Mission: Impossible

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Mission: Impossible

Summary

Mission: Impossible is a film series[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56,969 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mission: Impossible's instance of is recorded as Impossible — instance of (P31): film series[3].
  • Mission: Impossible's instance of is recorded as Impossible — instance of (P31): hexalogy[4].
  • Mission: Impossible was directed by Impossible — director (P57): Brian De Palma[5].
  • Mission: Impossible was directed by Impossible — director (P57): John Woo[6].
  • Mission: Impossible was directed by Impossible — director (P57): J. J. Abrams[7].
  • Mission: Impossible was directed by Impossible — director (P57): Brad Bird[8].
  • Mission: Impossible was directed by Impossible — director (P57): Christopher McQuarrie[9].
  • Impossible — screenwriter (P58): David Koepp wrote the screenplay for Mission: Impossible[10].
  • Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Steven Zaillian wrote the screenplay for Mission: Impossible[11].
  • Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Robert Towne wrote the screenplay for Mission: Impossible[12].
  • Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Ronald D. Moore wrote the screenplay for Mission: Impossible[13].
  • Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Brannon Braga wrote the screenplay for Mission: Impossible[14].
  • Impossible — screenwriter (P58): J. J. Abrams wrote the screenplay for Mission: Impossible[15].
  • Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Alex Kurtzman wrote the screenplay for Mission: Impossible[16].
  • Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Roberto Orci wrote the screenplay for Mission: Impossible[17].
  • Impossible — screenwriter (P58): André Nemec wrote the screenplay for Mission: Impossible[18].
  • Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Christopher McQuarrie wrote the screenplay for Mission: Impossible[19].
  • Mission: Impossible's composer is recorded as Impossible — composer (P86): Danny Elfman[20].
  • Mission: Impossible's composer is recorded as Impossible — composer (P86): Hans Zimmer[21].
  • Mission: Impossible's composer is recorded as Impossible — composer (P86): Michael Giacchino[22].
  • Mission: Impossible's composer is recorded as Impossible — composer (P86): Joe Kraemer[23].
  • Mission: Impossible's composer is recorded as Impossible — composer (P86): Lorne Balfe[24].
  • Mission: Impossible's genre is Impossible — genre (P136): spy film[25].
  • Mission: Impossible's genre is Impossible — genre (P136): action film[26].
  • Mission: Impossible followed Impossible — follows (P155): Mission: Impossible[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Impossible — producer (P162): Tom Cruise[28], Impossible — producer (P162): J. J. Abrams[29], and Impossible — producer (P162): Bryan Burk[30]. Directors include Impossible — director (P57): Brian De Palma[5], Impossible — director (P57): John Woo[6], Impossible — director (P57): J. J. Abrams[7], Impossible — director (P57): Brad Bird[8], and Impossible — director (P57): Christopher McQuarrie[9]. Screenwriters include Impossible — screenwriter (P58): David Koepp[10], Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Steven Zaillian[11], Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Robert Towne[12], Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Ronald D. Moore[13], Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Brannon Braga[14], and Impossible — screenwriter (P58): J. J. Abrams[15]. A cast member of Mission: Impossible was Impossible — cast member (P161): Tom Cruise[31].

Publication

Mission: Impossible was published on 1996[32]. The original language of it was Impossible — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[33]. Genres include Impossible — genre (P136): spy film[25] and Impossible — genre (P136): action film[26]. It is part of Impossible — part of (P361): it[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Mission: Impossible followed Impossible — follows (P155): it[27].

Why It Matters

Mission: Impossible ranks in the top 1% of film_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56,969 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Media franchise → Mission: Impossible
    Has parts → —
    Producer → Tom Cruise, J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
    Distributed by → Paramount Pictures
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||pt */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54148|batch #54148]]: Remove (film series) from name"
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