Paranormal Activity 2

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Paranormal Activity 2

R

2010

1h 31m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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When the Reys move into their new Southern California home, little do they realize that the house is already occupied. After coming home one day to find the house in disarray -- but with no signs of forced entry or robbery -- they install a video surveillance system to catch the perpetrators. But nothing prepares them for what happens next.

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Critics Consensus

Paranormal Activity 2 doesn't cover any new ground, but its premise is still scary -- and in some respects, it's a better film than the original.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Apr 17, 2011

C

The good ol' child-in-peril gimmick is the only new thing offered by Tod Williams' follow-up to Oren Peli's 2007 hit.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Jan 4, 2011

Like Oren Peli, who created the first film, director Tod Williams keeps the dialogue So-Cal dumb and colorless, which must be part of the scare plan but makes both these movies hard to sit through.

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Eric Kohn

IndieWire

Nov 3, 2010

...reaffirms familiar scare tactics...taps into a certain kind of eeriness implicit in the threat to suburban domesticity, which was precisely what made "Poltergeist" so frightening back in the day.

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

6 days ago

2/5

With a barebones plot and not enough paranormal activity to keep things moving, this movie is a dull attempt to recapture the magic of the original. The characters and performances are bland, and there is an inexplicable lack of drama and urgency.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 12, 2025

3/5

Not quite as thrilling as the debut film, but if you lower your expectations, there's still some fun to be had.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Aug 11, 2025

8/10

Paranormal Activity 2 expands the scope of the original film and uses aome very effective devices that take full advantage of the found footage genre.

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Benjamin W

@Code70 Sep 8, 2026

I’ll give it a positive score, but I feel like the bits and pieces worked better than the movie as a whole. The individual scenes here are quite good. The premise is still scary here, and there are some genuinely unsettling moments that the film cleverly draws from its set-up. Also bought into the characters again, and cared enough about them to care enough about what was going on. But there are certainly some diminishing returns here. It’s the exact same premise handled very similarly, with little to no new ground covered. It also decided to follow the close relatives of the couple in the first one, which I found a rather odd thing to do, even though I liked them, because I feel like this series lends itself to other ideas way beyond this group of people. And I didn’t really like the ending. It didn’t ruin the movie or anything, but it just felt kinda… hollow, and even more anti-climatic than the first. But overall, I liked this enough. It entertained me for sure.

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B P

@Bradster69 Aug 31, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Cinema S

@cinema_sensei Aug 20, 2026

It expands the original's mythology while keeping the same slow-burn approach. The security-camera setup creates some genuinely creepy moments, and the final act delivers solid tension. But knowing what to expect takes away some of the original's mystery and surprise. The pacing is slow, and the story feels more like an expansion than something truly fresh. Still, a decent sequel.

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller Jul 22, 2026

8/10 Great prequel to the first one. Really good job developing the story Creepy, security cam footage.

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Amor A

@RT69281217 Jul 6, 2026

I didn’t like it that much but the first one was better

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Joe T

@RT63190069 Jun 5, 2026

If you like watching doors move and things fall off the shelves, this one is an absolute riot.

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Synopsis

When the Reys move into their new Southern California home, little do they realize that the house is already occupied. After coming home one day to find the house in disarray -- but with no signs of forced entry or robbery -- they install a video surveillance system to catch the perpetrators. But nothing prepares them for what happens next.

Director: Tod Williams
Producer: Jason Blum, Oren Peli
Screenwriter: Michael R. Perry, Christopher Landon, Tom Pabst
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Blumhouse
Rating: R (Some Language|Brief Violent Material)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 22, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $84.7M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS

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