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#7 of 1996

Mission: Impossible (1996)

1996 · 110 minutes · Directed by Brian De Palma
IMDb rating7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes65%
Box office gross$457.7M

Synopsis

After finishing a mission in Kyiv, IMF agent Jim Phelps and his latest team are sent to Prague to stop rogue agent Alexander Golitsyn from stealing the CIA's NOC (non-official cover) list, which reveals the identities of all their undercover agents in Europe. However, the list is stolen, and the team is killed one by one, along with Golitsyn, leaving Jim's pointman Ethan Hunt the only survivor.

Starring

Jon VoightHenry CzernyEmmanuelle BéartJean RenoVing Rhames
Box office
$457.7 million
Budget
$80 million
IMDb votes
525,575

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