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Mission: Impossible 3 (2006)

Directed by J. J. Abrams, Mission Impossible III marked the third release in the long-running Thriller, Action, and Spy series starring Tom Cruise. Marking J. J. Abrams directorial debut, this installment sees a retired Ethan Hunt dragged back into the spy game.

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Mission: Impossible III
pg-13
Action
Adventure

Director
J.J. Abrams
Distributor(s)
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Tom Cruise , Michelle Monaghan , Maggie Q , Simon Pegg , Philip Seymour Hoffman , Ving Rhames , Jonathan Rhys Meyers , Billy Crudup , Keri Russell , Laurence Fishburne
Writers
J.J. Abrams , Alex Kurtzman , Roberto Orci
Runtime
126 Minutes
Franchise(s)
Mission: Impossible
Budget
$150–186 million
Release Date
May 5, 2006

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