Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II
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Directed by	John Woo
Screenplay by	Robert Towne
Story by	Ronald D. Moore; Brannon Braga;
Based on	Mission: Impossible; by Bruce Geller
Produced by	Tom Cruise; Paula Wagner;
Starring	Tom Cruise; Dougray Scott; Thandie Newton; Richard Roxburgh; John Polson; Brendan Gleeson; Rade Šerbedžija; Ving Rhames;
Cinematography	Jeffrey L. Kimball
Edited by	Christian Wagner; Steven Kemper;
Music by	Hans Zimmer
Production; companies	Paramount Pictures; Cruise/Wagner Productions;
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 24, 2000;
Running time	123 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$120–125 million
Box office	$546.4 million

Mission: Impossible 2 (titled onscreen as Mission: Impossible II and abbreviated as M:i-2) is a 2000 American action thriller movie directed by John Woo and produced by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner. Mission: Impossible II tells the story of Ethan Hunt, an agent for the "Impossible Missions Force". Another agent has gone rogue and stolen a virus, so Hunt has to try and get it back.

The movie was released on May 24, 2000 in cinemas in the United States, then on November 7, 2000 for video and DVD. The movie did not get great reviews from critics. This movie is a sequel to Mission: Impossible (1996). It has a sequel called Mission: Impossible III (2006).

Cast

Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt: An agent of the Impossible Missions Force (IMF).
Dougray Scott as Sean Ambrose: A rogue IMF agent who possesses Bellerophon.
Thandiwe Newton (credited as Thandie Newton) as Nyah Nordoff-Hall: A professional thief brought on to assist Ethan in tracing Ambrose.
Richard Roxburgh as Hugh Stamp: Ambrose's right-hand man.
John Polson as Billy Baird: A helicopter pilot.
Brendan Gleeson as John C. McCloy: CEO of Biocyte in Australia.
Rade Šerbedžija as Dr. Vladimir Nekhorvich: Creator of Chimera at Biocyte.
Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell: A computer hacker and IMF agent.

Anthony Hopkins appears in an uncredited cameo appearance as Mission Commander Swanbeck.

Reception

Box office

Mission: Impossible II had grossed $215.4 million in the United States and Canada and $330.9 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $546.4 million.

Crtical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, 56% of 155 reviews are positive. The average rating is 5.9/10. The critics consensus reads: "Your cranium may crave more substance, but your eyes will feast on the amazing action sequences." On Metacritic, the movie has a rating of 59 out of 100 based on 40 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.

Notes

↑ Credited as Thandie Newton, her former professional name
↑ Mission: Impossible Theme composed by Lalo Schifrin

References

1 2 3 4 "Mission: Impossible II (2000)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 19, 2026. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
1 2 "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II (2000)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 19, 2026. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
↑ "Mission: Impossible II (15)". British Board of Film Classification. June 4, 2000. Archived from the original on May 7, 2025. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
↑ Ebert, Roger (May 24, 2000). "Mission: Impossible II". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
↑ "Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
1 2 3 "Mission: Impossible II (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
1 2 Karl Williams. "Mission: Impossible II > Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
↑ A. O. Scott (May 24, 2000). "Mission? Improbable, but the Pigeons Are Nifty". New York Times. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
↑ Meenan, Devin (May 21, 2023). "Mission: Impossible II Originally Wanted Sir Ian McKellen In Anthony Hopkins' IMF Boss Role". /Film. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
↑ "Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

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[1] Credited as Thandie Newton, her former professional name

[2] Mission: Impossible Theme composed by Lalo Schifrin

[BFI-3] 1 2 3 4 "Mission: Impossible II (2000)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 19, 2026. Retrieved July 19, 2026.

[AFI-4] 1 2 "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II (2000)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 19, 2026. Retrieved July 19, 2026.

[BBFC-5] "Mission: Impossible II (15)". British Board of Film Classification. June 4, 2000. Archived from the original on May 7, 2025. Retrieved July 19, 2026.

[ebert-6] Ebert, Roger (May 24, 2000). "Mission: Impossible II". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[7] "Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[BOM-8] 1 2 3 "Mission: Impossible II (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2011.

[Allmovie-9] 1 2 Karl Williams. "Mission: Impossible II > Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

[10] A. O. Scott (May 24, 2000). "Mission? Improbable, but the Pigeons Are Nifty". New York Times. Retrieved July 4, 2008.

[11] Meenan, Devin (May 21, 2023). "Mission: Impossible II Originally Wanted Sir Ian McKellen In Anthony Hopkins' IMF Boss Role". /Film. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

[12] "Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.