In a landscape saturated with green screens, audiences crave the visceral thrill of watching real people perform real stunts in real locations.
With the IMF disbanded by the CIA, Ethan Hunt hunts down "The Syndicate"—an international rogue network of highly trained former intelligence operatives dedicated to establishing a new world order. mission impossible 1-8
Critics often deride M:I-2 for its cheesiness, but time has been kind to it. As a pure specimen of early-2000s action cinema, it is glorious. It features the best soundtrack of the series (Limp Bizkit’s take on the theme, anyone?) and a ferocious final fight between Cruise and Dougray Scott. In a landscape saturated with green screens, audiences
The film that started it all introduces Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, a young IMF agent framed for the murder of his entire team. Directed by master of suspense Brian De Palma, the first installment relies more on tension, Dutch angles, and narrative misdirection than massive explosions. As a pure specimen of early-2000s action cinema,