How to Watch Mission: Impossible in Order
To watch Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, start with Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.
Watch Mission: Impossible in release order for a first viewing — start with Mission: Impossible (1996). There are 8 films, released between 1996–2025. That is 18.4 hours of viewing. Only 5 are essential to follow the story — 12.4 hours.
The full checklist
0 of 8 watched- 1Mission: Impossible1996111m
- 2Mission: Impossible II2000123m
- 3Mission: Impossible III2006126m
- 4Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol2011Essential133m
- 5Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation2015Essential131m
- 6Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018Essential147m
- 7Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023Essential164m
- 8Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025Essential170m
Ranked by rating
Full ranking with scores →- 1Mission: Impossible - Fallout20187.5
- 2Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One20237.5
- 3Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation20157.2
- 4Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning20257.2
- 5Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol20117.1
- 6Mission: Impossible19967.0
- 7Mission: Impossible III20066.8
- 8Mission: Impossible II20006.1
Frequently asked questions
What is the correct order to watch Mission: Impossible?
For a first viewing, watch Mission: Impossible in release order, starting with Mission: Impossible (1996) and ending with Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025). That is the order the story was written to be discovered in.
How many Mission: Impossible films are there?
There are 8 Mission: Impossible films.
Can I skip any Mission: Impossible films?
5 of the 8 films carry the main story: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. The other 3 can be skipped on a first watch without losing the plot.
Where should a first-time viewer start with Mission: Impossible?
Start with Mission: Impossible, released in 1996. It introduces the characters and setting the later films build on.
How long does it take to watch all of Mission: Impossible?
Watching every Mission: Impossible film takes 18.4 hours. Sticking to the 5 essential films takes 12.4 hours.