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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
· Movie
· 132 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1063
- IMDb #1190
- Google retired #403
- Rotten Tomatoes #1074
- Metacritic #1022
- Letterboxd #1261
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #481
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1994
- Metacritic Critics #1153
- Metacritic Audience #842
- Criticker #1434
- Douban #342
- Kinopoisk #1715
- AlloCiné #832
- Trakt #768
Every rating
52–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 52, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94.
See the most agreed on films →After a terrorist bombing destroys the Kremlin, the entire Impossible Missions Force is disavowed and shut down. Now operating without support or resources, Ethan Hunt and his rogue team must clear the agency's name and prevent a nuclear war. Their mission takes them from Moscow to Dubai to Mumbai, relying on sheer ingenuity.
Details
- Director
- Brad Bird
- Writers
- André Nemec, Josh Appelbaum
- Released
- 7 December 2011
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Russian, French, Arabic, Swedish
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $145.0M
- Box office
- $694.7M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 19 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 21 →2 wins from 21 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Golden Trailer Awards 2023 | Most Original TV Spot (for a Feature Film) | Mission: Impossible – Christmas Protocol (Creative EMEAA) | Nominee |
| Golden Trailer Awards 2015 | Most Original TV Spot | "Prison Mission" (n87 Creative) | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards 2012 | Kick Ass Award for Best Female Action Star | Paula Patton | Nominee |
| Golden Reel Awards 2012 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Nominee |
| Golden Trailer Awards 2012 | Best Graphics in a TV Spot | "Masthead:15" (AV Squad) | Nominee |
| Golden Trailer Awards 2012 | Best Action TV Spot | "Trailer 1" (AV Squad) | Nominee |
| Golden Trailer Awards 2012 | Best Action TV Spot | "Harder" (AV Squad) | Nominee |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards 2012 | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
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Saturn Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Action or Adventure Film | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Winner |
| Best Editing | Paul Hirsch | Winner |
| Best Actor | Tom Cruise | Nominee |
| Best Director | Brad Bird | Nominee |
| Best Music | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Paula Patton | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
5 nominations
| Best Action TV Spot | "Trailer 1" (AV Squad) | Nominee |
| Best Action TV Spot | "Harder" (AV Squad) | Nominee |
| Best Graphics in a TV Spot | "Masthead:15" (AV Squad) | Nominee |
| Most Original TV Spot | "Prison Mission" (n87 Creative) | Nominee |
| Most Original TV Spot (for a Feature Film) | Mission: Impossible – Christmas Protocol (Creative EMEAA) | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Choice Movie Actor: Action | Tom Cruise | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Actress: Action | Paula Patton | Nominee |
| Choice Movie: Action | Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Fight | Tom Cruise vs. Michael Nyqvist | Nominee |
| Best Gut-Wrenching Performance | Tom Cruise | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards
1 nomination
| Kick Ass Award for Best Female Action Star | Paula Patton | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Buttkicker | Tom Cruise | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture | John Goodson, Paul Francis Russell, and Victor Schutz | Nominee |