Ex-CIA Agent Rates All The 'Mission: Impossible' Movies | How Real Is It? | Insider

Former CIA intelligence officer Andrew Bustamante rates all the "Mission: Impossible" movies, starring Tom Cruise, for realism. Bustamante looks at field-operation scenes in "Mission: Impossible" (1996), with Ving Rhames and Jon Voight; and "Mission: Impossible 2" (2000), with Thandiwe Newton. He breaks down spy gadgets and disguises in "Mission: Impossible III" (2006), with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Simon Pegg; and "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" (2011), with Jeremy Renner and Léa Seydoux. He compares Cruise's physical skills to real-life CIA training in "Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation" (2015), with Rebecca Ferguson; "Mission: Impossible — Fallout" (2018), with Henry Cavill; and "Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One" (2023). Bustamante was a CIA covert intelligence officer for seven years. He worked in the National Clandestine Service, now-called the Directorate of Operations. He is the founder of EverydaySpy, an education and training platform that teaches espionage tactics for everyday life. He is also the host of "Everyday Espionage Podcast." Dead Reckoning Part One, starring Tom Cruise, is in theaters July 12. You can find more about Andrew and EverydaySpy at: https://everydayspy.com Andrew's Instagram:   / everydayspy   Andrew's Twitter:   / everydayspy   WATCH MORE HOW REAL IS IT VIDEOS: Crime Experts Rate 24 Cons And Heists In Movies And TV    • Crime Experts Rate 24 Cons And Heists In M...   Afghan War Veteran Rates 9 Afghanistan War Battles In Movies    • Afghan War Veteran Rates 9 Afghanistan War...   Military Experts Rate 70 Military Battles In Movies And TV    • Military Experts Rate 70 Military Battles ...   ------------------------------------------------------ #MissionImpossible #HowRealIsIt #Insider Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports and all the rest. It’s smart. It’s fearless. It’s fun. We push the boundaries of digital storytelling. Our mission is to inform and inspire. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.insider.com Insider on Facebook:   / insider   Insider on Instagram:   / insider   Insider on Twitter:   / thisisinsider   Insider on Snapchat:   / 2708030621   Insider on TikTok:   / insider   Ex-CIA Agent Rates All The 'Mission: Impossible' Movies | How Real Is It? | Insider