Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023Movie164 minEnglish

Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the world's fate at stake and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan must consider that nothing can matter more than his mission—not even the lives of those he cares about most.

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IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic81/100
Google Users94%
Director: Christopher McQuarrieGenres: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Spy

Plot Summary

Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a dangerous new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. Facing a shadowy and powerful adversary, Ethan is forced to confront the reality that no mission can be accomplished alone. As the stakes escalate to a catastrophic level, he must make the impossible choice between his mission and the lives of those he loves.

Critical Reception

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One was met with widespread critical acclaim, with praise for its thrilling action sequences, ambitious scope, and Tom Cruise's continued commitment to practical stunts. Audiences also responded positively, appreciating the intricate plot and the high-octane entertainment value characteristic of the franchise.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its expertly choreographed and breathtaking action set pieces, particularly the iconic motorcycle cliff jump.
  • Commended for its complex and timely narrative revolving around artificial intelligence and its potential dangers.
  • Lauded for Tom Cruise's unwavering dedication to performing death-defying stunts, elevating the spectacle.

Google audience: Audience reviews highlight the film's exceptional action, thrilling narrative, and Tom Cruise's star power. Many users found the plot engaging and the stunts incredibly impressive, solidifying its status as a top-tier action film.

Awards & Accolades

Nominated for 3 Critics' Choice Movie Awards, including Best Action Film.

Fun Fact

The film's most talked-about stunt, a motorcycle jump off a cliff in Norway, required Tom Cruise to perform over 500 skydives and 13,000 motocross jumps in training before attempting the actual sequence.

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10 reviews
snunes97

snunes97

This is the weakest M:I movie so far, which doesn't mean it's bad but it definitely has a few critical issues. The smaller issue is the pointless action sequences. This movie has a couple of overly long sequences that drag on for way too lo...
JPV852

JPV852

Good stuntwork as usual from this series and the performances were well done and nice seeing the return of Henry Czeny as Kittridge and filling in the gaps from the first movie and that deal made with Max. They did a decent enough job with ...
Hinaboi

Hinaboi

It was a good movie. Not better than the pervious one. But loved it
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

Louisa Moore - S...

The Tom Cruise “Mission Impossible” franchise is one of reliable quality and equally dependable “forgettable-ness.” I’ve seen every film, yet my memory is fuzzy when I try to recall what happened in any of them. And while it’s almost a give...
MovieGuys

MovieGuys

Spectacular cinematic action let down by an incoherent story and shallow characterisations. As is almost always the case with the MI franchise, the latest offering dishes up spectacular, highly polished, explosive action. Regrettably it...
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

I'm not really a great fan of Tom Cruise. Yes, he does his own stunts and is as fit as a fiddle, but as an actor - well don't let's have too many scenes that require him to actually put his heart and soul into them. Luckily, there are only ...
Brent Marchant

Brent Marchant

In the interest of full disclosure, I’m often somewhat skeptical about films that include the word “part” in their titles; I frequently feel that such offerings have difficulty standing on their own, unable to complete their stories in a si...
Manuel São Bento

Manuel São Bento

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.firstshowing.net/2023/review-mi-dead-reckoning-part-one-is-a-summer-blockbuster-in-its-purest-form/ "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One delivers precisely what it set out to do: stunningl...
The Movie Mob

The Movie Mob

**Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning (Part One) boasts some of cinema's most stunning stunt work, but it came at the cost of character development and a solid story.** Man…. I wish I loved this movie more than I did. Don't get me wrong...
HidamaO_O

HidamaO_O

An absolute masterclass in producing an enjoyable action movie. Cinematography was great, the story was paced extremely well, and the casting of ALL roles was absolutely perfect. Cruise, Pegg and Rhames were awesome as always, Whigham an...