When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.
Mission: Impossible has generally received positive reviews.
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Mission: Impossible was released in 1996 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 902 reviews, giving Mission: Impossible (1996) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 72%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 68%.
With a score of 70%, Mission: Impossible is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1996, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1996 with similar scores include films like From Dusk Till Dawn, Muppet Treasure Island and Shall We Dance?.
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