A retired agent faces a high-octane, relentless battle against a ruthless arms dealer threatening his love.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy (free), Pluto TV (free) and Tubi (free).
No sex or nudity and some strong language, about what a PG-13 should carry.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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