MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III aka M:i:III

Year: 2006
USA: Paramount Pictures
UK: UIP (UK)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Michelle Monaghan, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Keri Russell, Maggie Q, Laurence Fishburne, Bahar Soomekh, Billy Crudup, Simon Pegg, Sasha Alexander, Greg Grunberg, Michael Berry Jr, Carla Gallo,
Director: J J Abrams
Country: USA
USA & UK: 125 mins
USA Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of frenetic violence and menace, disturbing images, and brief sensuality
UK Certificate: 12A contains moderate action violence
USA Release Date: 5 May 2006
UK Release Date: 4 May 2006


Synopsis

Tom Cruise returns to one of his signature roles, Secret Agent Ethan Hunt, in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III. In this pulse-racing, mind-bending action thriller, Hunt confronts the toughest villain he's ever faced, Owen Davian (Academy Award® winner Philip Seymour Hoffman), an international weapons and information provider with no remorse and no conscience.

The film is co-written and directed by J J Abrams, who brings his unique blend of action, character, comedy, and drama to the franchise. The millions of loyal viewers of Abrams's landmark creations, the television series LOST and ALIAS know what to expect: an enthralling, intricate story with an unexpected and arresting payoff that satisfies on every level.

With M:i:III, Abrams and Cruise turn the spy thriller on its ear as they hark back to the best aspects of the original TV series that inspired the films - a well-connected team of agents centered around a bold and heroic leader, the most exciting action stunts imaginable, and elaborate twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat. M:i:III is the action movie audiences have been waiting for.