Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.
Acting
Hoffman's Davian redefined blockbuster villainy—chillingly casual menace.
Direction
Abrams' debut brings Alias energy: relentless pressure, breathless setpieces.
Stunts
Cruise actually got injured in that factory explosion. Commitment.
Director
J.J. Abrams
Tom Cruise
Ethan Hunt
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Owen Davian
Ving Rhames
Luther
Billy Crudup
Musgrave
Michelle Monaghan
Julia
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Declan
Keri Russell
Lindsey Farris
Maggie Q
Zhen
Simon Pegg
Benji
Eddie Marsan
Brownway
Laurence Fishburne
Theodore Brassel
Bahar Soomekh
Davian's Translator
Jeff Chase
Davian's Bodyguard
Michael Berry Jr.
Julia's Kidnapper
Carla Gallo
Beth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Abrams' first feature film—he got the gig after Cruise binge-watched Alias. The rabbit's foot MacGuffin? Never explained, intentionally.
Hoffman filmed his entire role in 12 days, improvising that terrifying 'what I'm selling' monologue. Cruise reportedly found him genuinely intimidating on set.
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