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Mission: Impossible III

  • 2006
  • 14A
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
380K
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POPULARITY
508
187
Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III (2006)
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IMF agent Ethan Hunt comes into conflict with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer who threatens his life and his fiancée in response.IMF agent Ethan Hunt comes into conflict with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer who threatens his life and his fiancée in response.IMF agent Ethan Hunt comes into conflict with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer who threatens his life and his fiancée in response.

  • Director
    • J.J. Abrams
  • Writers
    • Alex Kurtzman
    • Roberto Orci
    • J.J. Abrams
  • Stars
    • Tom Cruise
    • Michelle Monaghan
    • Ving Rhames
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    380K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    508
    187
    • Director
      • J.J. Abrams
    • Writers
      • Alex Kurtzman
      • Roberto Orci
      • J.J. Abrams
    • Stars
      • Tom Cruise
      • Michelle Monaghan
      • Ving Rhames
    • 991User reviews
    • 334Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 14 nominations

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    Tom Cruise
    Tom Cruise
    • Ethan Hunt
    Michelle Monaghan
    Michelle Monaghan
    • Julia
    Ving Rhames
    Ving Rhames
    • Luther
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    • Owen Davian
    Billy Crudup
    Billy Crudup
    • Musgrave
    Jonathan Rhys Meyers
    Jonathan Rhys Meyers
    • Declan
    Keri Russell
    Keri Russell
    • Lindsey Farris
    Maggie Q
    Maggie Q
    • Zhen
    Simon Pegg
    Simon Pegg
    • Benji
    Eddie Marsan
    Eddie Marsan
    • Brownway
    Laurence Fishburne
    Laurence Fishburne
    • Theodore Brassel
    Bahar Soomekh
    Bahar Soomekh
    • Davian's Translator
    Jeff Chase
    Jeff Chase
    • Davian's Bodyguard
    Michael Berry Jr.
    Michael Berry Jr.
    • Julia's Kidnapper
    Carla Gallo
    Carla Gallo
    • Beth
    Bellamy Young
    Bellamy Young
    • Rachael
    Paul Keeley
    Paul Keeley
    • Ken
    Jane Daly
    Jane Daly
    • Julia's Mother
    • Director
      • J.J. Abrams
    • Writers
      • Alex Kurtzman
      • Roberto Orci
      • J.J. Abrams
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      As the production could do nothing about inquisitive crowds watching them while they were filming in Rome, they actually set up a phony second unit a little further away, hired several girls in bikinis and several older women dressed as nuns and pretended to be filming takes for the film, while the main unit got on with their business largely undisturbed.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 22 mins) Luther states Ethan is going to use a "fulcrum" to swing from one building to another in order to steal the Rabbit's Foot when in fact what the team uses is a pendulum. A fulcrum is a point for a lever to act upon, a pendulum swings under the influence of gravity.
    • Quotes

      Ethan Hunt: I'm part of an agency... called the IMF.

      Julia: What's that stand for?

      Ethan Hunt: Impossible Mission Force.

      Julia: [chuckles] Shut up.

    • Crazy credits
      Special Thanks: The Hanso Foundation.
    • Connections
      Featured in Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Mission: Impossible Theme
      by Lalo Schifrin

      Produced by Michael Giacchino

    User reviews991

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    7/10
    A HUGE improvement over #2
    Not bad at all. After the John Woo craptastic crapfest that was MI2, Lost creator JJ Abrams takes over and makes a flick that is at least as good as the first one, possibly better in some respects. Some real surprises early in the flick start things off fast, and it keeps up the pace pretty well from there on. Sure, it's mostly same-old same-old, but it was fun and action-packed. Phillip Seymour Hoffman was fine as a villain, but was really not even in the movie that much. Tom Cruise was just Tom Cruise as usual, but for two hours I was able to forget about all his offscreen stupidity. You know what this really felt like? 24: The Movie. ...which they are apparently going to make. It should end up being much like MI3, and I think that'd be just fine.
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    • shiftyeyeddog
    • Jul 5, 2007

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    FAQ8

    • What does Musgrave silently say to Ethan while he's tied up after having been arrested? Any lip readers out there?
    • What did Luther mean when he yelled to Ethan "There's a G36 in the truck!!" on the causeway?
    • What is 'Mission: Impossible III' about?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 2006 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
      • China
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • Mandarin
      • Cantonese
      • German
      • Czech
    • Also known as
      • M:i:III
    • Filming locations
      • Xitang, China(canal scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Cruise/Wagner Productions
      • MI 3 Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $150,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $134,029,801
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $47,743,273
      • May 7, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $398,479,497
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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