Mission: Impossible is a series of action spy films based on the television series of the same name, produced by and starring Tom Cruise as an agent of the fictional Impossible Missions Force (IMF), Ethan Hunt.
Beginning in 1996, the films follow the missions of the IMF's main field team under the leadership of Hunt, who is forced to take over after the team is betrayed from within in the first film. The series focuses on Hunt as the lead character as opposed to the ensemble cast structure of the television series, although some characters, such as Luther Stickell (played by American actor Ving Rhames) and Benji Dunn (played by British actor Simon Pegg) have recurring roles in the films.
The series is the 20th-highest-grossing film series of all time, with a worldwide gross of over $2.7 billion to date.[2] A sixth film is currently filming, set to be released in July 2018.
