Ghostbusters II

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Ghostbusters II

PG

1989

1h 48m

Comedy

Fantasy

Adventure

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After saving New York City from a ghost attack, the Ghostbusters -- a team of spirit exterminators -- is disbanded for demolishing parts of the city during the battle. But when Ghostbuster Peter Venkman learns that spirits have taken an interest in his son, the men launch a rogue ghost-chasing mission. The quest quickly goes awry, landing them in court. But when the ghosts turn on the judge, he issues an order allowing the Ghostbusters to get back to work.

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Critics Consensus

Thanks to the cast, Ghostbusters 2 is reasonably amusing, but it lacks the charm, wit, and energy of its predecessor.

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Henry Sheehan

Chicago Reader

05/11/2022

2/4

Murray's character sits firmly at the center of the film, and makes it part of a series, rather than just another sequel.

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Kathleen Carroll

New York Daily News

06/15/2015

The sequel is, on the whole, a fairly mechanical spook show, filled with grinning ghosts that are definitely ghoulish but hardly menacing.

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Nick Schager

The Screengrab

04/07/2009

Effectively slimed everyone's fond memories of the original.

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David Elliott

Copley News Service

Jan 7

The cast is crack with hipness.

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Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Jan 7

2.5/4

[A] highly professional, machine-tooled clone of a movie that couldn't be bettered.

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John Ferguson

Radio Times

Dec 17

3/5

The effects are bigger and more spectacular, Murray once again shines as the shyster scientist and there is an expanded role for Rick Moranis.

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Romas M

@Romas 5d

Greetings from Lithuania. "Ghostbusters II" (1989) is not as good film as the first one was by far. On it's own it is just an OK flick. Special effects even for the time were nothing to really write home about, and in 2026 they look like a product of its era. I've seen way better even from a film that were released way earlier then 1989. Second instalment is also not as funny as the first one by far. It is more family friendly and gone as all more rude jokes. The premise with the main villain is silly and way less interest then in a first one. Overall, still an OK flick, "Ghostbusters II" is big let done in comparison with the excellent first one. Still not the worst sequel, but that is the best i can say about it.

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PeteOD

@Peteodinri Dec 31

I saw the first one in the theater twice in one day. It was hot, and we didn't have air conditioning, so my dad took the day off from work and brought us. Nope, we didn't pay for the second showing. That Halloween, my brother and I made our own packs out of baking pans and stuff my dad had in his work van. Every time we went to the library in our home of Providence, we searched for ghosts. So to say we were fans is an understatement. That's why when we saw this one, we claimed joy while secretly knowing it was missing something. Over the years, I've become fond of it, but it's certainly not the movie the first one was.

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Intellectual G

@Intellectual Dec 30

Reminds me of hitting a triple blinker, I forgot everything immediately.

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Emb3rGamer66

@Emb3r.G Dec 8

Character Personalities are slightly altered but I still enjoy a Ghostbusters Movie

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Zach B

@ZachBasham67 Dec 7

Why all the hate? The first half is a little slow, but then it picks up in the back half

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Tom F

Nov 29

Not the least needed sequel ever, but nothing special either.

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Synopsis

After saving New York City from a ghost attack, the Ghostbusters -- a team of spirit exterminators -- is disbanded for demolishing parts of the city during the battle. But when Ghostbuster Peter Venkman learns that spirits have taken an interest in his son, the men launch a rogue ghost-chasing mission. The quest quickly goes awry, landing them in court. But when the ghosts turn on the judge, he issues an order allowing the Ghostbusters to get back to work.

Director: Ivan Reitman
Producer: Ivan Reitman
Screenwriter: Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 16, 1989, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $110.4M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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