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Mission: Impossible

22 May 1996 · 1h 50m

When a Prague operation to protect a list of undercover agents goes wrong and his whole team is killed, Ethan Hunt is branded the traitor and has to steal the real list himself to find the mole.

Directed by Brian De Palma. Jon Voight plays Jim Phelps, the lead character of both TV series.

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Where Mission: Impossible fits

UniverseMission: Impossible
SectionEarly missions
Release order#1 of 8, the first one
Chronological order#1, the earliest story and before Mission: Impossible 2
Timeline noteSet in the mid-1990s, roughly twenty years after the original TV series and a few years after the revival; the films start here.
Where to watch (UK)Paramount+
Watch time1h 50m
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  3. 3Mission: Impossible III2006
  4. 4Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol2011