Mission: Impossible

film series
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Summary

Mission: Impossible is a film series[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75,214 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: Impossible — instance of (P31): hexalogy[3]
  • Director: Impossible — director (P57): Brian De Palma[4], Impossible — director (P57): John Woo[5], Impossible — director (P57): J. J. Abrams[6], Impossible — director (P57): Brad Bird[7], Impossible — director (P57): Christopher McQuarrie[8]
  • Screenwriter: Impossible — screenwriter (P58): David Koepp[9], Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Steven Zaillian[10], Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Robert Towne[11], Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Ronald D. Moore[12], Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Brannon Braga[13], Impossible — screenwriter (P58): J. J. Abrams[14], Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Alex Kurtzman[15], Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Roberto Orci[16], Impossible — screenwriter (P58): André Nemec[17], Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Christopher McQuarrie[18]
  • Composer: Impossible — composer (P86): Danny Elfman[19], Impossible — composer (P86): Hans Zimmer[20], Impossible — composer (P86): Michael Giacchino[21], Impossible — composer (P86): Joe Kraemer[22], Impossible — composer (P86): Lorne Balfe[23]
  • Genre: Impossible — genre (P136): spy film[24], Impossible — genre (P136): action film[25]
  • Follows: Impossible — follows (P155): Mission: Impossible[26]
  • Cast member: Impossible — cast member (P161): Tom Cruise[27]
  • Producer: Impossible — producer (P162): Tom Cruise[28], Impossible — producer (P162): J. J. Abrams[29], Impossible — producer (P162): Bryan Burk[30]
  • Production company: Impossible — production company (P272): Paramount Pictures[31], Impossible — production company (P272): Cruise/Wagner Productions[32], Impossible — production company (P272): Skydance Media[33], Impossible — production company (P272): Bad Robot Productions[34]
  • Director of photography: Impossible — director of photography (P344): Stephen H. Burum[35], Impossible — director of photography (P344): Jeffrey L. Kimball[36], Impossible — director of photography (P344): Daniel Mindel[37], Impossible — director of photography (P344): Robert Elswit[38]
  • Part of: Impossible — part of (P361): Mission: Impossible[39]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Impossible — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[40]
  • Commons category: Mission: Impossible (film series)[41]
  • Country of origin: Impossible — country of origin (P495): United States[42]
  • Has part(s): Impossible — has part(s) (P527): Mission: Impossible[43], Impossible — has part(s) (P527): Mission: Impossible 2[44], Impossible — has part(s) (P527): Mission: Impossible III[45], Impossible — has part(s) (P527): Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol[46], Impossible — has part(s) (P527): Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation[47], Impossible — has part(s) (P527): Mission: Impossible – Fallout[48], Impossible — has part(s) (P527): Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One[49], Impossible — has part(s) (P527): Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning[50]
  • Publication date: 1996[51]
  • Start time: 1996[52]
  • End time: 2018[53]
  • Characters: Impossible — characters (P674): Ethan Hunt[54], Impossible — characters (P674): Luther Stickell[55]
  • Distributed by: Impossible — distributed by (P750): Paramount Pictures[56]
  • Official website: https://www.missionimpossible.com/[57], https://missionimpossible.jp/[58]
  • Topic's main category: Impossible — topic's main category (P910): Category:Mission: Impossible (film series)[59]
  • Native label: Mission: Impossible[60]
  • Duration: 769[61]
  • Media franchise: Impossible — media franchise (P8345): Mission: Impossible[62]

Why It Matters

Mission: Impossible has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Media franchise → Mission: Impossible
    Has parts → —
    Producer → Tom Cruise, J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
    Distributed by → Paramount Pictures
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