The Strangers: Chapter 2

"Survival was just the beginning."

2025 1h 38m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 407🥫21%Rotten Tomatoes●28Metacritic

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Synopsis

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After learning that one of their victims, Maya, is still alive, The Strangers return to finish the job. With nowhere to run and no one to trust, Maya soon finds herself in a brutal fight for survival against psychopaths more than willing to kill anyone who stands in their way.

“Survival was just the beginning.”

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Cast

Madelaine Petsch
Maya
Froy Gutierrez
Ryan
Gabriel Basso
Gregory
Ema Horvath
Shelly / Pinup
Brooke Lena Johnson
Nurse Danica
Richard Brake
Sheriff Rotter
Pedro Leandro
Deputy Walters
Rachel Shenton
Debbie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Renny Harlin
Writers: Bryan Bertino, Alan Freedland, Alan R. Cohen
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America, Spain

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ERA

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Released last year.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America, Spain.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Strangers (Remake) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Renny Harlin, shot by José David Montero. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Justin Burnett. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michelle Harrison shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez and Gabriel Basso carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Survival was just the beginning.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Renny Harlin directs. José David Montero behind the camera. Justin Burnett scores. Michelle Harrison cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America, Spain. Dialogue in English.

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1Released last year.
2International production across 3 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America, Spain.
3Part of the "The Strangers (Remake) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Renny Harlin, shot by José David Montero. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Justin Burnett. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michelle Harrison shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez and Gabriel Basso carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Survival was just the beginning.".
9IMDB entry: tt28671344 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: José David Montero
Original score: Justin Burnett
Editing: Michelle Harrison
Production design: Adrian Curelea
Costume design: Oana Draghici
Makeup / hair: Olena Andreitseva
Stunt coordinator: Vladimir Orlov
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $8,000,000
Box office: $21,921,749
Return: 274% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025)
Rotten Tomatoes: 21% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 28/100
MPAA: R

Awards

2 nominations total

Part of

The Strangers (Remake) Collection

The Strangers trilogy is a reboot of the 2008 psychological home invasion film of the same name. A young couple are relentlessly terrorized by three masked strangers after their car breaks down in a small town. Their initial survival shifts into a dark journey of trauma and revenge as one is forced to confront the murderers directly, ultimately exploring themes of senseless violence.

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CinemaSerf2025-10-10
★ 5/10
I should probably have watched the first one of these from last year to remind me because a bit like when “Maya” (Madeleine Petsch) wakes up in hospital, I couldn’t remember what she’d survived either. We are quickly reminded that her and her perfectly manscaped boyfriend “Jeff” (who must have read the script so stayed home and trimmed his beard this time) had been gruesomely assaulted by three local spooks bedecked in rudimentary face masks. He’s since gone the way of the dodo, but she managed to make it to the hospital where the cops were aghast at her story. Thing is, though, once her murderous antagonists discover that not only did she she survive, but that she’s in the local hospital, then the scene is set for a chapter two. Preposterousness now ensues in an almost risible fashion, as she is pursued through this almost empty hospital and then out into the woods towards the very cabin in which their misery began. Of course, after last time, she has mastered some rustic ninja skills but unsure who she can trust from this tightly-knit community, what are her chances of survival against the trio of tormentors who want to slice and dice her - just because she is there? The dialogue is barely worth mentioning, the acting plaudits are easily stolen by the masks - at least they a supposed to be plastic, and the frying pan to fire scenarios that unfold make the decision to board the Titanic in 1912 seem entirely risk-free by comparison. The only thing that is truly scary is that this tees up for a sequel, otherwise it’s a shocker in all the wrong ways.

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