Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

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Sep 2025

1h 23m

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Forty-one years after the release of the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, the now estranged bandmates David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls (Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer) are forced to reunite for one final concert. Spinal Tap II: The End Continues also marks the resurrection of documentarian Marty Di Bergi (Rob Reiner), who once again tries to capture his favorite metal gods as they contemplate mortality--and the hope that their 12th drummer doesn't join them in The Great Beyond. Joined by music royalty Paul McCartney and Elton John, Spinal Tap wrestles with their checkered past to put on a concert that they hope will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock 'n' roll.

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Critics Consensus

Getting the band back together for an encore, Spinal Tap II's dry sense of humor doesn't reach the heights of the original's comedic brilliance but still hits the right nostalgia chords while wisely acting its own age.

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Audience Says

Restringing a beloved classic, The End Continues honors the legacy of Spinal Tap and delivers a lighthearted, zany encore sure to delight longtime fans.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

The weakness of the material and the familiarity of the structure are problems. But there’s also the fact that Spinal Tap II returns to a cultural landscape that is beyond parody.

Oct 7, 2025

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Nikki Gemmell

The Australian

This sequel feels as long as an extended guitar solo you did not ask for, in a concert that started two hours late.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 4, 2025

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Wenlei Ma

The Nightly (AU)

The worst part is that at only 82 minutes, you’ll still find yourself restless and wondering when is it going to wrap up. There wasn’t even enough funny material to sustain that length with the final act basically just a concert film.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 1, 2025

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John Serba

Decider

The laughs are a touch more sporadic than you’d like them to be, but hanging out with these lovable, incorrigible dimwits is baseline amusing.

Oct 22, 2025

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Sarah Marrs

Lainey Gossip

Spinal Tap: The End Continues is a good hang with beloved characters, if one lighter on laughs than hoped.

Oct 9, 2025

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Kent Garrison

Mad About Movies Podcast

"This Is Spinal Tap" makes way more sense to make a sequel of than the majority of comedy reboots we see these days.

Rated: B

Oct 2, 2025

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Tim

Brilliant sequel to a 40 year old movie. I’ve seen it 3 times in theatres. Everything I expected it to be and more.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/08/25

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emma

10/10. The scene and the movie right before the big but ascended, there was a a shot that captured behind the scene of that. There was a man in a red shirt, he was a ginger. I need to know his name. Special effects 100 out of 10..

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/29/25

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TheRyanLester

Every bit as good as the OG, cameos galore

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/26/25

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Michael

Stupid humor at it finest! Escapism at its best! Forget the real world for a bit and enjoy something that never really was!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/30/25

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Moyra

So much fun if you are one who loved the original Spinal Tap!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/30/25

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Scott B

Really enjoyed the movie. Came with low expectations, based upon the trailer we originally saw. Was pleasantly surprised that it was much better and funnier than that trailer. Nice cameos from Sir Paul and Elton too. Im a drummer and I didnt leave a green speak on the seat I was occupying in the movie theater. So theres that! The original movie cant be beat but we still enjoyed it and got some good laughs frim this movie. Thank you Spinal Tap for going to 11!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/28/25

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Synopsis

Forty-one years after the release of the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, the now estranged bandmates David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls (Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer) are forced to reunite for one final concert. Spinal Tap II: The End Continues also marks the resurrection of documentarian Marty Di Bergi (Rob Reiner), who once again tries to capture his favorite metal gods as they contemplate mortality--and the hope that their 12th drummer doesn't join them in The Great Beyond. Joined by music royalty Paul McCartney and Elton John, Spinal Tap wrestles with their checkered past to put on a concert that they hope will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock 'n' roll.

Director: Rob Reiner
Producer: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, Michele Singer, Matthew George
Screenwriter: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer
Distributor: Bleecker Street
Production Co: Castle Rock Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Sexual References|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 12, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 30, 2025
Runtime: 1h 23m

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