Mission: Impossible III

2006 Action/Adventure

The third entry in Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible film series involves super Impossible Mission Forces (IMF) agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise) being forced back into the field just when he was planning on marrying his girlfriend, Julia (Michelle Monaghan). The agency asks Hunt to save an operative (Keri Russell) he trained after weapons dealer Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman) kidnaps her. With the help of his field team -- played by Ving Rhames, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, and Maggie Q -- Hunt achieves his goal, but becomes involved in a web of double-crosses that leave him wondering if he can trust his superiors (Billy Crudup and Laurence Fishburne). Eventually Davian threatens Julia's life in order to get away with his evil plan. Simon Pegg appears as an IMF tech expert.

Director: J.J. Abrams

Starring: Tom Cruise,Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Michelle Monaghan

 31 Reviews  9 Awards

Reviews

  • A gratifyingly clever, booby-trapped thriller that has enough fun and imagination and dash to more than justify its existence.

    Owen Gleiberman - Entertainment Weekly

    26 April 2013

  • Bury the nostalgia. Like the rap twist Kayne West puts into the film's classic theme, this movie is best when it stirs it up.

    Peter Travers - Rolling Stone

    26 April 2013

  • In Mission: Impossible III, we find out whether it's still possible to look at Tom Cruise and not see a weirdo. The answer is yes, but a complicated yes, because it takes time.

    Mick LaSalle - The San Francisco Chronicle

    26 April 2013

  • Against sizable odds -- a sense that the franchise is played out and its star over-exposed -- Mission: Impossible III delivers.

    Claudia Puig - USA Today

    26 April 2013

  • Big and fast and silly, but it's never dumb, and it's certainly never boring, either. The summer movie onslaught has begun on a high note.

    Rene Rodriguez - Miami Herald

    26 April 2013

Awards

  • Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film

    Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (2007)

     

  • Production Company/Location Team of the Year - Features

    California on Location Awards (2006)

  • Scene of the Year

    Empire Awards, UK (2007)

  • Best Action

    Golden Trailer Awards (2006)

  • Best Sound Editing in Sound Effects and Foley for a Feature Film

    Motion Picture Sound Editors (2007)

     

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