Mission: Impossible II poster

Mission: Impossible II (2000)

Film · 2h 3m · Rated PG-13

Action, Adventure, Thriller

A relentless, high-octane adventure unfolds as an agent races to stop a biological weapon.

Suspenseful and pulpy. A party watch at full speed. Emotionally it carries some weight.

Streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy (free) and Pluto TV (free).

Mission: Impossible II parents guide

Heads up on brutal violence. That is past what the PG-13 on the box suggests. Beyond that, some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.

Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the violence.

Scare
Not scary
Jump scares
A couple
One or two sudden jolts.
Gore
Light gore
Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence
Brutal violence
Our top level for violence.
Sex and nudity
Mild
Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
Language
Mild
Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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Three questions

Is Mission: Impossible II scary?
No. Mission: Impossible II is not a scary watch.
How gory is Mission: Impossible II?
Light gore and brutal violence.
What is Mission: Impossible II rated, and is it OK for kids?
It is rated PG-13, with brutal violence. Your call for older kids.

What is Mission: Impossible II about?

With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called Chimera. This mission, should Hunt choose to accept it, plunges him into the center of an international crisis of terrifying magnitude.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

Yes. It lands on a happy note.

Cast and crew

Directed byJohn Woo
StarringTom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandiwe Newton, Ving Rhames, Richard Roxburgh, John Polson

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