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Mission: Impossible watch order

All eight Mission: Impossible films, in the order they came out. It is the same order the emberslate app uses for its Mission: Impossible saga.

Updated · By emberfold labs

The short answer

Watch in release order, from Mission: Impossible (1996) to The Final Reckoning (2025). The earlier films mostly stand alone, but the story links up from Rogue Nation onward, and the last two are one story. The eight films take about 18 hours.

Titles
8 films, 0 series
Everything
about 18 hours
Core path
about 18 hours
Films only
about 18 hours

Release order

Mission: Impossible in release order

The order they came out.

  1. Mission: Impossible poster01

    Mission: Impossible (1996)

    Film · 1h 51mCore

  2. Mission: Impossible II poster02

    Mission: Impossible II (2000)

    Film · 2h 3mCore

  3. Mission: Impossible III poster03

    Mission: Impossible III (2006)

    Film · 2h 6mCore

  4. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol poster04

    Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

    Film · 2h 13mCore

  5. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation poster05

    Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)

    Film · 2h 11mCore

  6. Mission: Impossible - Fallout poster06

    Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

    Film · 2h 27mCore

  7. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One poster07

    Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

    Film · 2h 44mCore

  8. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning poster08

    Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)

    Film · 2h 50mCore

Do they need to be watched in order?

The first four films mostly stand alone, each with its own mission. From Rogue Nation (2015) onward the films build on one another, and Fallout continues straight from Rogue Nation.

Release order is the best way to follow it, and it is the only order the series has.

The last two films

Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) and The Final Reckoning (2025) tell one story across two films. Watch them back to back.

Track it

Track the Mission: Impossible saga in emberslate

The Sagas tab in the emberslate app has this exact order. Mark the next step watched, and see how far through you are. It is free on Android.

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The Mission: Impossible saga in the emberslate app: 8 films in the order they came out, with Mission: Impossible from 1996 up next and Mark watched and Skip buttons.

Mission: Impossible watch order questions

What order should I watch the Mission: Impossible movies in?

Release order: Mission: Impossible, II, III, Ghost Protocol, Rogue Nation, Fallout, Dead Reckoning Part One and The Final Reckoning.

Can I skip the first Mission: Impossible films?

The first films mostly stand alone, so starting with Ghost Protocol (2011) works. The story ties together from Rogue Nation onward.

Do I need to watch Dead Reckoning before The Final Reckoning?

Yes. The Final Reckoning continues the story that Dead Reckoning Part One begins.

How long does it take to watch all the Mission: Impossible films?

About 18 hours for all eight.

The order and the core, optional and save-for-later marks are the ones the emberslate app uses for this saga. Titles, years and runtimes come from TMDB; series runtimes count aired episodes only and are rounded. First published .