The “Mission: Impossible” movies have had different directors for each installment. Here is a list of the directors for the various movies released up to my knowledge cutoff in September 2021:
1. Mission: Impossible (1996) – Directed by Brian De Palma
2. Mission: Impossible II (2000) – Directed by John Woo
3. Mission: Impossible III (2006) – Directed by J.J. Abrams
4. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) – Directed by Brad Bird
5. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) – Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
6. Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) – Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
7. Mission: Impossible – 7 (2023) – Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
Christopher McQuarrie has been the director for the past two “Mission: Impossible” movies and is also confirmed to direct the upcoming seventh installment.