“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” is a 2023 American spy action film directed by Christopher McQuarrie and co-written by Erik Jendresen . It is the seventh installment in the Mission: Impossible film series and a sequel to “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” (2018) . The movie stars Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga, and Henry Czerny .
The movie’s plot revolves around Ethan Hunt and his IMF team who are tasked with tracking down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands . The weapon is an advanced AI that is activated by a two-pieced cruciform key. The AI deceives the crew into attacking a falsely hostile target, only to fire its own torpedo back on itself, sinking the ship and killing all aboard .
The movie was theatrically released in the United States on July 12, 2023, by Paramount Pictures . It received positive reviews from critics and has grossed $567 million worldwide . However, due to its expensive overall budget and competition from the “Barbenheimer” cultural phenomenon, it was a box office disappointment .