
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013, Mystery and thriller/Horror, 1h 45m
129 Reviews 50,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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Insidious: Chapter 2 is decidedly short on the tension and surprises that made its predecessor so chilling. Read critic reviews
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Josh Lambert
Renai Lambert
Lorraine Lambert
Elise Rainier
Dalton Lambert

Carl
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Critic Reviews for Insidious: Chapter 2
All Critics (129) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (50) | Rotten (79)
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Most of [Wan's] peers shoot a bunch of scenes and let the editor make a smoothie. Wan no longer relies on visual gibberish. He has become a classicist in that sense.
October 4, 2013 | Full Review… -
Characters in Whannell/Wan screenplays speak with the first-draft expository bluntness of a cheap '50s thriller, letting the characters step on some of the best reveals.
September 17, 2013 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… -
Boo, indeed.
September 15, 2013 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review… -
Less than two months after securing a deserved word-of-mouth hit with The Conjuring, James Wan serves up a turkey with this confused, crudely staged sequel.
September 15, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
Insidious: Chapter 2 is a puzzle movie with too many unnecessary pieces and not enough essential ones, but it's superior to its predecessor in a few basic ways.
September 13, 2013 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
Though there's some admirably clever plotting to interweave the film's second half with events in the original, it's simply not as scary.
September 13, 2013 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Insidious: Chapter 2
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Feb 05, 2017A decent enough movie I suppose, and an interesting sequel, but pales in comparison to the first.Gimly M Super Reviewer
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May 02, 2015Not as good as the first one, but still pretty creepy.Erin C Super Reviewer
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Nov 02, 2014Insidious Chapter 2 is quite scary, however it is scary in the amount of headache-inducing bangs and popping out faces that the film uses. The actors work fine, but the film almost devalues the scary original with some rather irritating backstory reveals. Still, if simple old-fashioned scares are what you're looking for, there might be something worthwhile here. It isn't 38% bad, that's for sure. Rating: 47Bradley J Super Reviewer
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Sep 01, 2014A disappointing sequel. The scares seem more contrived this time and although there are a few jumps it all gets really silly towards the end.David S Super Reviewer
Insidious: Chapter 2 Quotes
Carl Stanaway: | don't break the circle |
Carl Stanaway: | Don't break the circle. |
Dalton Lambert: | Is there something wrong with daddy, mom? |
Elise Rainier: | Oh my god. |
Michelle: | Don't you dare!! |
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