Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is in cinemas now. And it’s an absolute beast of an action movie.
We get nearly three hours of eye-popping stunts aboard submarines and real bi-planes as the world is set to be destroyed using every nuclear weapon on its surface. Tom Cruise is going to be very upset if you don’t see it on the biggest screen possible within a 10-mile radius.
However, as Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is pitched as kinda a swansong to a near 30-year arc, the original having come out in 1996, this is perhaps the best time of all to knuckle down for a full series re-watch.
We indulged in one of these last year, and can assure you that aside from John Woo’s patchy and messy Mission: Impossible II, you’re in for a consistently good time.
There’s more good news too. UK viewers can watch almost the entire Mission: Impossible series, bar Ghost Protocol, without having a subscription to a paid service. Don’t hang about, though, as we’re not sure how long they’ll stay in the itvX and Channel 4 On Demand libraries.
Mission: Impossible
The 1996 original is a tighter, moodier film than its successors. It’s more a thriller than the later Mission: Impossible movies, but is a great watch in its own right.
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible’s nu-metal tinged entry from 2000 is not the finest, but does have some fun moments and a good villain performance from Dougray Scott.
Mission: Impossible III
The Mission: Impossible formula truly comes together in 2006’s Mission: Impossible III. Big stunts, epic action powered by J.J. Abrams’s direction. And Simon Pegg’s first entry as Benji.
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Pixar veteran Brad Bird took a career left turn in directing Ghost Protocol. Ethan Hunt and co. have to avert a nuclear war. Features the iconic scene on the Burj Khalifa building.
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
The first of Christopher McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible films came out in 2015. The IMF is disbanded, forcing Hunt to go dark to take on the Syndicate.
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
A real contender for the best Mission: Impossible of them all. Henry Cavill plays August Walker, a CIA assassin in a plot that, again, concerns nuclear destruction.
- Stream now at Paramount+
- Stream now at 4 On Demand (from May 23rd)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
The setup for the latest movie is about an AI called The Entity, which plans to take over and end the world. But the film itself still contains plenty of classic grounded action, including driving a turbo-charged electric Fiat 500 around Rome.
- Stream now at Netflix
- Stream now at 4 On Demand (from May 24th)
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