4. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Increasing the impossibility of Rogue Nation’s mission is the fact this is the first Mission: Impossible movie where every facet of Hunt’s operation has been compromised from the beginning. Hunt and his crew have to prove the existence of The Syndicate, a mysterious super-network of former agents from various intelligence agencies, all of whom are presumed to be dead. And he has to do all this while being hunted by the CIA.
The U.S. government targeting Hunt is a frequent obstacle in Mission: Impossible movies, but Rogue Nation is the first time the star also has to battle Solomon Lane (Sean Harris)—the smartest Mission: Impossible villain ever—and a team of agents nearly as skilled as he is. Unfortunately, the film’s big weakness—the global threat being more implied than imminent—knocks it down a few on the impossibility ranking.
