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Mission: Impossible II

Play trailer 1:57 Poster for Mission: Impossible II PG-13 Released May 24, 2000 2h 3m Action Adventure Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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Your cranium may crave more substance, but your eyes will feast on the amazing action sequences.

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David Edelstein Slate So is the movie a tacky hoot? Yes, but until the godawful last half-hour it's a surprisingly fun tacky hoot. May 8, 2025 Full Review Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal There's no grounding in physical reality, let alone in human emotion. May 8, 2025 Full Review Joe Holleman St. Louis Post-Dispatch Woo and company pull this movie out of the dirt, however, with a rocking last half hour. Rated: 2.5/4 May 8, 2025 Full Review Don Shanahan Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast The unbridled wildness of it all remains an absolute jolt worth celebrating. Jun 21, 2025 Full Review Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views Director John Woo understood the assignment leaning on Tom Cruise’s cool factor, Thandiwe Newton’s serene beauty and subtle acting style and Dougray Scott’s fearsomeness. May 17, 2025 Full Review Lawrence Toppman Charlotte Observer This movie is straw that refuses to be spun into gold. Rated: D May 8, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Corey J Maybe the most Year 2000 movie ever made. There were some boring stretches and some corny stuff in it but some absolutely amazing action scenes that more than made up for it, especially the end. The final 30 minutes is just awesome. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/16/25 Full Review Kevin J Recently re-watched MI:2. Outside of Thandiwe (Thandie) Newton being ridiculously gorgeous in every frame she is in - they movie is horrible. It almost belongs on Red Letter Media's "Best of the Worst." Horrible, over acting, laughable, meaningless slow motion scenes. Dougray Scott is horrible in it, but maybe, John Woo hated him, and used his worst takes. Granted, this was only the second installment in the Tom Cruise franchise and they didn't know where the characters and feel would go in part 3 and beyond, but this is a such a low point. And the bad guy henchmen are all poorly cast and have zero presence and aren't threatening at all - c'mon, the guy from Lost?! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/12/25 Full Review Jackson W Ok movie, probably the weakest one of the series. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/11/25 Full Review Flynn S The worst out of the franchise, I didn’t enjoy this one. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/08/25 Full Review Edward W I absolutely love M:I 2. It is just a fun action movie that is straight from the 2000’s. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/30/25 Full Review Andrew B My least favorite mission impossible film and was extremely goofy and dumb. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/23/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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