Mission: Impossible movies in order

There are eight Mission: Impossible films and no spin-off films or series. Release order is also story order, so that is the order to use. The first three films are standalone stories; from Ghost Protocol (2011) on, each film continues the one before it, and The Final Reckoning (2025) picks up two months after Dead Reckoning Part One (2023). Nothing is optional.

8 films 18 h 23 m 1996–2025 Checked 14 Oct 2026

Mission: Impossible

1996 · 110 min

Mission: Impossible 2

2000 · 123 min

Mission: Impossible III

2006 · 126 min

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

2011 · 133 min

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

2015 · 131 min

Mission: Impossible – Fallout

2018 · 147 min

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

2023 · 163 min

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

2025 · 170 min

The order, with notes

#	Title	Year	Runtime	Type	Where it fits
1	Mission: Impossible	1996	110 min	Main film	Start here. Ethan Hunt's first mission; the last film refers back to it.
2	Mission: Impossible 2	2000	123 min	Main film	Standalone sequel; it does not continue the first film's story.
3	Mission: Impossible III	2006	126 min	Main film	Standalone story. Introduces Ethan's wife Julia, whose thread continues in Ghost Protocol and Fallout.
4	Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol	2011	133 min	Main film	Follows III and resolves what happened to Julia.
5	Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation	2015	131 min	Main film	Picks up after Ghost Protocol; the IMF is shut down over the events in Russia.
6	Mission: Impossible – Fallout	2018	147 min	Main film	Set two years after Rogue Nation and continues its story.
7	Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One	2023	163 min	Main film	Follows Fallout. First half of a two-part story; retitled Dead Reckoning for streaming.
8	Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning	2025	170 min	Main film	Begins two months after Dead Reckoning Part One and completes its story.

Runtimes are theatrical cuts. Source: Wikipedia film pages, checked 14 Oct 2026.

Where to start: Start with Mission: Impossible (1996). It introduces Ethan Hunt and the IMF, and The Final Reckoning (2025) refers back to its CIA break-in.