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Paramount Pictures

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible · Mission: Impossible Collection

2025 170 min PG-13
Critic7.8
Action Adventure Thriller
Paramount+ Apple TV
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Overview

Ethan Hunt and the IMF race against time to hunt down a rogue artificial intelligence known as the Entity before it can trigger a global catastrophe, in what may be Hunt's final mission.
Story 7.2
Acting 7.8
Direction 8.2
Cinematography 8.5
Music 7.8
Pacing 6.8
Originality 7.0
Emotional Impact 8.0
Overall 7.8

Editorial Review

By FindEdition Cinema Desk

7.8 /10

Practical stunt spectacle

The aerial and underwater set-pieces are among the most impressive ever committed to film.

A heartfelt farewell

The film leans into legacy and sacrifice, giving Cruise's Hunt a genuinely moving arc.

Pros

  • Astonishing practical stunts
  • Emotional, legacy-driven sendoff
  • Strong ensemble
  • Epic scale and cinematography

Cons

  • Very long runtime
  • Dense, exposition-heavy plot
  • Slower middle stretch
Verdict A gargantuan, sentimental sendoff for Ethan Hunt — the stunts remain jaw-dropping and the emotion lands, even if the marathon runtime and dense plotting test patience.

AI Review

Tom Cruise's grand, stunt-driven finale as Ethan Hunt — the longest and most sentimental Mission: Impossible film, pitting the IMF against a rogue AI.

A gargantuan, sentimental sendoff for Ethan Hunt — the stunts remain jaw-dropping and the emotion lands, even if the marathon runtime and dense plotting test patience.

See it on the biggest IMAX screen you can find, or stream on Paramount+.

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Development

Announced in 2019 to shoot back-to-back with Dead Reckoning; the plan was later dropped and this film became a standalone continuation.

Principal photography

Filming began in March 2022 and, after delays from the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, wrapped in late 2024 across multiple international locations.

Release

Premiered in Tokyo in May 2025 and at Cannes on May 14, then released in US theaters on May 23, 2025.

Production

Development

Announced in 2019 to shoot back-to-back with Dead Reckoning; the plan was later dropped and this film became a standalone continuation.

Principal photography

Filming began in March 2022 and, after delays from the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, wrapped in late 2024 across multiple international locations.

Release

Premiered in Tokyo in May 2025 and at Cannes on May 14, then released in US theaters on May 23, 2025.

Streaming

Paramount+ Apple TV

Cast

Tom Cruise Ethan Hunt
Hayley Atwell Grace
Ving Rhames Luther Stickell
Simon Pegg Benji Dunn
Esai Morales Gabriel
Pom Klementieff Paris
Henry Czerny Eugene Kittridge
Angela Bassett Erika Sloane
Holt McCallany Serling Bernard
Shea Whigham Jasper Briggs
Greg Tarzan Davis Degas
Hannah Waddingham Admiral Neely
Tramell Tillman Captain Bledsoe
Nick Offerman General Sidney
Janet McTeer Walters

Characters

Ethan Hunt Tom Cruise
Grace Hayley Atwell
Luther Stickell Ving Rhames
Benji Dunn Simon Pegg
Gabriel Esai Morales
Paris Pom Klementieff
Eugene Kittridge Henry Czerny
Erika Sloane Angela Bassett
Serling Bernard Holt McCallany
Jasper Briggs Shea Whigham
Degas Greg Tarzan Davis
Admiral Neely Hannah Waddingham
Captain Bledsoe Tramell Tillman
General Sidney Nick Offerman
Walters Janet McTeer

Crew

Christopher McQuarrie Director
Christopher McQuarrie Writer
Erik Jendresen Writer
Max Aruj Composer
Alfie Godfrey Composer
Fraser Taggart Cinematographer
Eddie Hamilton Editor
Tom Cruise Producer
Christopher McQuarrie Producer

Videos

Official Trailer

Soundtrack

  1. Original Score — Max Aruj and Alfie Godfrey

Trivia

  • At 2 hours 49 minutes, it is the longest film in the Mission: Impossible franchise.
  • Originally titled Dead Reckoning Part Two before being retitled The Final Reckoning.
  • Premiered out of competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
  • The Thursday preview gross of about $8 million set a franchise record.
  • Christopher McQuarrie directed his fourth Mission: Impossible film, after Rogue Nation, Fallout and Dead Reckoning.

Quotes

"Our lives are the sum of our choices."

"This is the mission. It always was."

Goofs

  • Continuity of certain gadgets and set details shifts between the underwater and aerial sequences shot months apart.

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Eighth film and the climactic chapter of Ethan Hunt's saga, continuing directly from Dead Reckoning.

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Recommendations & Alternatives

For higher ratings, consider The Godfather (9.2/10). A similarly themed alternative is The First Omen.

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