Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
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Ethan Hunt and his team must race against time to stop a global nuclear threat from a mysterious terrorist organization.
The story
Two years after the capture of rogue British agent Solomon Lane, his terrorist network, the Syndicate, has reorganized as the Apostles, a terror-for-hire group. They are recruited by extremist "John Lark" to acquire three plutonium cores for nuclear bombs he will use to dismantle the existing world order. Impossible Missions Force (IMF) agent Ethan Hunt and his team must navigate a series of high-stakes operations to recover the cores. After a failed attempt in Berlin, the team must track down the materials while dealing with internal pressures from the CIA and the escalating threat of a nuclear strike.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Following the reorganization of the Syndicate into the Apostles, Ethan Hunt and his team attempt to recover three plutonium cores from the extremist John Lark. After a failed recovery in Berlin, the team works to obtain schematics for Lark's bombs. In Paris, Ethan and CIA agent August Walker infiltrate a nightclub to find the cores. Ethan mistakenly believes he has found Lark, but his ally Ilsa Faust intervenes. Ethan then tracks the rogue agent Solomon Lane, while the team eventually moves to London. There, they are confronted by the CIA, but the Apostles intervene, leading to a chaotic gunfight where Walker escapes with Lane. The final confrontation occurs at a medical camp near the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir. Ethan discovers his ex-wife, Julia, is there. As the bombs are prepared to be detonated, Ethan engages in a high-stakes chase, eventually crashing his helicopter into Walker's. He successfully disarms the detonator, preventing a nuclear catastrophe and reuniting with his team, while Julia is left safe in her new life.
- First release year
- 2018
- Runtime (minutes)
- 147
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Christopher McQuarrie
- Writers
- Christopher McQuarrie · writer
- Cast and characters
- Tom Cruise · Ethan Hunt; Henry Cavill · August Walker; Ving Rhames · Luther Stickell; Simon Pegg · Benji Dunn; Rebecca Ferguson · Ilsa Faust; Sean Harris · Solomon Lane; Angela Bassett · Erika Sloane; Vanessa Kirby · Alanna Mitsopolis; Michelle Monaghan · Julia; Alec Baldwin · Alan Hunley
- Genres
- action; spy
- Themes
- Morality and sacrifice
- Tone and mood
- Action; Suspenseful
- Setting
- Berlin, Paris, London, and Kashmir (Siachen Glacier).
- Premise and plot tags
- Spy; Nuclear threat; Action-adventure
- Source material / true-story basis
- 1966 TV series
- Franchise connections
- Mission: Impossible
- Reception
- The film received critical praise and was among the most critically acclaimed films of 2018, noted for its standout setpieces and high production value.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 98% · scale: percentage · review count: 444; Metacritic · score: 87 · scale: 100 · review count: 60; PostTrak · score: 84% · scale: percentage
- Awards and nominations
- Best Action Movie · Critics' Choice Awards · 2018 · Win; Best Visual Effects · Critics' Choice Awards · 2018 · Nomination; Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture · Screen Actors Guild Awards · 2018 · Nomination
- Production trivia
- Tom Cruise performed the HALO jump over Paris 106 times.; The film's budget was significantly inflated by an injury to Tom Cruise.; The character of Alanna Mitsopolis is the daughter of a character from the original 1996 film.
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