How I Rank The ‘Mission: Impossible’ Films (So Far)

No mission too impossible, no ranking too implausible

Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation (2015) Credit: Paramount Pictures

Today’s greatest action series will come to an end this May, with Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. I cannot wait. Bond will always be my preferred series, (I previously wrote a piece pairing the first seven Bond films against the first seven Mission: Impossible films, you can read here), but Ethan Hunt’s adventures have proven more reliable than the current Bond films for me, with Cruise’s flagship magnetically coming into its own just as the Bonds lost their way.

With the official trailer now released (still unseen by me, because I’m already sold), I’m ranking the films thus far. Which entries are best, and which are best excluded from future Mission marathons?

Which will you continue to revisit long after Tom Cruise hangs up his running shoes?

Here’s my ranking, should you choose to accept it…

7. Mission: Impossible II (2000)

Mission: Impossible II (2000) Credit: Paramount Pictures

There’s no unwatchable Mission: Impossible film. Even this mega-stupid mega-hit has its moments. But I warn you, those…