On May 22, 1996, Paramount Pictures and Tom Cruise unveiled the big screen adaptation of the spy franchise.

Mission: Impossible is one of the most consistent movie franchises out there, but we've accepted the nearly-impossible task of ranking them.

Let's take a look at how the Mission: Impossible movies stack up, ranking all of the entries into the franchise so far. Box office savior Tom Cruise began the Mission: Impossible franchise in 1996 ...

Tom Cruise showed his athleticism in the first "Mission: Impossible" in 1996. He did his own stunts for the scene in which Ethan Hunt breaks into CIA headquarters, levitating from the ceiling.

Impossible - The Final Reckoning, the Mission: Impossible franchise, or at least the journey of Impossible Missions Force agent Ethan Hunt, is beginning to conclude.

Here's our official ranking of Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible movies, from the 1996 original through 2025's 'Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning.' ...

Mission: Impossible is a remake of a 1960s TV show, with a stunning twist connecting back to the original series with character Jim Phelps. Original TV stars were unhappy with the 1996 film ...

Since Mission: Impossible debuted in 1996, the film series has been one of the premier action franchises in Hollywood.

The stunt work was sensationally spectacular and Tom Cruise did much dauntless derring-do. But some may forget that when the “Mission: Impossible” series first began in 1996, there were heated ...

Tom Cruise's secret agent Ethan Hunt is still taking on the bad guys of the 'Mission: Impossible' universe. Here's how we reviewed each of the seven films.

The very first Mission: Impossible movie nearly changed the franchise’s creative trajectory with an explicit connection to its CBS source material.