Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible is a series of American action films based on the television series of the same namecreated by Bruce Geller. The series is co-produced by and stars Tom Cruise, whose character is Ethan Hunt, an agent of the Impossible Missions Force (IMF).

Mission: Impossible film series
Blu-ray box set of the six films
Directed by	Brian De Palma (1) John Woo (2) J. J. Abrams (3) Brad Bird (4) Christopher McQuarrie (5–8)
Produced by	Tom Cruise Paula Wagner (1-3) J. J. Abrams (4-8) Bryan Burk (4-5,7-8) David Ellison (5) Dana Goldberg (5) Don Granger (5) Christopher McQuarrie (6-8) Jake Myers (6-8)
Starring	(See below)
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	1996-present
Running time	769 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	Total (6 films): $828 million
Box office	Total (6 films): $3.570 billion

Beginning in 1996, the films follow the missions of the IMF's main field team under the leadership of Hunt, who is forced to take over after the team is betrayed from within during the first film. The series focuses on Hunt as the lead character as opposed to the ensemble cast structure of the television series, although some characters, such as Luther Stickell (played by Ving Rhames) and Benji Dunn (played by Simon Pegg) have recurring roles in the films.

The series has received a positive reception from critics and is the 16th-highest-grossing film series of all time, with a worldwide gross of over $3.5 billion to date.^[1] The sixth and most recent film, titled Mission: Impossible – Fallout, was released in July 2018, and was written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. All of the Mission: Impossible movies are rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America.