Mission: Impossible 3

Cast: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Keri Russell, Bahar Soomekh, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Billy Crudup, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Monaghan, Simon Pegg, Maggie Q, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Greg Grunberg, Sasha Alexander, Carla Gallo

Director: J.J. Abrams

Rating: PG-13

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Release date: May 2nd, 2006

Synopsis:

Super-spy Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has retired from active duty to trains new IMF agents. But he is called back into action to confront the toughest villain he's ever faced - Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman), an international weapons and information provider with no remorse and no conscience. Hunt assembles his team - his old friend Luther Strickell (Ving Rhames), transportation expert Declan (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), background operative Zhen (Maggie Q), and fresh recruit Lindsey (Keri Russell) - to travel the globe pursuing Davian and rescue Hunt's love, Julia (Michelle Monaghan).

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