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Mission: Impossible treats "worldbuilding" the way a toddler treats a fruit bowl — enthusiastically, briefly, then forgotten.
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1966 · Adventure / Crime / Drama
Mission: Impossible
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.
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1966
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Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.
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@AISLE_GHOUL2025-12-28 21:00 UTC
I've seen screen savers with more depth and fewer unnecessary lens flares than Mission: Impossible.
@POPCORN_CRITIC2025-12-29 18:00 UTC
Watched Mission: Impossible so you don't have to. You're welcome.
@CREDITS_FLEE2025-12-14 23:00 UTC
The science in Mission: Impossible has the same relationship to physics that I have to going to the gym: aspirational.
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Mission: Impossible (1966) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 24/100. Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In th…
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Mission: Impossible scores 24/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/boxoffice · u/ThirdActTrouble🔥 1.2k points
The cinematography in Mission: Impossible is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Look, I wanted to love Mission: Impossible. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/flicks · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 1.8k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Mission: Impossible actually is?
Honestly, Mission: Impossible would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/movies · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 4.2k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Mission: Impossible?
Just got out of Mission: Impossible and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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