The eighth film in this franchise is a direct sequel to Dead Reckoning, where Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team must find a way to stop that mysterious AI threat, ”the Entity”, or else nuclear apocalypse awaits.

The stakes are so high and the story so convoluted that the whole film becomes too preposterous at times.

At almost three hours, the film is overlong, but its nostalgia is irresistible as it finds ways to connect with the previous films, and there’s plenty of action, including two massive set-pieces, one in a sunken sub, another a fight on a biplane. 

2025-U.S. 170 min. Color. Widescreen. Produced by Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Screenplay: Christopher McQuarrie, Erik Jendresen. Cast: Tom Cruise (Ethan Hunt), Hayley Atwell (Grace), Ving Rhames (Luther Stickell), Simon Pegg (Benji Dunn), Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Angela Bassett, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham. 

Trivia: Nicholas Hoult was cast, but had to bow out.