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Film · 2023 · Mission: Impossible (7 of 8)

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part 1

Directed by Christopher McQuarrie · starring Christopher Sciueref, Tom Cruise and Ving Rhames

2 h 43 min
Action · Thriller · Adventure
USA
Released in the UK 11 July 2023

8.7 AverageMovieNCo
8.6 Users11 votes
8.8 Critics1 review

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Synopsis

In 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One', Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team from FMI embark on the most dangerous mission they have faced until now: locate, before it reaches the wrong hands, a new and horrific weapon that threatens the whole human kind. In this dilemma and with the dark forces from Ethan's past getting closer, a mortal race starts around the world in which the control of the future and the destiny of the planet are at play. Facing a mysterious and almighty enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can get put before his mission, not even the lives of those he cares about.

Seventh entry on the 'Mission Impossible' saga, starring Tom Cruise as MIF agent Ethan Hunt. This new entry marks the third collaboration between Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie, who's back as a screenwritter and director behind the camera after his work on 'Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation' and 'Mission Impossible: Fallout', McQuarrie is the only filmmaker to return for multiple entries on the saga.

Besides Cruise, the main cast of 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One' is made by Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Ving Rhames, Henry Czerny, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson and Frederick Schmidt, who repeat their roles from the previous films, and also Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, Shea Whigham, Esai Morales, Rob Delaney, Charles Parnell, Indira Varma, Mark Gatiss and Cary Elwes as new faces of the franchise.

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The essentials

Runtime: 163 min2 hours and 43 minutes
Budget: $290mParamount Pictures
Box office: $171.4m0.6 times its budget

How long is Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part 1?: 2 hours and 43 minutes (163 minutes).
When was Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part 1 released in the UK?: It was released in the UK on 11 July 2023.
Who directed Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part 1?: Christopher McQuarrie.
Who is in Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part 1?: It stars Christopher Sciueref, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames and Hayley Atwell.
Where can I watch Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part 1?: In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
How much did Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part 1 make?: It took $171.4 million in US. It cost $290 million.
Is it part of a series?: Yes: it is film 7 of 8 in Mission: Impossible.

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Cast

Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Writers: Christopher McQuarrie
Producers: David Ellison, Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, Marco Valerio Pugini
Cinematography: Fraser Taggart

Videos and trailers

'Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part 1' Teaser 2:1522 May 2022

Photos and posters

+7 photosand 1 poster

Reviews

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What the critics say 8.8, from one outlet

8.8 Roger EbertBrian Tallerico Mission: Impossible ? Dead Reckoning Part One is just incredibly fun. It feels half its length and contains enough memorable action sequences for some entire franchises. Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend

Budget $290m
US $171.4m
UK £26.3m

Awards

Academy Awards (Oscars) 2024 2 nominations
Golden Globes 2024 1 nomination
BAFTA Awards 2024 2 nominations
Actor Awards 2024 1 of 1 nomination Won: Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

The Mission: Impossible films

Soundtrack

ArrivalAnu Spotify
First BastionHidden Empire Spotify
I've Got You Under My SkinDave Hartley Spotify
The Mission: Impossible ThemeLalo Schifrin

Trivia

Precaution

While filming in Italy, twelve people on the set tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, when filming resumed in the UK, Tom Cruise personally paid £500,000 for an old cruise ship for the cast and crew to isolate on.
Veterans

Tom Cruise and Ving Rhames are the only actors to appear in all seven films in the series. Simon Pegg has been in every film since the third film.
Bad luck

Filming started in Venice on the same day Northern Italy locked down for COVID-19. Production was hastily moved to Rome, only to be shut down again.
Almost three decades

Scheduled to be released 27 years after the original film, Mission: Impossible (1996).
The most expensive

The frequent delays caused by COVID-19 ballooned the budget to $290 million, making it the most expensive Mission: Impossible film, and the most expensive film of Tom Cruise's career.

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