How to watch Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One

Tom Cruise and Vanessa Kirby in Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Tom Cruise and Vanessa Kirby in Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (Image credit: Paramount Pictures/Skydance)

It's here, Tom Cruise's next mission, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One. What to Watch's most anticipated summer blockbuster movie of 2023, movie fans can now watch Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One. The big question is how?

Is it streaming or is it only in movie theaters? In either case, where?

Judging by our five-star Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One review, this is not one you are going to want to miss out on. So let us lay out everything you need to know on how to watch Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One right now.

How to watch Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One in movie theaters 

Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One is still playing in select movie theaters. To find out when, where and in what format the movie is playing (the movie is screening in IMAX theaters for IMAX fans), you can check out the official Mission: Impossible website, see if it's playing at your favorite local theater on their website or find all the locations it is showing in your area through Fandango. You can also purchase tickets through any of these options.

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Is Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One streaming?

You can choose to watch Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One at home starting October 2023. The movie is coming to digital on-demand platforms on Tuesday, October 10, where viewers can rent or buy a digital copy of the movie. 

There is still no information yet as to when the latest Mission: Impossible movie is going to become available via streaming, but we can make a pretty good guess as to where it is going to play once it does make its streaming debut: Paramount Plus. No real surprise there as Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One is a Paramount Pictures movie. It should be in good company too, as all six previous Mission: Impossible movies are currently available to stream on Paramount Plus.

Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One on DVD

If you fear the algorithm like Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt, you can bring home a physical copy of Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One, as DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD copies of the movie are releasing on Tuesday, October 31.

In addition to the movie, the DVD is going to have a number of special features, including:

  • Commentary by director Christopher McQuarrie and editor Eddie Hamilton
  • Abu Dhabi: explore the exotic filming locations in the desert and at the international airport and discover how each thrilling sequence was shot
  • Rome: take a behind-the-scenes look at the thrilling car chase through Italy's historic capital, as Tom Cruise's driving skills are pushed to the limit while handcuffed to Hayley Atwell
  • Venice: see the breathtaking city of Venice as it's never been shown on film. Plus, witness the cast's dedication and commitment to their training as they prepare to get "Mission Ready"
  • Freefall: an extended behind-the-scenes look at one of the biggest stunts in cinema history. Watch never-before-seen footage of the rigorous training as Tom launches a motorcycle off a cliff
  • Speed Flying: join Tom and the crew as they explain the various training techniques involved in pulling off the dangerous speed flying stunts in the film
  • Train: see how the climactic train sequence was captured on film. From building an actual train from scratch to crashing it using practical effects, you don't want to miss this
  • Deleted Shots Montage: director Christopher McQuarrie and editor Eddie Hamilton share some of the breathtaking, never-before-seen footage that didn't make the final film
  • Editorial Feature - The Sevastopol: director Christopher McQuarrie and editor Eddie Hamilton take viewers through the intense opening scene

What else to know about Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One

This is the seventh entry to the Mission: Impossible franchise and is the first half of a two-part story that will conclude in Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part Two. Here is the official synopsis of what to expect with Part One:

“In Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One, Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: to track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission — not even the lives of those he cares about most."

Starring in the movie is of course Tom Cruise, alongside other Mission: Impossible staples like Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson and Simon Pegg. The rest of the cast features Vanessa Kirby, Pom Klementieff, Hayley Atwell, Shea Whigham, Cary Elwes, Esai Morales and Henry Czerny. 

Christopher McQuarrie, who directed both Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation and Mission: Impossible — Fallout, returns for Dead Reckoning.

In addition to our five-star review for the movie, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One is already "Certified Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes.

Watch the trailer to see what's in store:

Michael Balderston

Michael Balderston is a DC-based entertainment and assistant managing editor for What to Watch, who has previously written about the TV and movies with TV Technology, Awards Circuit and regional publications. Spending most of his time watching new movies at the theater or classics on TCM, some of Michael's favorite movies include Casablanca, Moulin Rouge!, Silence of the Lambs, Children of Men, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and Star Wars. On the TV side he enjoys Only Murders in the Building, Yellowstone, The Boys, Game of Thrones and is always up for a Seinfeld rerun. Follow on Letterboxd.