Abrams' 2006 debut (~71% RT) grounded the series emotionally and featured Philip Seymour Hoffman's menacing arms-dealer villain.
C
Mission: Impossible
The iconic vault heist
De Palma's 1996 original (~66% RT) launched the franchise and its unforgettable suspended-cable break-in, if slower than later entries.
D
Mission: Impossible 2
The stylized low point
John Woo's 2000 sequel (~57% RT) is the series' critical nadir, criticized for slow-motion excess over its espionage plot.
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