Tom Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt in this pulse-pounding thrill ride directed by J.J. Abrahms . Lured back into action by his agency superiors, Ethan faces his deadliest adversary yet - a sadistic weapons dealer named Owen Davian. With the support of his IMF team, Ethan leaps into spectacular adventure from Rome to Shanghai as he races to rescue a captured agent and stop Davian from eliminating his next target: Ethan's wife, Julia.