Mission: Impossible (1996)

The hit TV series is turned into a suspenseful, explosive feature starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, a special agent with the top-secret "Impossible Mission Force" who encounters mysterious arms-dealers, dangerous computer files and duplicitous government agents on his globe-trotting adventure. With Jon Voight, Ving Rhames and Emmanuelle Béart; directed by Brian De Palma. 110 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)

Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt is back, this time assigned to Australia to track down ex-compatriot Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott) who has swiped the antidote for a deadly, genetically altered flu bug from a bio-tech firm. Hunt recruits a gorgeous thief (Thandie Newton) and former lover of Ambrose's to help him save the world. John Woo's high-adrenaline action-thriller also stars Anthony Hopkins, Ving Rhames; scripted by Robert Towne. 123 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Directed by "Lost" co-creator J.J. Abrams, this thrilling third installment in the popular series finds super-spy Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) forced out of retirement to face off against a ruthless arms dealer (Philip Seymour Hoffman). With the help of his associates, Hunt must rescue his fiancée (Michelle Monaghan) and an IMF trainee (Keri Russell) from his sadistic foe. With Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Maggie Q. 125 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011)

In the exciting fourth entry in the successful action series, an attack on the Kremlin leaves IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team falsely accused of international terrorism. Forced to go underground, they must race against time to clear their names while trying to stop a plot to orchestrate a nuclear war between the United States and Russia. Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Michael Nyqvist, and, in a cameo, Ving Rhames co-star in director Brad Bird's first live-action film. 132 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)

Dazzling stunts and thrill-a-minute action highlight this exhilarating fifth chapter in the popular film franchise. When the Impossible Missions Force is disbanded by the government, veteran agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is joined by mysterious MI6 operative Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson) as he tries to bring down the Syndicate, a shadowy and sinister espionage agency every bit as dangerous as the IMF. With Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, Alec Baldwin, and Ving Rhames. 131 min. C/Rtg: PG-13