The Impossible Missions Force has always looked up to Ethan Hunt and his team for averting threats that could disrupt world’s peace.
Our innocent heroes have often been placed in dire situations where fists and guns won’t be enough to help them. But through experience, they have learnt to master this conspiracy game of fraud, deception, trickery and manipulation.
The movies have been pretty straightforward. Their release order is also chronological in nature, but I have clubbed them all in one place so you don’t miss out on a single installment.
And the best part? This Watch Order won’t self-destruct in 5 seconds!
1. Release Order
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has become the face of the IMF. Not only him, but his unkempt crew of hackers, government officials, and machinists have helped him overcome insanely challenging missions over the years.
- Mission: Impossible (1996)
- Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
- Mission: Impossible III (2006)
- Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
- Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two (TBA)
But did you know that the famous Tom Cruise starring movie franchise is way older than it seems? Refer to the Complete Watch Order to find out more:
2. Complete Watch Order
The franchise kicked off with a phenomenal series five-and-a-half decades ago. It was a real trade mark in terms of cinematography, creative montage, and the intense music. It’s hard to believe engaging concepts such as time warping were induced even back then.
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob is the derivative of episodes titled The Council in the 1966 TV series’ 2nd season.
- Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)
- Season 1 (1966)
- Season 2 (1967)
- Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob (1968)
- Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)
- Season 3 (1968)
- Season 4 (1969)
- Season 5 (1970)
- Season 6 (1971)
- Season 7 (1972)
- Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series)
- Season 1 (1988)
- Season 2 (1989)
- Mission: Impossible (1996)
- Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
- Mission: Impossible III (2006)
- Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
- Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
Set to take place 15 years after the original series, the Mission: Impossible TV series of 1988 was also largely successful as the audience was again hooked to the espionage environment.
3. Where To Watch
4. How Much Time Will It Take To Watch
Considering all the additions to the franchise as a whole since 1966, it will take you around 7 days and 20 hours to binge watch it all.
Here’s a quick breakdown each installment wise:
- Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series) – 5 days 22 hours 30 mins
- Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series) – 1 day 4 hours
- Movies – 17 hours 35 minutes
Considering MI8 won’t be releasing until 2025, you do have a lot of time to catch up!
Note: These are approximate values of the runtimes.
5. About Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible is a multimedia franchise based on a fictional secret espionage agency known as the Impossible Missions Force (IMF).
The 1966 TV series ran for 7 seasons and was revived in 1988 for two seasons. It inspired a series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise beginning in 1996. By 2011, the franchise generated over $4 billion in revenue making Mission: Impossible one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.
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