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Halloween II

R

1981

1h 32m

Holiday

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

33%

Tomatometer

48 Reviews

63%

Audience Score

50,000+ Ratings

After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence), Michael Myers (Jonathan Prince) has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim.

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Critics Consensus

Halloween II picks up where its predecessor left off - and quickly wanders into a dead end that the franchise would spend decades struggling to find its way out of.

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Aja Romano

Vox

As films go, however, Halloween 2 isn't very good.

Oct 19, 2018

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Rick Rosenthal, who directed this 1981 sequel, doesn't have Carpenter's expansive, affectionate way with stereotypical characters, and without it they're empty shells -- bodies waiting for the slaughter.

Aug 27, 2007

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Mike Emery

Austin Chronicle

A bad sequel to a good movie.

Aug 27, 2007

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Brian Rowe

InSession Film

Curtis and Donald Pleasence reuniting at the end always fills me with joy, as does the explosive final scene that feels so beautifully definitive.

May 3, 2023

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David Gonzalez

The Cinematic Reel

The tagline, “More of the Night He Came Home”, never felt truer than when watching Halloween II.

Rated: 3.5

Jan 31, 2023

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Cody Leach

Cody Leach (YouTube)

While not quite the timeless classic that the original has proven to be, Halloween II is still one of the most effective sequels in the franchise. The hospital setting paired with some memorably brutal kills shines above the fairly generic script.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Charles C

A very mixed bag for me, sticks with the tone of og, good pov scenes, awesome gore effects, but the story lag for half the film, and the characters aren't nearly as memorable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/30/24

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David I

The first one is great, this one is even better!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/19/24

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Dylan H

great movie and a fantastic sequel, i don't understand the hate at all

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/09/24

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MLU

It's the same quality as the first movie and it's like a second half of the first one

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/09/24

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Rayane B

Not good like his predecessor but a good movie when you see the others

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Killian M

1 word to describe this movie underrated. Please watch the score is better better setting and even more of Michael and Donald Pleasances great acting I never understood why the rotten tomato score is so low.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/24

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Rick Rosenthal

Director

Jamie Lee Curtis

Laurie Strode

Donald Pleasence

Dr. Sam Loomis

Charles Cyphers

Sheriff Leigh Brackett

Jeffrey Kramer

Graham

Lance Guest

Jimmy

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Synopsis

After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence), Michael Myers (Jonathan Prince) has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim.

Director: Rick Rosenthal
Producer: Debra Hill, John Carpenter
Screenwriter: John Carpenter, Debra Hill
Production Co: Dino De Laurentiis Productions, Universal Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 19, 2015
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Surround

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