Mission: Impossible II

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Mission: Impossible II

PG-13

Released May 24, 2000

2h 3m

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Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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Tom Cruise returns to his role as Ethan Hunt in the second installment of "Mission: Impossible." This time Ethan Hunt leads his IMF team on a mission to capture a deadly German virus before it is released by terrorists. His mission is made impossible due to the fact that he is not the only person after samples of the disease. He must also contest with a gang of international terrorists headed by a turned bad former IMF agent who has already managed to steal the cure.

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Critics Consensus

Your cranium may crave more substance, but your eyes will feast on the amazing action sequences.

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David Hunter

The Hollywood Reporter

Newton is just about the best thing about M:I-2, playing a thinly written and cryptically motivated character with such charisma that one hangs on every lifting eyebrow and seductive smile.

Jun 15, 2020

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David Ansen

Newsweek

"M:I-2," as the new Mission: Impossible is tagged, is a slick, expensive, bullet-ridden thriller that is oddly dull -- the last thing you'd expect.

Mar 6, 2018

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Good thrill ride of a movie for teens and older.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 26, 2010

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Nothing about the movie works, and even less is worth remembering.

Rated: 0.5/4

Mar 6, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Despite the obnoxiously overdramatic nature of several sequences, there are still a number of amusing moments of action and a modestly competent emotional interaction or two.

Rated: 4/10

Aug 29, 2022

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Tony Black

Cultural Conversation

A film that remains eternally fascinating, particularly as the demonstrable nadir of, otherwise, one of cinema's most consistently entertaining blockbuster franchises.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 15, 2021

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Lamere W

The best way how I can honestly describe this movie?It gets carried by its action a lot There's so many explosions The plot of this movie is not interesting And Some things in this movie is forgettable

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/04/25

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Angry M

MI2 is the worst Mission impossible film by far , Why because unlike MI3 which had less action but a great villain and brilliant heart pounding scenes MI2 is just a full on action feast! But the first half of the film is actually quite boring it only gets better in the last 25 minutes when it all kicks off , But the romantic stuff I didn’t care for the villain was a stereotypical bad guy and the film really isn’t that exciting until the bike chase and fight on the beach apart from that this film is just boring at times but the plot with the virus was ok . But no question this is the worst Mission impossible film

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/25

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Jason Michael D

Outdated and the weakest in the series

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/16/25

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Adam W

Slllllloooooooowwwwwwwwwww mooooootiiiiiiooooooonnnnnn!!!!! I can’t believe this movie didn’t kill the series. Cruise might have had a bit too much control in making this one.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/13/25

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tiago m

É um bom filme, superior ao primeiro, ainda é meio lento e falta sequências de ação/"impossíveis, mas ainda sim da pra se divertir.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/25

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Kelly N

Just awful! Too unbelievable and too many plot holes

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/12/25

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Synopsis

Tom Cruise returns to his role as Ethan Hunt in the second installment of "Mission: Impossible." This time Ethan Hunt leads his IMF team on a mission to capture a deadly German virus before it is released by terrorists. His mission is made impossible due to the fact that he is not the only person after samples of the disease. He must also contest with a gang of international terrorists headed by a turned bad former IMF agent who has already managed to steal the cure.

Director: John Woo
Producer: Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner
Screenwriter: Brannon Braga, Ronald D. Moore, Robert Towne
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Cruise-Wagner Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 24, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $215.4M
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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