Mission: Impossible II

With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called Chimera. This mission, should Hunt choose to accept it, plunges him into the center of an international crisis of terrifying magnitude.

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Brian De Palma Turned Down 'Mission: Impossible 2' Because He Felt "One Of These Is Enough"

If you’re a frequent reader of The Playlist, you probably are well versed in the filmography of Brian De Palma. We’re talking the filmmaker behind iconic movies such as “Scarface,” “Carrie,” and “The Phantom of the Paradise.” Okay, maybe that last one is just in my eyes (and Rian Johnson’s). Regardless, when you’re talking about …

Tom Cruise’s Most Dangerous Stunts in ‘Mission: Impossible’

The director Christopher McQuarrie ranks the hardest sequences in the latest films. His criteria: risk to his star multiplied by time exposed to that risk.