Watch
Mission: Impossible III

Mission: Impossible III

2006
Suspense/Thriller
Action
2h 6m
Tom Cruise returns as Special Agent Ethan Hunt, who faces the mission of his life and a new villain (Hoffman) in Mission: Impossible III. Director J. J. Abrams ("Lost," "Alias") brings his unique blend of action and drama to the billion-dollar franchise. (Paramount Pictures)
Your probable score
?

Mission: Impossible III

2006
Suspense/Thriller
Action
2h 6m
Your probable score
Avg Percentile 41.1% from 8191 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

(8191)
Compact view
Compact view
Rated 29 Jan 2020
85
63rd
Something of a return to form after the unfortunate part 2. Decent story and action, but perhaps due to Abrams' TV roots, the whole affair feels smaller in scope than it should. Hoffman is a fantastic villain who deserved a more creative send-off than he got.
Rated 20 Mar 2008
61
45th
It's essentially Alias: The Movie, which makes it a pretty easy launch-point for Abrams' film career, and the most well-rounded M:I yet. Why is it we're three films deep and are only now seeing IMF headquarters? The cast is loaded with talented character actors, and it's Hoffman who steals the show as the villainous Owen Davian (though Pegg is sharp in the 'Marshall' role). A fun script that is perfectly paced, but Abrams' pedestrian direction holds it back relative to other Missions.
Rated 29 Jan 2012
90
97th
Incredibly entertaining! J.J. Abrams' addition to the franchise plays like the ultimate 'Alias' episode, and it's a hell of a thrill ride watching Ethan Hunt and his teammates operate. Everyone in the terrific cast (including Cruise) deliver, most notably a highly menacing Seymour Hoffman. The writing is as good as one can ask for in a blockbuster, with Fishburne getting some particularly enjoyable lines. Also, it's very rewatchable. The best movie in the franchise.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
86th
For a Hollywood summer blockbuster, M:I 3 actually manages to be something more than just mindless thrills, chills and explosions.
Rated 26 Jun 2010
0
0th
%uC9C4 %u81B5(%u30B9%u30A4).
Rated 14 Aug 2007
55
32nd
JJ Abrams knows what he's doing, at least within the "summer blockbuster" framework but I think the film is just not good enough.
Rated 15 Oct 2008
89
73rd
Best of the 3 movies. Fantastic opening, great plot and twists, the action throughout the movie was imaginative and believable. Also probably the best bit of acting I've seen from Cruise in a long while.
Rated 04 Oct 2007
69
58th
Pretty decent action flick. Some parts were really cheesy and didn't make sense to me. But the action sequences were well done.
Rated 08 Sep 2013
25
7th
A man succeeds in showing his wife that his job is interesting. MacGuffin-based emptiness. Orange and teal.
Rated 16 Feb 2007
69
50th
It's a really entertaining summer blockbuster. If you like Alias, you also like this one. Good start for JJ.
Rated 13 Sep 2015
75
65th
Hope you like teal.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
66th
Fantastically paced and written thriller, and a lot of fun to be a part of. I am not a Tom Cruise fan by any means, but he does a phenomenal job here, along with Hoffman and everyone else. Heart-pounding and cool.
Rated 04 Dec 2009
90
90th
This movie had such a perfect beginning.
Rated 19 Feb 2007
90
74th
Very good movie
Rated 13 Jul 2009
10
9th
I can't understand these movies. Maybe I should give myself a 10.
Rated 16 Dec 2008
54
62nd
Rated 15 Dec 2011
81
69th
Great action film that hits all the right notes.
Rated 15 Jun 2014
70
43rd
Features the finest villain of the series in Hoffman and some unbelievable running scenes by Cruise. Those squat legs can hustle lol.
Rated 15 Oct 2008
92
94th
The best in the series. This movie brings the team back in "teamwork". Tom Cruise is still the star, but everyone else has much more to do this time around.
Rated 11 Aug 2010
25
2nd
All M:I movies barely rate.
Rated 10 Jan 2010
10
4th
It's the second one with added JJ Abrams smarm, although as usual Phillip Seymour Hoffman is incredible and this is one of the biggest examples of "characters from a way better movie".
Rated 13 May 2009
35
12th
Bleh.
Rated 30 Dec 2007
84
52nd
Decent action movie , but can't stand Tom Cruise. Most of all because of his behavior. But sometimes the "acting" in MI:3 was ridiculous. I liked the directing by Abrams who knows to put action in his movies. To bad they didn't tell wat Rabitfoot was.
Rated 04 Jul 2023
87
87th
After three movies Ethan Hunt what did you call me finally gets a truly impossible mission and everyone dies
Rated 21 Jul 2009
2
39th
Best of the Mission: Impossible films. Abrams gives us some nice action sequences and thrilling moments, but it never adds up to a great experience. Watch it for the action, but if action isn't your thing, skip.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
67th
Good action throughout the film. Cruise great as usual but wish the other characters, especially Fishburne had larger parts. Better action film the first two but not as suspensefull as the first.
Rated 27 Jun 2008
55
28th
Decent action blockbuster that doesn't aim to be anything better.
Rated 03 Mar 2010
67
42nd
On a whole different level to MI2, this is a really enjoyable film to watch, with plentiful helpings of style, humor and action. The first film was groundbreaking, but has perhaps lost a little of its edge, so I'd actually have to say that if I could watch one of these films, it would be this one. The second one isn't even in the decision.
Rated 06 Apr 2009
77
49th
Fast-flowing, clean-cut and no-nonsense. Sticking to the save-the-world formula works, but this time around the storyline and characters are a little less substantial. M:I-1 showed us some great teamwork, M:I-2 was the one-man show par excellence, but the third installment fails to commit and ends up falling short of both. The main "impossible" aspect is how Tom Cruise is able to survive so many beatings, shootings, explosions, imprisonments, tortures and stunt-falls. Brawn exceeds brains.
Rated 19 Mar 2007
77
54th
Great action movie starring Tom Cruise. M:I 3 is the kind of movie that grabs you by the balls and doesn't let up until the end. One of the most enjoyable movies of 2006.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
82
64th
Well done, great director, good cast. I had no problems with this movie.
Rated 19 Mar 2007
81
81st
Summer 2006's best straightforward action film, and possibly the best of Cruise's slick spy trilogy. Forget his Oprah antics, this man is a solid performer, and a heck of an action star. Plus, Philip Seymour Hoffman makes for a terrifying villain. Entertainment to the max.
Rated 11 Aug 2015
45
22nd
Can Ethan Hunt juggle both work and family? The answer may shock you! Hoffman plays a great monotone sociopath, but everything else lags behind him. It feels like the film is going through the motions of being an action film. Where's the conviction? Where's the heart? I am pretty neutral on this film, so I can't write a good review. I apologize.
Rated 29 Jun 2008
59
60th
Good enjoyable action flick and my favourite of the revived Mission Impossible series. Much has been improved, the development of characters being the most prominent with Davien making an excellent villain and Cruise putting in a predictably solid performance, if a little overacted at times. Some elements still remain a little shallow, there's more infiltration and undercover activity and the direction by Abrams has put the spark back into a slipping series. But what was Rabbit's Foot?
Rated 19 Dec 2008
72
50th
best of the 3 movies and nothing like the other two, a solid action movie
Rated 05 Jul 2011
95
95th
Actually i compare all IM's to 007, but think that this is way better than a James Bond tittle with overral better actions scennes and this MI 3 is way better.
Rated 06 Jan 2008
50
33rd
This makes three times out of three that this series has used a rogue Impossible Missions agent as the villain. AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH. This is even worse than the overuse of the "blow the monster out the airlock" gag in the Alien series. It's not actually a bad movie, but all told this whole blasted trilogy (and counting) seems like a lot of money, talent, and time wasted on movies that will be forgotten in five years
Rated 09 Aug 2012
82
54th
Phillip Seymour Hoffman is of course fantastic. I saw this film after seeing #4, Ghost Protocol. This one is a bit grittier and darker than the fourth film, which is both a good and bad thing. Action scenes are awesome but start to blend together after a while. Still much better than most action films coming out nowadays - and god bless Tom Cruise for doing his own stunts.
Rated 05 Apr 2007
83
74th
Tremendously exciting. Very nice to see secret agents doing secret things so successfully.
Rated 29 May 2009
50
9th
gay
Rated 12 Jan 2013
74
72nd
Better than Mission: Impossible II, this one is full of twists and just plain entertaining.
Rated 17 May 2011
50
46th
JJ Abrams entry into the Mission: Impossible franchise goes for a low-fi style that accentuates gritty realism, but in doing so loses the grandiose quality inherent to a Mission: Impossible story. Despite its shortcomings, Mission: Impossible III never truly disappointments, it just never delivers anything either.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
7
84th
A decent action movie. Philip Seymour Hoffman's talent as an actor saves his character, who sole trait or development is "evil!"
Rated 04 Mar 2011
86
75th
By far the best of the series so far.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
72
59th
It's a good movie (except for one damn line).
Rated 23 Jan 2009
30
17th
Enjoyment: Impossible
Rated 14 Aug 2007
79
59th
It's a really good flick; you should check it out. I don't care if you DO hate Tom Cruise.
Rated 28 Jul 2009
28
6th
So friggin bad. Hoffman is the only redeeming feature, though not really, even.
Rated 20 Sep 2012
72
56th
I can't really put my finger on what it was, but I know I wasn't the only one who thought that this never really felt like more than an extended TV story. And it's not like JJ Abrams can't be cinematic, the 'Lost' pilot and to some degree the 'Star Trek' reboot prove this. That being said, this was probably my overall favorite of the series until Ghost Protocol, even if some would say it was the least rewatchable.
Rated 14 Sep 2007
84
85th
This movie is by far the best of the three so far. The addition of Michelle Monaghan and Philip Seymour Hoffman were awesome choices. It actually makes me hope for another.
Rated 19 Jul 2008
55
36th
flashy and full of flaw, the third Impossible is just all action and nothing else. Acting and script needs a LOT of work. Still the best of the three.
Rated 03 Oct 2009
45
31st
Waste of time
Rated 25 Dec 2008
81
52nd
Much better than the previous. This is more like it. Its raw, its tense, and it treats its audience as if they have some common sense.
Rated 16 Jan 2008
82
67th
Strangely, the best of the series.
Rated 07 Aug 2008
15
7th
watch hitchcock's "Notorious" instead.
Rated 13 Oct 2009
65
58th
Ignoring the fact that it borrows heavily from True Lies right down to a aerial attack on what I assume is the same Florida Keys bridge, it's a well orchestrated spy/action movie (even if the final act is a bit tame).
Rated 06 Aug 2018
7
63rd
The action is excellent, with countless expertly directed sequences throughout (see the opening cliffhanger, bridge assault, Vatican City heist featuring a cool look into mask-making). The character work is great too, even if Hunt's emotional thread doesn't break any new dramatic ground: PSH's villain is truly menacing (see his chilling plane threat) and the secondary cast is likeable as always (the final silent greeting scene was a lovely touch). The red herring-mole twist confounded, though.
Rated 24 Aug 2009
80
25th
Solid action movie. Lots of fun action sequences and a good story that isn't entirely predictable.
Rated 14 Dec 2009
89
56th
I love Abram's work!
Rated 02 Jul 2009
76
59th
It is over-the-top, but it delivers completely on the excitement that you would want from a movie like this, and it does it less confusingly than the first movie and less generically than the second movie.
Rated 11 Jun 2020
71
47th
Yes, it's the same work as usual. But this time with J.J. Abrams there is a huge improvement from the second movie. Also the story proceeds not around Tom Cruise but rather as a team.
Rated 05 Oct 2015
8
87th
The action had me on the edge of my seat all the way through. So damn tense. Getting emotions out of a movie which has an emotionless main character is something of an impossible mission, but Ethan Hunt never fails to accomplish his missions, right? This absolutely makes up for the disastrous second opus and the cheesiness of the first one. High quality movie.
Rated 08 Dec 2014
75
45th
Better than the 2nd installment in The Mission: Impossible, M:i:III is a nice action movie with the classic scene where Cruise dives and hangs literraly an inch from the ground. The scenes are nice, the acting is nice, everything is nice. Nothing to go crazy about and nothing to prevent you from enjoy it.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
16th
I would love to give this movie a higher score, but to have Phillip Seymour Hoffman as the bad guy??? He wasn't scary or even came off as some supergenius bent to take over the world. No, he was some schlub stealing an item so he could sell it to someone else. Aside from Hoffman, the rest of the cast was very good, and I liked the new director's take on the franchise.
Rated 11 Mar 2013
70
77th
Mission: Impossible III is the most complete film in the series up to this point. It has some good action, some solid drama, and characters that are deep enough to have some emotional payout at the end. If there's anything negative to be said about it, it's that nothing is exceptional; it's all just very good, with the exception of Phillip Seymour Hoffman's tremendous villain. It doesn't really have any major problems, though, and is definitely worth seeing.
Rated 09 Jan 2021
50
27th
This film needed more Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Rated 06 Nov 2012
60
46th
If it weren't for the fact Keri Russell looks creepily like Katie Holmes in this movie, it probably would have had a higher rating.
Rated 17 Aug 2010
57
36th
meh
Rated 10 Feb 2008
50
22nd
Biased opinion: this was made after Cruise's scientology beginnings. Therefore, I do not like it.
Rated 29 Sep 2008
76
45th
Better than 2, never as timeless as 1.
Rated 19 Jan 2013
78
84th
Tom Cruise does a few new stunts.
Rated 27 Jan 2020
72
59th
72.2
Rated 23 Feb 2019
45
15th
Even putting aside for a moment the incredible demands on my suspension of disbelief, nothing is great about this movie. Even the location shots, which are pretty much my main reason for watching this kind of film, are fairly sparse.
Rated 28 Dec 2008
72
63rd
Hitchcock once said that the more intelligent the bad guy is, the better the movie. Philip Seymour Hoffman proves this to hold true.
Rated 09 Jun 2009
70
59th
Who would have thought PSH would work out as a bad guy in a big franchise like MI? But he does, much thanks to JJ Abrams, this director will be huge!
Rated 04 Oct 2009
80
52nd
A solid directorial debut by JJ Abrams (of "Lost" and "Alias") fame. A decent action movie and a great way to spend a couple of hours. Recommend.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
25th
Better than the 2nd, worse that the original. What else can I say... stuff got blown up, people got beat down... it's an action movie.
Rated 14 Feb 2023
67
31st
An unlikely and impressive return to cinematic form. MI:2 was a ludicrously awful film (spare yourself and don't bother watching it before this) - but this one is slick in all the ways that wasn't. Hey, turns out distracting Abrams from the impending LOST trainwreck was actually worth it! Monaghan, PSH, Fishburne et al are great value as always. Only occasionally devolves into nonsense, but does so with same spirit of fun and goofiness of the memorable first outing! Okay, p4: don't f this up!
Rated 29 May 2007
5
20th
Fun action scenes, didn't buy any of the rest though, showy and contrived. PSH is the shit though!
Rated 04 Jun 2007
73
57th
the best of the series
Rated 14 Feb 2014
41
14th
A stupid mess of a plot, but at least it isn't as stylistically nonsensical as the second movie.
Rated 25 Dec 2015
35
9th
sebebi neydi ki? yani şu star gücüyle niye gidip böyle bir franchise'ı rezil ederek bir potansiyeli mahveder ki insan? iyi aksiyon çekmek arka arkaya anlamsızca patlamaları çatlamaları koymak sanki. hikaye, derinlik arayışına gerek yok, aksiyon biraz anlamlı kurulmasa ilk 20 dakikasında yorup sıkmaz zaten film.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
64th
good action movie. it's strange that they let Cruise's love interest live through the whole thing, they must plan to kill her later.
Rated 05 Feb 2016
75
51st
This, and the next two installments, really know what kinds of films they are (and are not). A bit of family set-up at the beginning helps later on with Ethan's wife used as not much more than a plot point, but the film has fun with all its assets, never indulges in seriousness or realism, and goes to town with some wild action scenes and espionage sequences, with the usual fun gadgetry, stunts, and a keen lack of reliance on CGI.
Rated 25 Mar 2012
65
42nd
Better than 2, worse than 1.
Rated 11 Jun 2020
80
37th
Viewed June 10, 2020.
Rated 12 Jul 2008
68
47th
Entertaining gadgetry.
Rated 03 Jun 2012
67
57th
Decent, an improvement over the second film. A strong likable supporting cast as well.
Rated 16 Aug 2015
60
44th
J.J. Abrams takes over from John Woo in a film dedicated to delivering the modern-action-movie goods big-time. Interestingly, this is easily a much funnier film than the first two: witty one-liners, a certain Simon Pegg making his first appearance in the saga and the bathroom scene, which is pure comedic gold. But don't get fooled, the focus here is, as always, on big-scale action. And there's still room, unfortunately, for some melodrama. An overall satisfactory continuation of the franchise.
Rated 16 Jul 2023
64
27th
audiovisual 65 acting 60 overall feeling 67 avg 64
Rated 11 Aug 2015
95
63rd
Retired from active duty and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman) an international broker of arms and information, who is as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear -- including the woman (Michelle Monaghan) Hunt loves.
Rated 06 Jan 2007
65
47th
Todo muito bom, com muito realismo, muito bom, mas o fim...
Rated 13 Nov 2011
69
63rd
Despite messy story and Tom Cruise, I liked the movie. There was exploding action and nice editing time after time.
Rated 05 Jan 2008
63
32nd
It isn't terrible, but it could have probably been an episode of Alias. Philip Seymour Hoffman did a great job, but he always does a great job. Watch the Bourne movies instead.
Rated 21 Aug 2008
85
56th
Too bad the Tom Cruise backlash caused MI3 to fail at the box office. It was definitely the best of the franchise.
Rated 11 Feb 2014
60
12th
Neat gadgets, cool stunts, pretty girls, better as a video game.
Rated 06 Jun 2014
3
9th
Who cares?
Rated 06 May 2013
85
59th
Hoffman is a delicious villain. The Mission Impossible films are pretty much a known quantity at this point.
Rated 06 Sep 2015
72
74th
Very fun. It was great rooting for Hunt, his wife was awesome, and very good villain.
Rated 27 Jul 2008
30
4th
The final nail in the coffin for the original movie, which I liked a lot. This is a continuation of the action based direction the second one took, only this one had boring action. Only thing it really had going for it was an excellent, cruel villain played by Hoffman.

Collections

Loading ...

Similar Titles

Loading ...

Statistics

Loading ...

Trailer

Loading ...