How does Mission: Impossible III end?

In the final act ("Street Showdown and Aftermath"): A brutal street fight ensues between Ethan and Davian, culminating in Davian's death. Julia eliminates Musgrave, revives Ethan, and the couple departs for their honeymoon.

Mission: Impossible III (2006) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Mission: Impossible III
Genre: action, adventure, thriller
Released: 2006
Rating: 6.8

Plot Analysis Summary

A retired IMF agent is forced back into action to rescue his kidnapped fiancée from a ruthless arms dealer and a corrupt IMF director.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Retirement and Berlin Rescue

Vatican Capture and Bay Ambush

Shanghai Deception and Betrayal

Street Showdown and Aftermath

Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.

Directed by

J.J. Abrams

Key Cast

Tom Cruise — Ethan Hunt
Philip Seymour Hoffman — Owen Davian
Ving Rhames — Luther
Billy Crudup — Musgrave
Michelle Monaghan — Julia

Rating: 6.8/10 (7,617 votes)