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Mission: Impossible III (2006)

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Mission: Impossible III
PG-13
Action
Adventure
Thriller

IMF agent Ethan Hunt comes into conflict with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer who threatens his life and his fiancée in response.

Release Date
May 5, 2006
Director
J.J. Abrams
Runtime
126 minutes
Writers
Alex Kurtzman , Roberto Orci , J.J. Abrams , Bruce Geller

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