Overview
A high-stakes race against time unfolds as a team of elite agents battles a global threat.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- propulsive
- witty
- suspenseful
- action movie night
- big screen viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film stylish, fast-paced, and highly effective as big-budget popcorn entertainment, especially because of its gripping action set pieces.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film emphasizes Ethan Hunt's perilous traversal of a skyscraper and other large-scale set pieces.
Ghost Protocol removes IMF support after the Kremlin bombing and forces Ethan's team to work independently.
The pursuit moves through Budapest, Moscow, Dubai, and Mumbai as the team tracks Hendricks.
Benji's involvement and the ensemble's improvised missions add humor to the terrorist threat and covert operations.
Films like Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, and why
Casino Royale
shares globe-spanning espionage, escalating stunt-driven action, covert teams, and high-stakes terrorism
The Bourne Ultimatum
shares fast-paced international spy missions, gadget-assisted operations, and spectacular set pieces
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
shares ensemble intelligence work, bomb threats, comic relief, and large-scale practical action spectacle
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
shares globe-trotting spy adventure, elaborate disguises, and an agent racing to prevent catastrophic attacks
Movie Details
- Director
- Brad Bird
- Release Date
- 2011-12-07
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (11033)
Cast
- Tom Cruise
- Paula Patton
- Simon Pegg
- Jeremy Renner
- Michael Nyqvist
- Vladimir Mashkov
- Samuli Edelmann
- Ivan Shvedoff
- Anil Kapoor
- Léa Seydoux
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, 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 - Ghost Protocol about?
- An elite spy team hunted by its own government races across the world to stop a terrorist from triggering nuclear catastrophe.
- What is Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol as moderate.
- What did critics think of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol?
- Critics broadly found the film stylish, fast-paced, and highly effective as big-budget popcorn entertainment, especially because of its gripping action set pieces.
- Which films are like Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol?
- Films with a similar feel include Casino Royale, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
- How long is Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol?
- Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol runs 133 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol?
- In United States, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
In Ember's collections
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- Star Trek Into Darkness2013
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- Tenet2020
- The Fate of the Furious2017
- Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018
- Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation2015
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows2011
- Furious 72015
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025
- Jack Reacher: Never Go Back2016
