The Bad Guys 2

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The Bad Guys 2

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Released Aug 1

1h 44m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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Animation

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Everyone's favorite felons are back, and this time, they've got company. In the new action-packed chapter from DreamWorks Animation's acclaimed comedy smash about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, our now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.

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Critics Consensus

The Bad Guys 2's crew of reformed rapscallions are still a ton of fun as their latest adventure raises the stakes while maintaining a playful sense of mischief.

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Audience Says

The Bad Guys 2 ramps up the action and the distraction, earning this sequel a delightfully ‘bad’ -- as in totally awesome -- reputation.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Think a child-friendly Ocean’s Eleven with the hyperactive pacing of a Looney Tunes cartoon and a generous serving of extreme silliness... Frenetic but fun.

Oct 7, 2025

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Zaki Hasan

San Francisco Chronicle

While it doesn’t quite recapture the spark of surprise that made the first outing such a pleasant detour from franchise fatigue, it still delivers where it counts.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 6, 2025

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Glenn Kenny

New York Times

The Bad Guys 2 is no masterpiece — the filmmakers are more enamored with fart-in-a-spacesuit gags than even most kids are likely to be — but it is goofy fun.

Jul 31, 2025

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

One wouldn’t expect a crime comedy caper that includes a third act space shuttle launch and space transversal by fart to impart such important and timely notions, yet, Perifel, Sans, Brenner, and Cohen manage to do it and stick the landing.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 7, 2025

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Jeff Beck

The Blu Spot

The Bad Guys 2 was a good effort, it just needed a little more work on its narrative to get it to the level it needed to be to give these intriguing former criminals a worthy sequel.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 6, 2025

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Mel Campbell

ABC Radio (Australia)

Uses the animation in a heightened, expressive, silly way, but the stunts are all framed and shot like live action. There's a lot for adults to enjoy, but kids will still like the usual pratfalls and sight gags. … Eight thumbs up, if I were a tarantula.

Sep 25, 2025

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Henrae M

Great movie not just a great family movie. DreamWorks has been doing a great job with its sequels.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/07/25

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JP

The girls and I loved it! Tons of action that kept them on the edge of their seats.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/06/25

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Helen D

Had an interesting storyline and great characters. My 12 year-old grandson loved it and I didn't fall asleep!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/03/25

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Troy

never got to see it bought the tickets at the wrong theater 🫩😭😭

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/03/25

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Subhranshu P

My son loved it and wants to join the bad guys!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/04/25

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Brian D

82%. 9/20/25. Saw with Mika and Kenzo. Pretty funny, I didn't know what I gave the first film and gave it the same rating. Can't differentiate which one I liked more. Again, not the biggest fan of the concept of the plot and the characters aren't that likable. Just doesn't have the same lure as other animated plots do. In this one they are trying to be good but get framed for being bad. I definitely laughed a fair amount with Kenzo which was fun. Worth a rewatch down the road. 3.5/5 rewatch

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/01/25

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Synopsis

Everyone's favorite felons are back, and this time, they've got company. In the new action-packed chapter from DreamWorks Animation's acclaimed comedy smash about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, our now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.

Director: Pierre Perifel, JP Sans
Producer: Damon Ross
Screenwriter: Aaron Blabey
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: DreamWorks Animation
Rating: PG (Language|Action/Mild Violence|Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 1, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 19, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $81.2M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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