Who directed Mission: Impossible 2, released in 2000?

John Woo directed Mission: Impossible 2, released in 2000.

Woo brought a distinctive Hong Kong action style to the second film, emphasizing balletic movement, slow motion, dramatic standoffs and elaborate motorcycle action. The story follows Ethan Hunt as he battles former IMF agent Sean Ambrose, who plans to spread a deadly biological virus.

Mission: Impossible 2 was written by Robert Towne and stars Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandiwe Newton and Ving Rhames. Its visual style differs noticeably from the first film, which was directed by Brian De Palma and leaned more heavily into suspense, surveillance and plot reversals.

Later entries had different directors: J. J. Abrams made Mission: Impossible III, while Christopher McQuarrie directed several later installments. Those changes are why identifying the director requires matching the name to the correct film rather than to the franchise as a whole.