The Conjuring 2

2016·134 minR·English

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7.36580%3.5/5

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Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.

What critics thought

The Conjuring 2 lands as a mostly effective horror sequel — skilled enough to sustain dread and earn genuine scares, but unavoidably hampered by the diminishing returns that come with following a modern genre landmark. Critics largely approved while noting it doesn't recapture the first film's freshest jolts, and the divide sits less between good and bad than between 'solidly crafted' and 'genuinely fresh.'

“Three years after The Conjuring rattled the multiplex with old-school horror, director James Wan ups the ante with an excellent sequel.”
Sheri Linden·The Hollywood Reporter
“On one level, The Conjuring 2 is just a not-bad megaplex funhouse movie, no more and no less, but on another level it offers its potential fans a helping of reassurance to go along with the fear. If there are ghost demons out there, then God must be out there as well. Audiences, it was long ago proven, will pay to see both.”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
“even if The Conjuring 2 doesn't deliver the delightful jolts of its predecessor, it maintains a consistent chill throughout, with a slow and steady dread that creeps up on you over time.”
Alonso Duralde·TheWrap
“There are some solid scares (Wan is too gifted in the dark art of gotcha manipulation to not make you leap a few times), but there's nothing on par with the first film's brilliant hide-and-clap scene with Lili Taylor.”
Chris Nashawaty·Entertainment Weekly
“Wan knows the tricks of this trade (heightened sound effects, moving furniture, dark corners) but somehow miraculously he really puts a fresh spin on it all here. It's riveting stuff, even if in a familiar cinematic environment.”
Deadline Hollywood

Parents guide

Violence: moderate
Sex: none
Profanity: mild
Substances: mild
Intensity: severe

Genres

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Cast & Crew

James WanDirector

Vera FarmigaLorraine Warren

Patrick WilsonEd Warren

Madison WolfeJanet Hodgson

Frances O'ConnorPeggy Hodgson

Lauren EspositoMargaret Hodgson

Benjamin HaighBilly Hodgson

Patrick McAuleyJohnny Hodgson

Sterling JerinsJudy Warren

Bonnie AaronsDemon Nun

Simon McBurneyMaurice Grosse

Maria Doyle KennedyPeggy Nottingham

Simon DelaneyVic Nottingham

Joseph BisharaComposer

Carey HayesWriter

Chad HayesWriter

David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrickWriter

Don BurgessCinematography

From the studio

New Line Cinema

The Conjuring 2

2016·134 min·R·English

Rate

7.36580%3.5/5

Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.

What critics thought

“Three years after The Conjuring rattled the multiplex with old-school horror, director James Wan ups the ante with an excellent sequel.”
Sheri Linden·The Hollywood Reporter
“On one level, The Conjuring 2 is just a not-bad megaplex funhouse movie, no more and no less, but on another level it offers its potential fans a helping of reassurance to go along with the fear. If there are ghost demons out there, then God must be out there as well. Audiences, it was long ago proven, will pay to see both.”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
“even if The Conjuring 2 doesn't deliver the delightful jolts of its predecessor, it maintains a consistent chill throughout, with a slow and steady dread that creeps up on you over time.”
Alonso Duralde·TheWrap
“There are some solid scares (Wan is too gifted in the dark art of gotcha manipulation to not make you leap a few times), but there's nothing on par with the first film's brilliant hide-and-clap scene with Lili Taylor.”
Chris Nashawaty·Entertainment Weekly
“Wan knows the tricks of this trade (heightened sound effects, moving furniture, dark corners) but somehow miraculously he really puts a fresh spin on it all here. It's riveting stuff, even if in a familiar cinematic environment.”
Deadline Hollywood