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Highlander II: The Quickening

1991 · 100 min

A muddled, cheesy sci-fi fantasy that lurches between ideas, offering unintentional laughs and a few sword fights.

Directed by
Russell Mulcahy
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Tagline
It's time for a new kind of magic.
Overview
The Prize has been won. Connor MacLeod is mortal... Now an old man on the verge of death, memories of his past on the planet Zeist resurface, where a vengeful enemy, General Katana, plots to destroy him once and for all.

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Directed by
Russell Mulcahy
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • fantasy world
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour3
Realism3
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Highlander Collection

  1. HighlanderMovie · 1986
  2. Highlander II: The QuickeningMovie · 1991 This title
  3. Highlander III: The SorcererMovie · 1994
  4. Highlander: EndgameMovie · 2000
  5. Highlander: The SourceMovie · 2007

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Genres
fantasy, action, adventure, science fiction
Directed by
Russell Mulcahy
Written by
Peter Bellwood
Starring
Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen, Michael Ironside, John C. McGinley, Phillip Brock, Rusty Schwimmer, Ed Trucco
Music
Stewart Copeland
Cinematography
Phil Meheux
Runtime
100 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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