Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol is a 2011 American action film, 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 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 93% "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. In Budapest to intercept a courier holding Russian nuclear launch codes, IMF agent Trevor Hanaway is killed by assassin Sabine Moreau, who is working for a person code-named "Cobalt".
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| Release date: | December 14, 2011 |
| Directed by: | Brad Bird |
| Runtime: | 130 Minutes |
| Producer: | J.J. Abrams, Tom Cruise, Bryan Burk |
| Editor: | Paul Hirsch |
| Music by: | Michael Giacchino |
| Cinematography: | Robert Elswit |
| Screenplay by: | André Nemec, Josh Applebaum |
| Estimated budget: | $140,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Mission: Impossible |
| Genre: | Action, Adventure, Thriller |