August 19 will be an amazing day for Mission: Impossible fans, which means it is now the perfect time to start rewatching the franchise. The first Mission: Impossible movie was released in 1996 and was based on the TV series of the same name, which began airing in the '60s. The show was popular, but in 1996, no one would have predicted just how big the movie franchise would become.

With Tom Cruise as its lead, the Mission: Impossible series has been one of the most popular franchises in Hollywood for nearly three decades. In this time, eight Mission: Impossible movies have been made. This series completely changed the trajectory of Cruise's career, who has performed plenty of death-defying stunts in the Mission: Impossible movies .

These stunts have made Mission: Imp

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