Mission: Impossible III

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Mission: Impossible III

PG-13

Released May 5, 2006

2h 6m

Action

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman), an international broker of arms and information, who is as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear -- including the woman Hunt loves.

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Critics Consensus

Fast-paced, with eye-popping stunts and special effects, the latest Mission: Impossible installment delivers everything an action fan could ask for. A thrilling summer popcorn flick.

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

Indistinguishable but for one vital element: Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Sep 12, 2022

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David Ansen

Newsweek

...this snappy installment is a marked improvement over John Woo's surprisingly dull sequel, though the set pieces lack the elegance and visual coherence of the Brian de Palma original.

Nov 1, 2007

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Ben Walters

Time Out

There are plentiful perilous countdowns, most of the set-pieces are impressively mounted and, in its own silly way, the pay-off offers a glancing blow at US foreign policy. Relatable? No. But quite fun.

Jun 24, 2006

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

What I admire about and why I enjoy returning to Abrams’ sequel is the momentum and emotional immediacy of the plot.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 6, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Regardless of the minutes eaten up by littler details (and the illogicality of the geography jumps and the convenient gadgets), the focus on nonstop action and suspense is exceptional.

Rated: 8/10

Aug 29, 2022

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Sergio Benítez

Espinof

'Mission: Impossible III' is a 100% J.J. Abrams film with all the (very) positive and the (little) negative that this implies, of course. [Full Review in Spanish]

Apr 23, 2020

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super k

Another MI movie that brings some really cool action, and some newly added heart. Tom Cruise continues to carry this franchise into new and exciting places. The franchise is so far consistently steady in terms of quality and remains good! Phillip Hoffman killed it as the villain. Solid B

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/25

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Garrett B

Always liked this. Cool action scenes and villain

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/27/24

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Audience Member

Imo this is THE best mission impossible movie. I LOVE the first one, which is a close second. But i cant deny that having my favorite acto, the late great Philip Seymour Hoffman, as a villain makes this movie slightly better than the first one. I love this movie. It has everything you want in an action movie, just like the first one. The actors/actresses are all great. The only thing that i could say that was negative about this movie, not enough Simon Pegg. He should have been in this more. And btw, im curious. Why in the heck does Michelle Monaghan have second billing on IMDB.com?? Vine Rhames is after her?? Not cool!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/24/24

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Mohamed A

Worst MI Movies ever. Skip watching it, just a waste of time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/14/24

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Audience Member

Fun but a weaker story than the first. 7.4/10

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/14/24

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Idan Charles L

This is way way way better than the second movie

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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Synopsis

Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman), an international broker of arms and information, who is as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear -- including the woman Hunt loves.

Director: J.J. Abrams
Producer: Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner
Screenwriter: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, J.J. Abrams
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), Cruise-Wagner Productions, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Paramount Pictures, Cinecittà
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Disturbing Images|Menace|Some Sensuality)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 5, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $133.4M
Runtime: 2h 6m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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