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X2

"The time has come for those who are different to stand united."

2003-04-27 Adventure 2hr 13m

Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join their usual nemeses—Magneto and Mystique—to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.

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Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join their usual nemeses—Magneto and Mystique—to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.

  • Released
    2003-04-27
  • Revenue
    $407,711,549
  • Budget
    $110,000,000
  • Runtime
    2hr 13m
  • Genre
    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English, Deutsch, Italiano
  • imdb-logo
    7.4
  • Production
    The Donners' Company, Bad Hat Harry Productions, 20th Century Fox, Marvel Enterprises

Crew

Bryan Singer
Director
Michael Dougherty
Screenplay
Lauren Shuler Donner
Producer
Keywords:
superhero mutant based on comic superhuman bigotry discrimination

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Cast

Patrick Stewart

Patrick Stewart
Professor Charles Xavier
Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman
Logan / Wolverine
Brian Cox

Brian Cox
William Stryker
Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen
Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen
Jean Grey
Halle Berry

Halle Berry
Ororo Munroe / Storm
James Marsden

James Marsden
Scott Summers / Cyclops
Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming
Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
Rebecca Romijn

Rebecca Romijn
Raven Darkholme / Mystique
Aaron Stanford

Aaron Stanford
John Allerdyce / Pyro
Shawn Ashmore

Shawn Ashmore
Bobby Drake / Ice Man
Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin
Rogue
Kelly Hu

Kelly Hu
Yuriko Oyama / Deathstrike
Michael Reid MacKay

Michael Reid MacKay
Jason 143
Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison
Senator Kelly
Katie Stuart

Katie Stuart
Kitty Pryde
Ty Olsson

Ty Olsson
Mitchell Laurio
Daniel Cudmore

Daniel Cudmore
Piotr Rasputin / Colossus
Cotter Smith

Cotter Smith
President McKenna
James Kirk

James Kirk
Ronny Drake
Jill Teed

Jill Teed
Madeline Drake
Alf Humphreys

Alf Humphreys
William Drake
Kea Wong

Kea Wong
Jubilation Lee / Jubilee
Chiara Zanni

Chiara Zanni
White House Tour Guide
Jackie A. Greenbank

Jackie A. Greenbank
President's Secretary
Michael Soltis

Michael Soltis
White House Checkpoint Agent
Michael David Simms

Michael David Simms
White House Agent (Lead Agent)
David Fabrizio

David Fabrizio
Oval Office Agent Fabrizio
Roger Cross

Roger Cross
Oval Office Agent Cartwright
Richard Bradshaw

Richard Bradshaw
Special Ops Agent
Bryce Hodgson

Bryce Hodgson
Artie
Glen Curtis

Glen Curtis
Museum Teenager #1
Greg Rikaart

Greg Rikaart
Museum Teenager #2
Shauna Kain

Shauna Kain
Theresa Rourke / Siryn
Alfonso Quijada

Alfonso Quijada
Federal Bldg. Cleaning Twin #1
Rene Quijada

Rene Quijada
Federal Bldg. Cleaning Twin #2
Brad Loree

Brad Loree
Stryker at age 40
Sheri G. Feldman

Sheri G. Feldman
Augmentation Room Doctor
Connor Widdows

Connor Widdows
Jones
Peter Wingfield

Peter Wingfield
Stryker Soldier Lyman
Charles Siegel

Charles Siegel
Dr. Shaw
Steve Bacic

Steve Bacic
Dr. Hank McCoy
Michasha Armstrong

Michasha Armstrong
Plastic Prison Guard
Robert Hayley

Robert Hayley
Cop
Mark Lukyn

Mark Lukyn
Cop #1 (Lead Cop)
Kendall Cross

Kendall Cross
Cop #2
Keely Purvis

Keely Purvis
Little Girl 143
Dylan Kussman

Dylan Kussman
Stryker Soldier Wilkins
Jason S. Whitmer

Jason S. Whitmer
Stryker Soldier Smith
Aaron Pearl

Aaron Pearl
Stryker Soldier
Aaron Douglas

Aaron Douglas
Stryker Soldier
Colin Lawrence

Colin Lawrence
Stryker Soldier
Richard C. Burton

Richard C. Burton
Stryker Soldier
Michael Joycelyn

Michael Joycelyn
Stryker Soldier
Nolan Gerard Funk

Nolan Gerard Funk
X-Kid (captured)
Devin Douglas Drewitz

Devin Douglas Drewitz
X-Kid (captured)
Jermaine Lopez

Jermaine Lopez
X-Kid (captured)
Sideah Alladice

Sideah Alladice
X-Kid (captured)
Kurt Max Runte

Kurt Max Runte
Chief of Staff Abrahams
Benjamin Glenday

Benjamin Glenday
Cameraman
Lori Stewart

Lori Stewart
F-16 Fighter Pilot
Ted Friend

Ted Friend
News Reporter
Mi-Jung Lee

Mi-Jung Lee
News Reporter
Marrett Green

Marrett Green
News Reporter
Jill Krop

Jill Krop
News Reporter
Brian Peck

Brian Peck
News Reporter
Layke Anderson

Layke Anderson
Douglas Ramsey / Cypher
Michael Dougherty

Michael Dougherty
Surgeon
Dan Harris

Dan Harris
Surgeon
Bryan Singer

Bryan Singer
Prison Security Officer (uncredited)
Nikita Ramsey

Nikita Ramsey
Twin X-Kid (uncredited)
Jade Ramsey

Jade Ramsey
Twin X-Kid (uncredited)
Valerie Tian

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X-Kid at Museum (uncredited)

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Reviews for X2
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A Review by tmdb44006625 7

Written by tmdb44006625 on 2019-03-09

X2: X-Men United is an improvement over its predecessor in just about every way. Better story, better effects, better action, and more inter... read more

X2: X-Men United is an improvement over its predecessor in just about every way. Better story, better effects, better action, and more interesting mutants. It's the best of the original X-Men films and a high point for early 2000s comic book moviemaking. Worth watching for the Wolverine vs Lady Deathstrike fight alone.

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A Review by Kamurai 6

Written by Kamurai on 2020-10-10

Good watch, might watch again, and can recommend. Again, horrible "comic book movie", good stand alone movie. Wolverine was the most i... read more

Good watch, might watch again, and can recommend. Again, horrible "comic book movie", good stand alone movie. Wolverine was the most interesting thing about the last movie, and this is a surprising instance of a studio realizing audience feedback and basically just made the first Wolverine origin movie, because that's what this is. Comic continuity aside, and Wolverine aside, the war of the Brotherhood of Mutants is fairly compelling angle to take, and it is refreshing they did it from the human's side, but if you look at it closer, then we're just looking at another race war. It sort of takes the fuel out of the fire when you realize how "real" your super power problem story is. While this has a slightly better premise, and good plot skeleton, there is a lot of "(mostly Wolverine does) something cool here" stuff, but there are at least 2 large exceptions with multiple mutants working together that end up being a "lot of cool stuff", but also add some significance to the story and heavily progress the plot. I'd honestly recommend anyone watch this over the original.

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A Review by r96sk 8

Written by r96sk on 2021-05-20

Strong sequel. I didn't quite enjoy <em>'X2'</em> as much as <em>'X-Men'</em>, though not by much in truth. This follow-up film is still ... read more

Strong sequel. I didn't quite enjoy <em>'X2'</em> as much as <em>'X-Men'</em>, though not by much in truth. This follow-up film is still something I'd class as entertaining. Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) again impresses, though those behind him are - though all good - a little meh in my opinion; especially newcomer Brian Cox (Stryker), who underwhelmed me. All in all, it's a film that is totally worth watching and is a sequel that is worth its salt. /copied directly from my Letterboxd review\

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-04-15

I think this is better than the first film though I still find Patrick Stewart's "Picard"-in-a-chair character really irritating. Anyway, th... read more

I think this is better than the first film though I still find Patrick Stewart's "Picard"-in-a-chair character really irritating. Anyway, this time we have a good baddie in Scotsman Brian Cox ("Stryker"). He is a determined military man who manages to get the US President to give him carte blanche to take on and eliminate the mutants after a failed attempt to assassinate him in the White House. "Magneto" (Ian McKellen), meantime, is still locked up in his plastic prison but his shape-shifting blue protegé "Mystique" (Rebecca Romijn) concocts a cunning pan to free him; and just in time too! "Stryker" has discovered the existence of "Cerebro" and determined to control it, attacks the "Xavier" school neutralising many of the students and leaving only "Logan" (Hugh Jackman)," Scott" (James Marsden) and "Rogue" (Anna Paquin) to lead what's left of their team to extricate the now captured professor. Needs must, as they say, and an unlikely alliance forms with "Magneto", but will it hold and as we build to quite an exciting denouement, we realise that there is still plenty of scheming and plotting going on. Cox is not really a very versatile actor, but here he provides a solid fulcrum for a story that has plenty of action. There is much less emphasis on the moralising, hormonal, frat-style storyline of the 2000 version; the characters are older and better developed and can control, therefore use, their powers to more dramatic effect for those watching. The story is still a bit thinly predictable, but the visual effects team pull out all the stops keeping this 2¼ marathon moving along surprisingly effortlessly. I'm now very much in team "Magneto" - bring on X3!

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A Review by mooney240 9

Written by mooney240 on 2023-02-11

**X2 takes the X-Men far beyond the scope of the first movie with exciting new characters, manipulative villains, and bigger effects and sto... read more

**X2 takes the X-Men far beyond the scope of the first movie with exciting new characters, manipulative villains, and bigger effects and stories.** X2 forever stands as one of my favorite sequels of all time. It deepens its characters' backstories, expands the universe, increases the stakes, and creates new conflicts lasting beyond this franchise entry, promising more to come. The opening scene blew my mind when I first saw it and really showcased the power a single mutant could possess. The struggle between light and dark, both in humanity and mutants, was a theme throughout and highlighted in a multitude of ways. Exploring Wolverine's mysterious past and tying it into the overall conflict of the X-Men was a wise choice rather than having Logan search for answers alone. In addition, the women of the X-Men, Jean Grey and Storm, along with Mystique, saw more significant roles and character development. X2 was the Empire Strikes Back of the original X-Men trilogy- better in every way, with exciting new characters, threats, stories, and effects. X2 deserves a place as one of the greatest comic book movies and sequels of all time.

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A Review by tmdb44006625

X2: X-Men United is an improvement over its predecessor in just about every way. Better story, better effects, better action, and more interesting mutants. It's the best of the original X-Men films and a high point for early 2000s comic boo...

reviewer avatar

A Review by tmdb44006625 7

Written by tmdb44006625 on 2019-03-09

X2: X-Men United is an improvement over its predecessor in just about every way. Better story, better effects, better action, and more interesting mutants. It's the best of the original X-Men films an...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Kamurai 6

Written by Kamurai on 2020-10-10

Good watch, might watch again, and can recommend. Again, horrible "comic book movie", good stand alone movie. Wolverine was the most interesting thing about the last movie, and this is a surpris...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by r96sk 8

Written by r96sk on 2021-05-20

Strong sequel. I didn't quite enjoy <em>'X2'</em> as much as <em>'X-Men'</em>, though not by much in truth. This follow-up film is still something I'd class as entertaining. Hugh Jackman (Wolverine...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-04-15

I think this is better than the first film though I still find Patrick Stewart's "Picard"-in-a-chair character really irritating. Anyway, this time we have a good baddie in Scotsman Brian Cox ("Stryke...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by mooney240 9

Written by mooney240 on 2023-02-11

**X2 takes the X-Men far beyond the scope of the first movie with exciting new characters, manipulative villains, and bigger effects and stories.** X2 forever stands as one of my favorite sequels o...

read more