Final Destination 2

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Final Destination 2

R

Released Jan 31, 2003

1h 30m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Kimberly (A.J. Cook) has a premonition of a horrible highway accident killing multiple people -- including her and her friends. She blocks the cars behind her on the ramp from joining traffic -- and as a police trooper (Michael Landes) arrives, the accident actually happens. Now, Death is stalking this group of mistaken survivors -- and one by one they are dying as they were supposed to on the highway.

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Critics Consensus

Final Destination 2 is little more than an excuse to stage elaborate, gory scenes of characters getting killed off.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Gruesome, ridiculous, really bad waste of time.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 24, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Pushing the limits of an R rating, this sequel to 2000's surprise hit starts with the blood dripping madly and then amps it up to levels as to now unseen in American horror.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 19, 2003

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

The opening premonition is a series best and the deaths are killer (he he), but the expedited runtime means that the characters are shallow, their relationship to each other under developed, and many of them just kinda suck.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 20, 2025

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Stephen A. Russell

Orion's Shoulder (Substack)

It is magnificent, abiding by the more-is-more rule of follow-ups. It also hoodwinks us into a false sense of security that death can be cheated via the self-checked-in padded cellmate of Ali Larter’s returning Clear Rivers

May 25, 2025

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Sharai Bohannon

A Nightmare On Fierce Street Podcast

This feels like a really bad made for TV movie with great kills. I’m happy some of the other sequels are stronger so we get rewarded for sticking it out.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 23, 2025

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Brandon L

I love this movie I love the kills,premonition, and Kimberly who my favorite Final Destination Protagonist and my favorite Final Girl from the franchise I also love the way they had Ail Laterl reprise her role as Clear Rivers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/18/25

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Idris F

Mejor que la secuela original, con muertes menos impredecibles pero sabes quién morirá siguiente, gracias a esa peli tuvimos de las escenas más icónicas de los 2000s, y con buenos efectos, pero con guión fácil.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/18/25

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Blu B

So this is the one where the formula for all other entries is set up for better or worse with a degree of self awareness. To it's credit it still takes itself serious but only say half of what the first did. The biggest strike is this is bsaically repeating the first one with minimal expansion for 85-90% of the runtime. Everything else just isn't as good and is a step down across the board. The kills are memorable but just feel more dragged out or over the top than the first one did overall. Editing and pacing isn't that good and everything else is mediocre. The music especially is such a downgrade from the first. Kimberley is so forgettable as a character along with the rest of the bunch including Clear who feels like an afterthought. Most I would say are stereotypes than real characters honestly. It just feels jumpy compared to the first as well and lots of sceens are just explaining what happened in the first or loosely trying to tie things to the first. It doesn't really do it's own thing and is just a generic slasher at the end of the day. Skip this.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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Joe H.

Not as good as the first one but definitely pretty messed up.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/13/25

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Mr.Homebody#18 M

Great sequel that highway premonition scene is so iconic

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/11/25

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Rafael A

The end is the only thing different of the first movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/01/25

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Synopsis

Kimberly (A.J. Cook) has a premonition of a horrible highway accident killing multiple people -- including her and her friends. She blocks the cars behind her on the ramp from joining traffic -- and as a police trooper (Michael Landes) arrives, the accident actually happens. Now, Death is stalking this group of mistaken survivors -- and one by one they are dying as they were supposed to on the highway.

Director: David R. Ellis
Producer: Warren Zide, Craig Perry
Screenwriter: Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber, Jeffrey Reddick
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: R (Language|Drug Content|Some Nudity|Strong Gruesome Accidents|Strong Violent Accidents)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 31, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 22, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $46.5M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround

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