X2

William Stryker’s campaign against mutants threatens Xavier’s school and forces the X-Men into an uneasy alliance. Wolverine, Storm and their teammates must work with people they would normally oppose as the danger spreads beyond the school.

The sequel expands the team while giving its alliances a practical test. Watch how characters cooperate without resolving their deeper disagreements. The school’s vulnerability also makes the conflict feel different from a contest between equally prepared armies.

A focused starting point

X-Men ↗

2000 · 1h 44m

X-Men is the direct starting point for the school, the team and the central rivalry. Begin there before this larger ensemble chapter.

X2 is the second film in the original X-Men sequence. It develops the first film’s relationships and gives Wolverine’s past additional attention.

The catalog lists 133 minutes. The release date above is the catalog’s date for this title; dates and runtimes may differ by territory or edition. Follow the linked film source for its own listing.

Recommended before Doomsday. The classic X-Men team's strongest outing, and Alan Cumming's only previous turn as Nightcrawler before Doomsday.