Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

PG-13

Released Dec 21, 2011

2h 13m

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Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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Blamed for a terrorist attack on the Kremlin, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and the entire IMF agency are disavowed by the U.S. government, while the president initiates the Ghost Protocol. Forced to go "off the grid" -- left without resources or backup -- Hunt must somehow clear the agency's name and prevent another attack. Complicating matters even more, Ethan must undertake the impossible mission with a group of fellow IMF fugitives whose actual motives are suspect.

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Critics Consensus

Stylish, fast-paced, and loaded with gripping set pieces, the fourth Mission: Impossible is big-budget popcorn entertainment that really works.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Although it lacks some of its original slickness and more surprising twists, Ghost Protocol really breathes new life into the franchise.

Rated: B-

Sep 8, 2017

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol is, in a word, awesome. Better than that, it is the first film in Tom Cruise's TV-to-feature series that I have enjoyed start to finish, beginning to end and for every single moment of its two hour-plus running time.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 27, 2012

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David Denby

The New Yorker

"Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol" is sheer hurtling mechanism-and it's great silly fun.

Dec 30, 2011

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

For as much as Bond can shoot the pants off a secretary and Bourne can beat the snot out of someone with a rolled-up magazine, Ethan Hunt takes it all to a far bigger level.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 20, 2025

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

“Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” felt like a real spy thriller that happens to be the latest Cruise movie, not the latest Cruise action film pretending to be a spy thriller.

May 19, 2025

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

One of the most satisfying blockbusters in recent memory

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 6, 2023

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Jace T

For me, this sadly gets a step down from Mission: Impossible III. The lack of a great villain like M:I III had really hurt this film for me. However, the group team work, and epic action sequences are nearly perfect in this movie. There are so many epic action scenes here with climaxes on the end of each of them you can almost get lost in knowing where you're at within the film. That Dubai sequence is peak action though.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/21/25

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Ryan W

One of my favorite Mission Impossible movies

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/19/25

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Corey J

The stakes keep getting bigger, the action keeps getting better, the spectacle keeps getting grander. It makes sense as Ethan Hunt's success keeps elevating him to bigger missions. This one had a pretty clear plot and a nice dynamic between a new crew but of course, it all hinges on the action, which was very successful.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/16/25

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Jackson W

This is where the movies took a turn for the better. Love this movie and all of it's riveting scenes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/11/25

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Flynn S

The best in the franchise, and an amazing movie.I love the action, the stunts, the story and so much more I definitely recommend it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/08/25

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Edward W

Severely underrated entry. Set and action pieces are great, an epic comeback to M:I and Cruise.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/30/25

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Synopsis

Blamed for a terrorist attack on the Kremlin, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and the entire IMF agency are disavowed by the U.S. government, while the president initiates the Ghost Protocol. Forced to go "off the grid" -- left without resources or backup -- Hunt must somehow clear the agency's name and prevent another attack. Complicating matters even more, Ethan must undertake the impossible mission with a group of fellow IMF fugitives whose actual motives are suspect.

Director: Brad Bird
Producer: Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Screenwriter: Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: TC Productions, Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Bad Robot
Rating: PG-13 (Seq of Intense Action Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 31, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $209.4M
Runtime: 2h 13m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital

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