Mission: Impossible
“Expect the impossible.”
1996 · 1 h 50 min
Brian De PalmaCast
Tom Cruise 
Jon Voight 
Emmanuelle Béart 
Henry Czerny 
Jean Reno 
Ving Rhames
Credits
Written by: 
Bruce Geller
Plot
After a mission goes wrong, IMF agent Ethan Hunt is framed as a mole and has to clear his name.
Sinekatalog’s take
De Palma's twisty spy thriller launched a franchise, with the vault break-in as its signature scene.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (524,784 votes)
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