Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
A battered super-soldier battles mercenaries who have hijacked an experimental army of undead combatants for a diamond-smuggling scheme.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- pulpy
- violent
- late night action marathon
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a mechanical, noisy, sluggish, and uninventive low-budget action film.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Universal Soldiers are undead or reconstructed marines controlled as weapons by military and mercenary interests.
Luc Devereaux’s younger brother is taken prisoner, making the conflict directly personal for the surviving soldier.
Reviews specifically describe noisy direction, flashy editing, and gruesome set pieces involving impalement and trash compactors.
Mercenaries seize the new Universal Soldiers to smuggle diamonds to foreign buyers.
Films like Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms, and why
Universal Soldier: The Return
low-budget science fiction action, militarized cyborg soldiers, and graphic exploitation violence
Cyborg 2
killer-machine premise, military conspiracy, and pulpy science fiction action
Nemesis
biopunk-inflected action, covert operations, and violent engineered combatants
Movie Details
- Director
- Jeff Woolnough
- Release Date
- 1998-09-27
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 4.3 / 10 (73)
Cast
- Matt Battaglia
- Andrew Jackson
- Eric Bryson
- Kevin Rushton
- Desmond Campbell
- Michael Copeman
- Gary Busey
- Burt Reynolds
- Richard McMillan
- Chandra West
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Troma NOW
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms about?
- A battered super-soldier battles mercenaries who have hijacked an experimental army of undead combatants for a diamond-smuggling scheme.
- What is Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms as graphic.
- What did critics think of Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a mechanical, noisy, sluggish, and uninventive low-budget action film.
- Which films are like Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms?
- Films with a similar feel include Universal Soldier: The Return, Cyborg 2, and Nemesis.
- How long is Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms?
- Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms?
- In United States, Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms streams on fuboTV, Troma NOW.
