
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Some missions are not a choice.
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.7/10 on IMDb and 87/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About Mission: Impossible - Fallout
When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.
Cast of Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Tom Cruise
as Ethan Hunt

Henry Cavill
as August Walker

Ving Rhames
as Luther Stickell

Simon Pegg
as Benji Dunn

Rebecca Ferguson
as Ilsa Faust

Sean Harris
as Solomon Lane

Angela Bassett
as Erika Sloane

Vanessa Kirby
as The White Widow

Michelle Monaghan
as Julia

Wes Bentley
as Erik

Frederick Schmidt
as Zola

Alec Baldwin
as Alan Hunley
Mission: Impossible - Fallout facts
- Budget
- $178M
- Box office
- $824.2M
- Collection
- Mission: Impossible Collection
Our take on Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Christopher McQuarrie's 2018 entry pushes the spy franchise into taut, physically grounded territory. After an IMF mission goes wrong, the fallout threatens global consequences, and Ethan Hunt drives to finish what he started even as the CIA begins doubting his loyalty. His team ends up racing the clock, hunted by assassins while trying to head off catastrophe. The appeal is craftsmanship: escalating set pieces staged with weight and clarity, stakes that feel earned, and a hero defined by stubborn persistence rather than invincibility. It suits action fans who want intricately built sequences over cartoonish excess. A confident, high-tempo thriller that treats spectacle as something to be assembled with real precision.
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Action sequences deliver jaw-dropping stunt work spectacle
- •Chase sequences maintain breakneck pacing without exhausting viewers
- •Agency-based conspiracy provides engaging espionage thriller framework
What the audience disliked
- •Remote detonator countdown mechanics feel repetitive now
- •Character development sometimes sacrifices for set-piece choreography
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