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Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
Action · War · Drama · 1985
Prequel to the first Missing In Action, set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock during the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and his captivity with other American POWs in a brutal prison camp, and his plans to escape.
Movie details
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
“Chuck Norris is back! A one-man time bomb set to explode!”
1985 Action · War · Drama 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
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Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.3 / 10
10.1K votes
TMDB
5.8 / 10
Community rating
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Prequel to the first Missing In Action, set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock during the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and his captivity with other American POWs in a brutal prison camp, and his plans to escape.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Missing in Action 2: The Beginning?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Lance Hool
Written by
Larry Levinson · Steve Bing · Arthur Silver
Chuck Norris
Colonel James Braddock
Soon-Tek Oh
Colonel Yin
Steven Williams
Captain David Nester
John Wesley
Frankie
Professor Toru Tanaka
Lao
John Otrin
Soldier
Christopher Cary
Emerson
Court is in session
Put Missing in Action 2: The Beginning on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.