Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

“Our lives are the sum of our choices.”

7.2

2025

2h 50m

ActionThrillerAdventure

Director: Christopher McQuarrie

Overview

Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe — with the world's governments and a mysterious ghost from Hunt's past on their trail. Joined by new allies and armed with the means to shut the Entity down for good, Hunt is in a race against time to prevent the world as we know it from changing forever.

Trailer

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Cast

Ethan Hunt

Tom Cruise

Ethan Hunt

Grace

Hayley Atwell

Grace

Luther Stickell

Ving Rhames

Luther Stickell

Benji Dunn

Simon Pegg

Benji Dunn

Gabriel

Esai Morales

Gabriel

Paris

Pom Klementieff

Paris

Kittridge

Henry Czerny

Kittridge

Serling

Holt McCallany

Serling

Walters

Janet McTeer

Walters

General Sidney

Nick Offerman

General Sidney

Admiral Neely

Hannah Waddingham

Admiral Neely

Captain Bledsoe

Tramell Tillman

Captain Bledsoe

Reviews

amarendra

The best thing about Mission Impossible films is you watched one - you watched all; and you watched all - you watched one. It's a typical mindless mild entertainment Mission Impossible film - that is all there to this film. Nothing else, nothing more, nothing less. PS. Oh and there's no story in it worth writing home about, at all!

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Manuel São Bento

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.firstshowing.net/2025/review-mi-final-reckoning-emotional-ambitious-conclusion/ "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning may not be the best film in the franchise, but it's certainly a worthy, emotionally satisfying farewell. Despite some pacing issues and an overreliance on exposition, Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise triumph through their audiovisual spectacle, thematic strength, and unwavering commitment to the saga's legacy. If this truly is the end, then what a beautiful, heartfelt goodbye it is. Thank you, Ethan Hunt. And thank you to everyone who made this mission possible." Rating: B+

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Brent Marchant

Whenever a film playing in theaters is introduced by one of the members of the picture’s creative team, it’s a safe bet that it doesn’t live up to its pre-release hype. (Indeed, in all the years I’ve watched movies theatrically, that’s been the case every time with just two exceptions.) And, regrettably, that’s very much the case in this final installment in this long-running franchise. To put it simply, “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” is an offering with a lot of problems, the biggest of which being the decision to split the story into two parts in the first place. As it stands, the narrative could have easily been condensed down to a single release. But, if the producers truly wanted to make two films to close out the franchise, they could have readily done so by making two distinct stand-alone pictures instead of trying to tie this offering to its predecessor, “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One” (2023), considering that the nexus between them is tepid at best. As a consequence, though, this two-film package makes for a needlessly long 5½-hour story that could have been told in much less time with some judicious editing. This suggests that milking the box office had to have been a strong incentive for how this project ultimately played out. And, even if that wasn’t the case, the least the creators could have done was to tell a better story: While the first part did a reasonably capable job of holding viewer interest, that’s out the window here with its many well-crafted but decidedly overlong action sequences (a la the most recent “Indiana Jones” offering (2023)); a story that elevates comparatively minor characters to unexplained relevance; under-utilizes the talents of several gifted cast members (e.g., Nick Offerman and Janet McTeer) while leaving others out entirely (where’s Vanesa Kirby’s White Widow, a character who played a key role in the first part?); and requires comprehensive audience familiarity with both the franchise’s complete mythology, as well as in-depth knowledge of the intricacies of AI technology. Most importantly, however, many plot elements of the picture go beyond being “impossible” to “wholly implausible” or even “difficult to accept,” with numerous scenes that are full of holes, rely on convenient contrivances or seem completely unfathomable. “Final Reckoning” even “borrows” elements from other movie narratives (most notably “Fail Safe” (1964) and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991)) that strain its efforts at originality. There’s also an almost self-congratulatory aspect to the production thanks to the inclusion of numerous flashback clips to previous installments in the franchise, introduced with somewhat tangential tie-ins, a cinematic stroll down memory lane that adds little (the film’s inspired reintroduction and effective use of CIA operative William Donloe (Rolf Saxon) from the franchise’s first release (1996) notwithstanding). In the end, however, this release misses the mark in myriad ways, and that even includes a rather lame conclusion that comes across as stretched out and unsatisfyingly anticlimactic (and that could have been handled better and differently in several alternate scenarios). In my view, this collection of blatant shortcomings is not the way to wrap up a storied franchise like this. I firmly believe that it should have come to an end with the release of “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” (2018), handily the best of the eight features in this series. Indeed, going to the well one (or two!) too many times can tarnish a mythology’s legacy, and “Mission: Impossible” is one such venture. It genuinely deserves to go out with a bang and not a whimper. Unfortunately, though, in this case, the latter is the reality, and that’s truly a shame.

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Clips (3)

Clip - Ethan Hunt Reunites with Grace

Out of Your Mind Clip

Submarine Clip

Featurettes (35)

First-time filmmakers, director Christopher McQuarrie has some advice for you...

Timing is everything. This message will self-destruct in 5 seconds...

Mission Impossible cast on the stunt work in Final Reckoning

The energy of the crowd. The mission’s alive in Mexico.

Tom Cruise introduces Mission: Impossible - Fallout at BFI IMAX

Projections

This is the mission moment.

Hannah Waddingham joins the operation at the London premiere.

The London premiere pulled off the impossible.

Two icons. One carpet.

Here’s how the mission went down in Festival De Cannes.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is here and it was all action tonight

Mission: Impossible Premieres in Cannes to Standing Ovation

Korea Premiere

Interview with Director Christopher McQuarrie

Fan Moment

Take your marks. Light the fuse. RUN.

World Tour

The Mission: give us your best Ethan Hunt run. The result:

You're going to see the biggest action you’ve ever seen in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.

Biplane Adventure

mission: perfect loop.

Thanks to all the runners who joined us last night, Ethan Hunt would have been proud

Thanks to all our Japanese fans and Nina!

The mission begins in the most epic of ways, thanks to the fans of Tokyo!

The fuse is lit. See you at the movies.

Experience it on the biggest screen possible!

Hayley Atwell witnesses the mission in full with fans in Tokyo!

Simon Pegg is mission-ready!

The cast. The fans. The mission. Tokyo was ready.

Tom Cruise kicks off Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning world tour from the red carpet.

Hayley Atwell sending love to Tokyo Mission: Impossible fans!

Thank you, Tokyo, for the incredible reception and standing ovation.

stunt finding. we challenged @georainbolt to find this location in the Mission: Impossible trailer

Behind the Scenes (20)

Parachute

Scoring Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Bi-Plane Transfer Rehearsal - Take One

Wing Walking

This IS the reason we go to the movies.

Taking mine chases to the next level.

Are You Coming?

No margin for error.

Taking mine chases to the next level with Jeep Wrangler.

Snorri Rig

Jump Flip

Think you can handle hurricane winds like Tom Cruise? We tried… not even close.

Underwater Communication

Long Wing

Filming in IMAX

Iconic Running Landmarks

Shooting in Svalbard

8000 ft with 140 mph winds. No CGI

Set Visit: Accepted

Water Stunt Clip

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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Overview

Trailer

Cast

Reviews

amarendra

Manuel São Bento

Brent Marchant

Clips (3)

Featurettes (35)

Behind the Scenes (20)

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