Mission: Impossible III

Mission: Impossible III has quietly become one of the more dependable crime dramas currently available in Australia on BINGE and Paramount Plus, and in the US on Paramount Plus Premium and Kanopy. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 7,689 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Tom Cruise anchors it, but the writing does the real work. Put it on tonight on BINGE and see for yourself.

Mission: Impossible III arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The plotting in Mission: Impossible III is tight enough that the twists feel earned rather than assembled. Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves. Credit to Tom Cruise and Philip Seymour Hoffman for grounding it — this is a cast that earns the twists. Mission: Impossible III came out in 2006. Mission: Impossible III is at its best in the quiet scenes between the plot beats, where the character work actually happens. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers who think they have seen every crime drama tend to find Mission: Impossible III proves them wrong. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Tom Cruise anchors it, but the writing does the real work. If you are going to commit to one crime drama this month, make it this one.