These TV Shows Did So Well That They Got Box Office Spin-Offs

Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible

Ethan Hunt is one of Tom Cruise's most memorable roles. He works as a spy on the Impossible Missions Force and he leads an ensemble team through a mission to diffuse an impending global disaster. As with any typical Cruise movie, there's just as much romance as there is action.

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The More You Know

  • Iron Man first appeared in the Marvel Comic “Tales of Suspense” in 1963.
  • Hattie McDaniels was the first Black actor to win an Oscar
  • "E.T." and "Poltergeist" started from the same script.
  • Bela Lugosi was buried in full Dracula costume—cape and all.
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