What codename does the mole use in the 1996 Mission: Impossible film? The mole uses the codename Job.
Ethan Hunt learns that the Prague operation was connected to an internal IMF investigation. The mission was intended to expose a mole who had been selling intelligence to the arms dealer Max. The codename “Job” appears in the phrase “Job 314,” which initially seems like an operational reference.
Hunt eventually realizes that the wording points to the biblical Book of Job rather than a conventional mission number. “Job” is therefore the mole’s codename, and the revelation helps him identify the traitor behind the Prague setup.
The film deliberately encourages confusion between Job and other espionage labels. Janus is a separate name associated with the conspiracy, while Cobalt is not the mole’s codename in this movie. The final reveal identifies Jim Phelps as Job, overturning the audience’s initial assumption that he was dead.