Ethan Hunt

Ethan Hunt is the fictional protagonist of the *Mission: Impossible* film franchise, played by Tom Cruise.

An agent of the covert Impossible Missions Force (IMF), Hunt is known for death-defying stunts, elaborate disguises, and last-second escapes.

The name has become shorthand for improbable heroics: He pulled an Ethan Hunt and saved the whole project.

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Tom Cruise · disguise · face mask · rubber mask · agent · IMF · mask · stunts · free climbing · Burj Khalifa · heist · gadgets · thriller · operative · covert · action · infiltration · rope

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Opposites
heroic alignment

Ethan Huntvillain

Wicked story antagonist

traitor · Gabriel · antagonist · supervillain · rogue agent

operational approach

Ethan Huntbureaucrat

Government administrative official

analyst · pen pusher · James Bond · M · Jason Bourne

Family

Ethan, hunts, hunted, hunting, hunter, hunters, huntsman, huntress

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Top 500,000
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Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG