M:I 3 is a great movie. It is thrilling, suspenseful, action-packed, and completely implausible. But hey! That's what makes it fun. The main thing parents need to be concerned about in this film is the menacing villain (a sadistic black-market dealer) and the evil things he does to get his way. He kidnaps people, inserts chips into their brains (with a device that resembles a staple-gun), then activates the chips, which kill the people who have them. In another scene, he beats Ethan to a pulp and shoots a woman tied to a chair in the head. Elsewhere, people are shot, stabbed, and exploded, with some onscreen blood. One man is smashed by a car (we see it hit is body momentarily, but the rest is offscreen). There is some language: several "d**n"s and "h**l"s, plus two "SOBs" and a few "a*s"s. Once Ethan and his fiance are married, they rush into a supply closet and kiss passionately, while removing each other's clothes (the camera flashes away after shirts are gone, and no sensitive areas are shown).
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Mission: Impossible III
(2006, Rated PG-13, Action/adventure, Starring Tom Cruise, Laurence Fishburne, Philip Seymour Hoffman)
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Common Sense says
More boisterous and violent action; teens and up.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–14
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What Parents Need to Know
About Mission: Impossible III
Parents need to know that this movie includes frequent, intense scenes of violence, including a few (repeat) shots of a dead character's grisly face, whose loss causes some brief heartache for our hero). Secret agent action includes explosions (including tiny bombs that detonate inside agents' brains), shootouts with automatic weapons, missile fire, car and helicopter chases, falls, crashes, and torture (victims tied to chairs, showing sweaty faces and teary eyes). A couple kisses and then, following a quick hospital chapel wedding, has sex in a supply room (scene cuts away following removal of shirts); girl appears briefly in shower, head and shoulders up. Blood is visible following a few shootings. Ethan's face is repeatedly bruised and scraped. Characters drink wine, champagne, and beer. Villain smokes cigarettes a couple of times.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the tension Ethan feels between his job and his personal life/romance. How does he learn that lying to his wife has various costs, in terms of trust as well as her physical danger? They can also talk about action movies in general, and whether a movie needs violence in order to be thrilling.
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- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Sensational, Thrilling Movie...
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
Good plot, good acting, good movie.
M:I:III is an outstanding movie.The plot is intriguing the action is exciting, and the movie is exillerating. And Tom Cruises wife in the movie is banging!!!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
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Better than the first two, great movie
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Cool for teens and up
Another one you cannot miss better than the first!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
It was SWEET
It was awsome! I enjoyed the action. I watched it with my friend skyler in his dads car. I Reccomend this movie to 11-. My favorite part was when they jumped the vadican wall and had cool disguises. I hope you enjoy this thrilling movie! be thrilled!
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Admissibly interesting story
I have to admit I was a little disappointed with this film. As a movie that was supposed to follow in the footsteps of the "Mission Impossible" legacy, I was expecting high stakes, thrilling action and captivating drama. Instead, I was subjected to an admissibly interesting story with a straightforward plot and fairly exciting but not exceptionally great special effects. Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance as the villain Owen Davian was probably the most impressive, but unfortunately not nearly as central to the story as it could have been. I was hoping to see more of Laurence Fishburne as well, but unfortunately his contribution to the plot remained mostly off-screen. The team of Ving Rhames, Jonathon Rhys-Meyers and Maggie Q are great in their supporting roles, but again, their characters seem to be there for the sole purpose of giving a little bit of depth and variety to a one-man show. If you're a big Tom Cruise fan, you'll probably enjoy his portrayal of Ethan Hunt as much as you would any of his other typically average characters, but don't expect an award winning performances like those in the early nineties (Born on the Fourth of July, A Few Good Men, Jerry Maguire). All-in-all, not a complete failure but definitely far from a hit. I give it a 6/10 and recommend it for when there's nothing better to watch.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Breath of fresh air
Definitely a step up from number 2, the story line was great and easy to follow. The "tricks" and techie stuff was mostly reused from the first 2, nothing much new in that way. But it is always exhilirating to watch the team get out of those impossible situations! Fun and enjoyable all around.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Just Plane Awsome!!!!
Mission Impossible 3 was the best one yet.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
BETTER THAN 1&2
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Lots of Action
Quite violent. Do not let kids under the age of 13 see this movie. There are blood and disturbing images. The plot is interesting and the movie is very entertaining.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Not for kids !!
kids under 12 should not read this book but if you are 12 ask an adlut to read the book and give you an ok to read this book.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
I lost like a MILLION brain cells watching this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mission Impossible is for for two year olds. WE ALL should be watching something MATURE,ADULTLIKE like Barbie Fairytopia The Movie!!!!! Your children or spouse might complain in the beginning,but in the end they will be weeping over what a beautiful movie it is.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Action-packed!
This movie is tons of fun! But be warned, it was rated PG-13 for a reason. But if you obey the rating you'll be fine, because it's fine for anyone 13 and up! There's lots of violence, some language, and a bit of sexuality.
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- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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