Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Directed by Brad Bird
Produced by Tom Cruise, J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Written by André Nemec, Josh Appelbaum
Based on Mission: Impossible by Bruce Geller
Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton
Music by Michael Giacchino, Lalo Schifrin (themes)
Cinematography Robert Elswit
Editing by Paul Hirsch
Studio Skydance Productions, Bad Robot Productions, TC Productions, FilmWorks, Stillking Productions
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) December 7, 2011 (Dubai), December 14, 2011 (France)(IMAX), December 16, 2011 (United States) (IMAX)
Running time 130 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $145 million
Box office $694,713,380
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol is a 2011 American action spy film. It is the fourth installment in the Mission: Impossible series. It stars Tom Cruise, who reprises his role of IMF Agent Ethan Hunt, and is director Brad Bird's first live-action film. Ghost Protocol was written by André Nemec and Josh Appelbaum, and produced by Cruise, J. J. Abrams (director of the third film) and Bryan Burk. It is the first Mission: Impossible movie to be partially filmed using IMAX cameras. The film was released in North America by Paramount Pictures on December 16, 2011.
Upon release, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol became a critical and commercial success. The film currently scores a 94% "Certified Fresh" approval rating on review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, making it the best-reviewed entry of the series. It also grossed over $693 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Mission: Impossible film, the 5th highest-grossing film of 2011 and the highest-grossing film starring Tom Cruise.