Grave Encounters 2

"Fear is just a word. Reality is much worse."

2012 1h 35m EN

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 1,054

Horror

Synopsis

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Tortured by the ghosts of the demonized insane asylum that killed the crew of GRAVE ENCOUNTERS, film students fight to escape death as their own paranormal investigation goes terribly wrong in this horrifying sequel.

“Fear is just a word. Reality is much worse.”

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Cast

Richard Harmon
Alex Wright
Stephanie Bennett
Tessa Hamill
Sean Rogerson
Lance Preston
Dylan Playfair
Trevor Thompson
Leanne Lapp
Jennifer Parker
Howie Lai
Jared Lee
Sean Tyson
Hospital Security Guard
Benjamin Wilkinson
Jerry Hartfield

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Poliquin
Writers: Stuart Ortiz, Colin Minihan
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Grave Encounters Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Poliquin, shot by Tony Mirza. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Richard Harmon and Stephanie Bennett and Sean Rogerson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fear is just a word. Reality is much worse.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2231554 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

John Poliquin directs. Tony Mirza behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
3Part of the "Grave Encounters Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by John Poliquin, shot by Tony Mirza. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Richard Harmon and Stephanie Bennett and Sean Rogerson carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Fear is just a word. Reality is much worse.".
7IMDB entry: tt2231554 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 18 themes, including "insanity", "supernatural", "halloween", "haunting".

The technical file

Cinematography: Tony Mirza
Production design: Paul McCulloch
Makeup / hair: Amanda Finnamore
VFX supervisor: Zachary Mallett
Sound: Miguel Nunes
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Grave Encounters 2 (2012)

Part of

Grave Encounters Collection

A found footage style horror film series set in an abandoned haunted psychiatric hospital.

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John Poliquin

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Gimly2016-08-23
★ 5/10
Though objectively I can say with some certainty that the first Grave Encounters is the better movie of the two, this second helping still got me excited in a way for the franchise itself. Sure, the third act is essentially just a worse version of the whole first movie, but Grave Encounters 2 tries some new things, not just in terms of this film series, but something new to Found Footage Horror overall. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
Sierbahnn2026-06-16
★ 5/10
This is not a bad followup. Obviously this is not as innovative as the first one, but the premise of this is a natural progression from the first. It has a few lovely twists, which keeps the idea fresh, but it is not enough to elevate it to a higher status. The idea of revisiting the site of an older movie like this is pretty fun though, and allows the filmmakers to not wear the ideas of the original premise too thin, but instead focus on the journey the protagonists have to undertake in order to reach the 'start' of the spooky stuff. The acting is sometimes a bit forced, but that could be down to the directing, but overall I think they do a fine job for what it is.