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Mission: Impossible III

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J.J. Abrams gives Ethan a personal life and Philip Seymour Hoffman as the best villain in the series.

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Can you skip Mission: Impossible III?

No. It carries part of the main Mission: Impossible throughline, and what comes after it assumes you have seen it. See the full Mission: Impossible order.

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Mission: Impossible orderEight films in release order, which is also story order. The only thing to know is where they stop being standalone.

Where it sits in the Mission: Impossible order

Release order: #3 of 8
Chronological order: #3 of 8
Released: 5 May 2006
In-universe era: The Standalone Films

In release order

Mission: Impossible 2 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

In chronological order

Mission: Impossible 2 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

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