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

04/17/2011

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

01/04/2011

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

11/03/2010

...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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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 12

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

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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Katelyn Nelson

Daily Grindhouse

08/04/2024

Where the first Paranormal Activity sought to present hours of no movement by speeding up the clock, the sequel pressures you to examine every corner of a room for yourself.

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Nicolas J

Dec 29

It's fun if not memorable, keeps the original ideal of real yet ordinary characters that helps it feel authentic. Bad ending. Otherwise, fun.

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Chase M.

@reviewzz Nov 30

Good classic ghost video. These type of movies aren’t made anymore and they are classics in my eyes.

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KerryWhite's S.

@KerryWhite77 Nov 10

6/10. 63/100. | Watched w/ Chloe Lainhart

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Deshawn F.

@Poof94 Oct 27

Same stuff honestly didn’t like it more than the first one tho but it’s an ok watch

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Aidanlee W.

@Vogue04 Sep 30

This movie being a prequel and even taking place during some of the events of the first movie was cool to see and I love adding more camera angles. Nothing could beat the first movie but this was a decent follow up.

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Affleberry F

@JimSnow Aug 12

Obviously many people don't like this one as much as the original and that's fair. Me on the other hand, enjoyed this installment very much. Much better acting than you would expect for a found footage, this could very well be my favorite found footage movie. It comes down to this, the original Paranormal Activity, or As Above, So Below.

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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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