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Mission: Impossible became a Tom Cruise vanity project – their demise could save him

IN FOCUS: Since 1996, the actor has used the long-running franchise as a vessel for the kind of star image he wants to project at any given time: bad boy, devoted husband, daredevil, mysterious saviour of the world. As the series reaches its possible conclusion, Adam White ponders who Cruise…

The Independent UK

Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas are prepping to go down to the depths in a sci-fi horror

The Mission: Impossible and Ballerina stars plan to go Deeper

Total Film

Mission: Impossible ranked – All eight Tom Cruise blockbusters, from worst to best

THE COUNTDOWN: As the perpetually building-climbing Ethan Hunt faces ‘The Final Reckoning’, Adam White and Louis Chilton rank all eight of the Mission movies (so far?) – from the one with Philip Seymour Hoffman to the one with all the slow-motion doves

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The Guide #191: After three decades, Tom Cruise is done with Mission: Impossible – so what’s next?

In this week’s newsletter: In retiring his messianic action hero schtick, a return to challenging, messy roles could lead to a late-era flowering of his career

The Guardian - UK

35 summer movies we can’t wait to see in theaters, Netflix and more

Here are the 35 summer movies you have to see in theaters or on streaming services, from 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' to 'Superman' and more.

Tom’s Guide

Tom Cruise: It takes decades to prepare for Mission: Impossible stunts

The actor was speaking at the global premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning in London.

Evening Standard

'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' Review: Tom Cruise Delivers The Best And Worst Of The Franchise

The eighth and final movie of the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise is a movie of two halves, representing the highest and lowest points of the series.

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The Mission Impossible films ranked, according to viewers

With the Mission: Impossible franchise about to come to a close, we’ve ranked every movie so far, according to audience opinions.

Evening Standard

Tom Cruise’s 10 wildest stunts from the Mission: Impossible franchise as new movie lands

From scaling the Burj Khalifa to piloting a helicopter, here are some of the actor’s most daring stunts

Evening Standard

Tom Cruise and Mission: Impossible cast members break red carpet rule at Cannes premiere

The rule was introduced in 2018 to protect the ‘quality’ of the red carpet and film festival as a whole

The Independent UK

‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ review: Ethan Hunt’s final run is a thrilling, nostalgic ride

See Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning on the biggest screen possible. You won't regret it.

The Mary Sue

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning review: did someone not get the party time memo?

3/5 Despite Tom Cruise stripping down to his swimming trunks, this is missing Vanessa Kirby and a stunt as breathtaking as the previous instalment

Evening Standard

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning review – world-saving Tom Cruise signs off with wildly entertaining adventure

Cruise does things his way in this eighth and last Mission: Impossible, as his maverick agent Ethan Hunt takes on the ultimate in AI evil

The Guardian - UK

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning review: "Wraps up this spy franchise in spectacular style with Tom Cruise in peak condition, even if its villain lacks terror"

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The Independent UK

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is a massive Tom Cruise ego trip, and I absolutely adored it

4/5 This (potentially final) entry in the long-running franchise is inherently absurd, but who cares?

Evening Standard

Hannah Waddingham joins Tom Cruise at Mission: Impossible photocall in Cannes

Cruise, 62, sported Top Gun-style sunglasses during the event.

Euronews

Your mission, should you choose to accept it... Mission: Impossible movies ranked from worst to best

Your mission, should you choose to accept it... Ahead of the Cannes premiere of the new (and rumoured last) Mission: Impossible film, 'The Final Reckoning', we look back at the series and rank the seven adventures... And fixate on Tom Cruise's hair through the years.

The Mary Sue

Social reactions to ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ continue an exhausting “franchise” complaint

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Total Film

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning's first reactions are as big and bold as Tom Cruise's stunts: "Kind of a beautiful chaotic mess"

"Bigger doesn’t always mean better"

The Guardian - UK

Mission relatable: forget the stunts, the key to Mission Impossible’s appeal is office dynamics

From put-upon backroom schlubs to everyone-knows romances, the franchise reflects modern work culture, especially the collective banter, says Phil Hoad

Evening Standard

Tom Cruise says receiving BFI fellowship is ‘absolutely extraordinary’

BFI chairman Jay Hunt paid tribute to Cruise’s legacy both in front of and behind the silver screen.

The Independent UK

Tom Cruise shocks fans as he’s spotted standing on the roof of the BFI IMAX

Daredevil actor was in London to receive an award when passersby clocked him atop the landmark building

Tom’s Guide

7 best new to Hulu movies with 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes

Our guide on the seven best movies recently added to Hulu that have 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes.

Total Film

After studying them for 40 years, Tom Cruise says Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning features an underwater scene "unlike any other"

"We have always tried to push our filmmaking to the next level"

The Independent UK

Summer Movie Guide 2025: Here’s what’s coming to theaters and streaming from May to August

Hollywood is pulling out the stops this summer movie season, which kicks off with Friday's release Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*.”

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