Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

PG-13

2011

2h 13m

Action

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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Blamed for a terrorist attack on the Kremlin, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and the entire IMF agency are disavowed by the U.S. government, while the president initiates the Ghost Protocol. Forced to go "off the grid" -- left without resources or backup -- Hunt must somehow clear the agency's name and prevent another attack. Complicating matters even more, Ethan must undertake the impossible mission with a group of fellow IMF fugitives whose actual motives are suspect.

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Critics Consensus

Stylish, fast-paced, and loaded with gripping set pieces, the fourth Mission: Impossible is big-budget popcorn entertainment that really works.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Sep 8, 2017

B-

Although it lacks some of its original slickness and more surprising twists, Ghost Protocol really breathes new life into the franchise.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Jan 27, 2012

3.5/4

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol is, in a word, awesome. Better than that, it is the first film in Tom Cruise's TV-to-feature series that I have enjoyed start to finish, beginning to end and for every single moment of its two hour-plus running time.

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David Denby

The New Yorker

Dec 30, 2011

"Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol" is sheer hurtling mechanism-and it's great silly fun.

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Sean Axmaker

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Jul 28, 2026

... delivers all the gadgets and disguises and stunts we’ve come to expect, and then some. The set pieces are spectacular and the ingenious locations—from Moscow to Mumbai—give us backdrops we’ve not seen in spy movies before.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 20, 2025

4/5

For as much as Bond can shoot the pants off a secretary and Bourne can beat the snot out of someone with a rolled-up magazine, Ethan Hunt takes it all to a far bigger level.

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Sarah Vincent

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May 19, 2025

“Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” felt like a real spy thriller that happens to be the latest Cruise movie, not the latest Cruise action film pretending to be a spy thriller.

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Robert P

@Superbad 1 day ago

this movie is a *4 and 1/2* star Movie

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Matthew W

@Mattrocks704 Aug 18, 2026

Mission impossible ghost protocol is a good film for the fourth installment. Well, sometimes it feels like the plot and storyline is convoluted. There is great action stunts and acting by Tom Cruise and the supporting cast.

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Ernest W

@X-MenFan123 Jul 25, 2026

This movie deviates a little more from impossible and steps into that 'ghost story' genre, hence the name 'Ghost Protocol'. Nonetheless, it is a fun and entertaining film that is a little slow paced but worth watching

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 12, 2026

Entrei esperando ação exagerada, cenas de ação que desafiam a morte, reviravoltas absurdas e dispositivos realmente legais. Fico feliz em dizer que não me decepcionei.

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Niccolo N

@Niccolo Jun 30, 2026

Although it should be renamed "Mission : Improbable" for several reasons (Tom Cruise and Simon Pegg pretending to be Russian soldiers with those accents ! Same as the "Italian" accents in "M:I-III") it still delivers the good and it's great fun if you can just forget about that.

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Sabih A

@RT57875922 Jun 27, 2026

Ok Mission Impossible should be considered a Solid Franchise by now Ghost Protocol was a really fun watch. It has that clean, fast moving Mission Impossible energy that keeps you engaged the whole time. The action is great, the stunts are impressive, and the movie never really slows down in a bad way. It's definitely one of the stronger entries in the franchise. The team dynamic is also really solid here. Everyone gets moments, and the movie balances the serious spy stuff with some genuinely funny beats. It's not a perfect movie the story isn't anything mind blowing, and a couple of moments didn't hit as hard for me but overall it's a very enjoyable action film. It's comfortably a great movie that I'd rewatch.

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Synopsis

Blamed for a terrorist attack on the Kremlin, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and the entire IMF agency are disavowed by the U.S. government, while the president initiates the Ghost Protocol. Forced to go "off the grid" -- left without resources or backup -- Hunt must somehow clear the agency's name and prevent another attack. Complicating matters even more, Ethan must undertake the impossible mission with a group of fellow IMF fugitives whose actual motives are suspect.

Director: Brad Bird
Producer: Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Screenwriter: Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: TC Productions, Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Bad Robot
Rating: PG-13 (Seq of Intense Action Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 31, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $209.4M
Runtime: 2h 13m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital

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