Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
12A

2h 49m

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moderate violence, injury detail, threat, language

Following on from the drastic events in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) the stakes have never been higher. IMF Agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team are pushed to their limits as they face a threat unlike anything they've encountered before. With a race against time they take on an impossible mission to find the Sevastopol and to destroy the highly advanced, and now rouge AI ""the Entity"", before it ends up the hands of Gabriel (Esai Morales) As time is running out and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Every move, every choice, every mission, has all led to this… Working towards improving accessibility at the cinema, Paramount Pictures UK have launched a new initiative, providing subtitled previews of their upcoming films. Please note all preview screenings of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning on Monday 19th May, will be subtitled.

Cast: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Ving Rhames, Pom Klementieff, Angela Bassett, Shea Whigham, Henry Czerny, Holt McCallany

Director(s): Christopher McQuarrie

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After nearly 30 years of high-octane espionage, explosive gadgets, and globe-trotting suspense, Ethan Hunt is back for one final assignment. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning marks the epic culmination of the long-running action saga, promising to deliver the most daring stunts, layered storytelling, and emotional stakes the franchise has ever seen.

Directed once again by Christopher McQuarrie — the creative force behind the most acclaimed entries in the series — this eighth instalment finds Tom Cruise returning as the ever-resourceful IMF agent Ethan Hunt. This time, he’s up against an adversary unlike any before: a rogue artificial intelligence known as The Entity, capable of infiltrating systems, manipulating global intelligence networks, and bending the truth to its will. At the heart of the mission is a mysterious artifact known as the Podkova, a key to controlling (or potentially stopping) the AI's exponential reach.

Complicating the mission is the emergence of a lethal operative wielding a biochemical weapon ominously dubbed the Poison Pill — a device capable of catastrophic consequences if unleashed. As Hunt races against the clock to unravel the true nature of The Entity and recover the Podkova, questions of trust, sacrifice, and identity rise to the surface. Allies and enemies become harder to distinguish, and the lines between duty and survival begin to blur.

The film brings back a host of familiar faces from across the franchise, including Hayley Atwell as Grace, Simon Pegg and Ving Rhames as Hunt’s ever-reliable tech team, and Henry Czerny, reprising his role as IMF director Eugene Kittridge. Angela Bassett, Pom Klementieff, and Esai Morales round out the ensemble, joined by a wave of new characters who each bring added layers of intrigue and unpredictability.

With a runtime of 170 minutes, The Final Reckoning is a cinematic journey, with shoot locations spanning the UK, Norway, Malta, South Africa, and the Italian Dolomites. Practical effects once again take centre stage, with Cruise performing many of his own stunts, including a jaw-dropping sequence involving a vintage biplane — filmed with real aerial manoeuvres at over 10,000 feet.

Premiering at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, the film received praise for its high-stakes action, globe-spanning spectacle, and Cruise’s tireless dedication to delivering authentic thrills. Critics have described it as a "pulse-pounding, emotionally charged send-off" that balances jaw-dropping sequences with a deeper reflection on Hunt’s legacy and what it means to carry the weight of the world on one’s shoulders.

Despite the title, Cruise remains tight-lipped about whether this is truly Ethan Hunt’s final mission. "You gotta see the movie," he teased in a recent interview. Whether or not this is the end, The Final Reckoning feels like the closing chapter in an era-defining franchise — one that changed the action genre forever.

Did you know?

Tom Cruise and Ving Rhames are the only actors to appear in all eight Mission: Impossible films.

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Skyfall (2012), Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), or any previous Mission: Impossible title.