Mission: Impossible III (2006)
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Retired IMF agent Ethan Hunt must return to active duty to stop an elusive arms dealer.
The story
Retired IMF agent Ethan Hunt is forced back into the field to capture the elusive arms dealer Owen Davian. After a mission to rescue a colleague goes tragically wrong, Ethan discovers a hidden warning about Davian's true intentions. He must navigate a series of dangerous operations across various international locations to stop Davian from obtaining a mysterious biological hazard. As the stakes escalate, Ethan's personal life and the safety of his fiancée are put in jeopardy, forcing him to decide how far he is willing to go to stop the threat and protect those he loves.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Ethan Hunt, a retired IMF agent, is recruited by Director John Musgrave to rescue Lindsey Farris, who was captured while investigating arms dealer Owen Davian. During a rescue in Berlin, Lindsey is killed by a hidden explosive. A microdot on a postcard she sent Ethan reveals a warning about Davian and a conspiracy involving IMF Director Theodore Brassel. Ethan marries his fiancée, Julia, and embarks on an unofficial mission to capture Davian in Vatican City. After a failed attempt to secure Davian, Julia is kidnapped. Davian demands the 'Rabbit's Foot,' a biological hazard, in exchange for Julia's life. Ethan travels to Shanghai to retrieve the item, where he is captured and implanted with a similar explosive. He discovers that Musgrave is the traitor working with Davian. Ethan eventually locates Julia and faces Davian in a final confrontation. He defeats Davian and saves Julia, while Julia kills the traitor Musgrave. The film ends with Ethan and Julia preparing for their honeymoon.
- First release year
- 2006
- Runtime (minutes)
- 126
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- J. J. Abrams
- Writers
- Alex Kurtzman · writer; Roberto Orci · writer; J. J. Abrams · writer
- Cast and characters
- Tom Cruise · Ethan Hunt; Ving Rhames · Luther Stickell; Philip Seymour Hoffman · Owen Davian; Michelle Monaghan · Julia Meade; Maggie Q · Zhen Lei; Jonathan Rhys Meyers · Declan Gormley; Billy Crudup · John Musgrave; Keri Russell · Lindsey Farris; Simon Pegg · Benjamin "Benji" Dunn; Laurence Fishburne · Theodore Brassel
- Genres
- action; spy; thriller
- Themes
- sacrifice; espionage; loyalty
- Tone and mood
- action-packed; tense
- Premise and plot tags
- spy; action; bioterrorism
- Franchise connections
- Mission: Impossible
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its pace and stunts, and was considered an improvement over its predecessors.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 73% · scale: percentage · review count: 248; Metacritic · score: 66 · scale: 100 · review count: 42
- Production trivia
- The film was the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2006.; The film was the first by a studio to be released simultaneously in DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray.
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