# Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)

> A captured Vietnam veteran turns brutal imprisonment into a relentless, patriotic escape-and-revenge mission.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7353

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Action, War, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Lance Hool
- Cast: Chuck Norris, Soon-Tek Oh, Steven Williams, John Wesley, Professor Toru Tanaka, John Otrin, Christopher Cary, Joseph Hieu
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089604/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: visceral, patriotic, sentimental, 1980s action marathon, chuck norris night

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- [Hart's War (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/5663)
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- [Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/16454)
- [No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/27039)
- [The Green Berets (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/13372)
- [Missing in Action (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/9174)
- [Lock Up (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/5096)
- [Invasion U.S.A. (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/9613)
- [The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/22698)
- [Code of Silence (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/12503)

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