Expect the impossible.
When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.
AdventureActionThrillermaskmissionlondon, englandcentral intelligence agency (cia)computerparis, franceundercoverespionagesecret missionarms dealspysecret identity
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Character
Classical in form, earnest, grave and plot-driven.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
Who loves it, who doesn't
162 profiled raters. Loved most by The Thrill Chasers; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
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Cast
- Tom CruiseEthan Hunt
- Jon VoightJim Phelps
- Emmanuelle BéartClaire
- Henry CzernyKittridge
- Jean RenoKrieger
- Ving RhamesLuther
- Kristin Scott ThomasSarah Davies
- Vanessa RedgraveMax
- Ingeborga DapkūnaitėHannah
- Valentina YakuninaDrunken Female IMF Agent
Crew
- Brian De PalmaDirector
- David KoeppScreenplay
- Robert TowneScreenplay
- Stephen H. BurumDirector of Photography
- Danny ElfmanOriginal Music Composer
- Paul HirschEditor
- Tom CruiseProducer
- Paula WagnerProducer
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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 200986% alikeGame · Both classical in form, earnest, grave.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune 200785% alikeGame · Both classical in form, earnest, resolved.
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