Mission: Impossible - Fallout

When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.

Fallout landed as one of the most acclaimed action films in recent memory, with critics essentially agreeing that McQuarrie's return as director gave the franchise a narrative cohesion it had previously lacked, and that Cruise's insistence on performing his own stunts elevated the set pieces beyond spectacle into something viscerally credible. The few dissenting notes cluster around Henry Cavill's stiff performance, the supporting cast being sidelined by the film's Ethan-centric focus, and a climax that some found excessive in its violence rather than thrilling.