Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

What’s it about?

After the IMF is shut down after being implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, Ethan Hunt and his new team must go rogue to clear their organization’s name.

The facts

• Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
• Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harris, Alec Baldwin, Simon McBurney, and Jens Hultén
• English, Swedish, German, and Russian languages
• Runtime: 131 minutes

Why did it get this rating?

This film was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.

All Mission: Impossible films carry an M rating, but the content can vary, and tends to get stronger as the franchise goes on – our breakdown below is here to help parents and whānau decide what’s suitable for their tamariki or rangatahi.

Violence 

This film contains constant action sequences depicting frequent fighting violence and large-scale destruction where countless people are shot, injured, and killed. The constant risk of certain characters being killed may unsettle or frighten some younger viewers, but there is minimal blood.

Some of the strongest moments of violence include:

• Two characters slashing each other during a knife fight, resulting in one of them being stabbed in the neck and killed, but there is little to no blood.
• A man is thrown from a high platform and impaled on a sharp object. Despite the actual moment happening offscreen, the body can be briefly seen in the background of a subsequent shot, but there is no blood or wounds.
• Early in the film, a woman is shot point-blank in the back of the head offscreen, and we see her body collapse to the ground. This is very traumatic for another character who watches helplessly.
• One man fistfights five men in a small room and bones are heard breaking.
• There is a car bombing, where three characters are blown up, but all we see is the large explosion.

When content stays with you:

We all have our boundaries, and it’s completely okay if something you’ve watched is weighing on your mind. If certain content lingers with you, consider having a chat with friends or whānau to debrief about what you’ve just seen. But if you’re still feeling affected, please reach out to any of the following helplines for support.

• 1737
• Safe to talk
• Lifeline
• Youthline

Further information

• Why are ratings and content warnings important for me and my whānau?
• Brain development – how it works, why it matters
• What the M?! (Blog)