Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Ethan Hunt returns for a mission that treats an out-of-control artificial intelligence as its ultimate villain, closing out one of action cinema's longest-running franchises with stakes bigger than any single target.
What is Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning about?
The Entity, a rogue AI capable of manipulating global intelligence networks, has already reshaped the balance of power between nations by the time this film picks up. Ethan Hunt and the rest of the IMF team race against governments who see the AI as a weapon to be controlled rather than a threat to be destroyed, while a figure from Hunt's past adds a personal complication to an already global crisis. The mission takes the team through a series of increasingly dangerous set pieces as the window to stop the Entity from permanently rewriting how information — and power — moves through the world keeps shrinking. Along the way, old alliances are tested and new ones form under pressure, with Hunt forced to weigh what he's willing to sacrifice to finish what he started.
Cast & crew
Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt for what is billed as this saga's culminating chapter, once again performing the physical stunt work the series is known for. Hayley Atwell and Simon Pegg return in expanded roles alongside longtime series regular Ving Rhames, while Esai Morales and Pom Klementieff bring new dynamics to the team's shifting loyalties. Henry Czerny and Holt McCallany round out a cast built around decades of continuity.
Context & significance
Director Christopher McQuarrie, who has helmed the series since Rogue Nation, closes out a storyline about artificial intelligence that has been building across the two most recent films. The film leans on practical stunts and large-scale location shooting, a hallmark of the franchise that has kept it distinct from more effects-driven action films.
Where & how to watch
The Final Reckoning is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, delivered through a Farsi interface designed for viewers in the Iranian diaspora. A free K-Time account is all that's required to watch; this page can be read by anyone without signing in.