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Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) — Where to Watch · CriticCrunch

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Highlander II: The Quickening

Movie1991·100 min

Highlander II: The Quickening

Directed by Russell Mulcahy

Fantasy Action Adventure

A fantasy action film directed by Russell Mulcahy.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 99%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

4.7/10

971 ratings

About Highlander II: The Quickening

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.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Epic (9 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Gritty
Story Tags: fate destiny, survival of spirit, near future, action combat, fantasy mythology, supernatural, new york, international, rivals, action hero, reluctant hero, revenge quest, cat and mouse, superpowers

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Details

Director: Russell Mulcahy
Language: English

Cast

Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen

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How Highlander II: The Quickening Ranks

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the vibe

Highlander II: The Quickening Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenseeasy to followlight-touchepicheartfeltstylized

gritty

What it's about

revenge questcat & mousefate destinysurvival of spiritaction heroreluctant herorivalsaction combatfantasy mythologysupernaturalsuperpowersNew Yorkinternationalnear future

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

epic 9/9epic 9/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

stylizedstyled