The Standalone Era · One director each

Mission: Impossible

EssentialMovie19961h 50m

De Palma's twisty original, more spy thriller than action film.

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Can you skip Mission: Impossible?

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.

Mission: Impossible guides

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: #1 of 8
Chronological order: #1 of 8
Released: 22 May 1996
In-universe era: The Standalone Films

In release order

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Mission: Impossible 2

In chronological order

First in this order

Mission: Impossible 2

Can you skip Mission: Impossible?

Mission: Impossible guides

Where it sits in the Mission: Impossible order

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