Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Mission: Impossible III rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.9/10· 424K votes

Rotten Tomatoes73%

Metacritic66%

TMDb6.764/10· 8K votes

With 73% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.9/10 on IMDb and 66/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Mission: Impossible III

Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.

Cast of Mission: Impossible III

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  Tom Cruise

  as Ethan Hunt

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  Philip Seymour Hoffman

  as Owen Davian

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  Ving Rhames

  as Luther

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  Billy Crudup

  as Musgrave

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  Michelle Monaghan

  as Julia

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  Jonathan Rhys Meyers

  as Declan

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  Keri Russell

  as Lindsey Farris

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  Maggie Q

  as Zhen

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  Simon Pegg

  as Benji

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  Eddie Marsan

  as Brownway

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  Laurence Fishburne

  as Theodore Brassel

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  Bahar Soomekh

  as Davian's Translator

Mission: Impossible III facts

Budget

$150M

Box office

$398.5M

Collection

Mission: Impossible Collection

Our take on Mission: Impossible III

J.J. Abrams made his feature directing debut with this 2006 franchise entry, giving agent Ethan Hunt a more personal war. Semi-retired and training recruits, Hunt is pulled back into the field to face Owen Davian, a cold, calculating broker of arms and information who targets the people Hunt loves most. The film sharpens the series into a tighter, more emotional thriller, balancing globe-trotting set pieces with genuine stakes around Hunt's private life. It suits viewers who want espionage action anchored by a formidable villain and higher personal risk rather than pure gadgetry. Fast, sleek and driven, it works well as a standalone action-adventure even without deep series knowledge.