Overview
A race against time unfolds as a team of elite agents battles a new threat to global security.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- propulsive
- tense
- witty
- blockbuster night
- action movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly acclaimed the film as a fast, sleek, exceptionally entertaining action thriller whose practical stunts and set pieces set a new franchise standard.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tom Cruise performs demanding motorcycle, helicopter, climbing, and airborne stunts across the film's major set pieces.
Ethan repeatedly prioritizes saving teammates and civilians even when that choice jeopardizes the mission and global stakes.
The story reunites Ethan with Luther, Benji, and Ilsa while bringing back Solomon Lane and consequences from the Apostles' formation.
The mission travels through Berlin, Paris, London, and Kashmir while the team tracks the stolen plutonium.
Films like Mission: Impossible - Fallout, and why
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
high-stakes spy action, elaborate practical stunts, relentless pursuit, and a morally driven protagonist
Casino Royale
large-scale espionage action, grounded stunt work, international locations, and an escalating terrorist conspiracy
Mad Max: Fury Road
kinetic practical action, survival-driven heroism, and spectacular chase sequences under extreme pressure
Movie Details
- Director
- Christopher McQuarrie
- Release Date
- 2018-07-25
- Runtime
- 147 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (9411)
Cast
- Tom Cruise
- Henry Cavill
- Ving Rhames
- Simon Pegg
- Rebecca Ferguson
- Sean Harris
- Angela Bassett
- Vanessa Kirby
- Michelle Monaghan
- Wes Bentley
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, FXNow, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mission: Impossible - Fallout about?
- Ethan Hunt races across a web of betrayals and impossible stunts to stop a terrorist nuclear plot without abandoning the people in his way.
- What is Mission: Impossible - Fallout like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mission: Impossible - Fallout as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Mission: Impossible - Fallout violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Mission: Impossible - Fallout as brutal.
- What did critics think of Mission: Impossible - Fallout?
- Critics broadly acclaimed the film as a fast, sleek, exceptionally entertaining action thriller whose practical stunts and set pieces set a new franchise standard.
- Which films are like Mission: Impossible - Fallout?
- Films with a similar feel include Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Casino Royale, and Mad Max: Fury Road.
- How long is Mission: Impossible - Fallout?
- Mission: Impossible - Fallout runs 147 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mission: Impossible - Fallout?
- In United States, Mission: Impossible - Fallout streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, FXNow, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
