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Released 12 years ago.
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ABCs of Death 2
"Some people never learn."
2014 2h 4m EN
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5.4
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★5.4TMDB · 354
Horror
Synopsis
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Taking all that was great from the first instalment, the movie aims to be a wilder, leaner, faster-paced and even more entertaining anthology this time around, with a new crop of award-winning, visionary filmmakers from around the globe.
“Some people never learn.”
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Eric Jacobus
Assassin (Segment "Amateur")
Julian Barratt
Peter Toland (Segment "Badger")
Ian Virgo
Fletcher (Segment "Capital Punishment")
Miguel Ángel Muñoz
(Segment "Equilibrium")
Dana Meinrath
Soldier (Segment "Falling")
Nicholas Amer
Grandad (Segment "Grandad")
Richard Hardisty
Grandson (Segment "Grandad")
Sherry Lara
Mama (Segment "Invincible")
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rodney Ascher
- Writers
- Alejandro Brugués, Alexandre Bustillo, David Chirchirillo
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish
- Countries
- Brazil, Canada, Cuba, France, Japan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Spain, United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 7 languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish.
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WORLD
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International production across 11 countries: Brazil, Canada, Cuba, France, Japan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Spain, United States of America.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "The ABCs of Death Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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CAST
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250+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Rodney Ascher, shot by Bridger Nielson. 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 Andre Roessler. 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 Michael Lane shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Rodney Ascher directs. Bridger Nielson behind the camera. Andre Roessler scores. Michael Lane cuts. Produced in Brazil, Canada, Cuba, France, Japan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Spain, United States of America. Dialogue in Arabic, English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 12 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 7 languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish.
- 3International production across 11 countries: Brazil, Canada, Cuba, France, Japan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Spain, United States of America.
- 4Part of the "The ABCs of Death Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 5250+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
- 6Directed by Rodney Ascher, shot by Bridger Nielson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 7Original score by Andre Roessler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 8Editor Michael Lane shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 9Eric Jacobus and Julian Barratt and Ian Virgo carry the top of the cast.
- 10Marketing tagline: "Some people never learn.".
- 11IMDB entry: tt2926810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Bridger Nielson
- Original score
- Andre Roessler
- Editing
- Michael Lane
- Stunt coordinator
- Clayton J. Barber
- Runtime
- 124 min · 2h 4m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $7,171
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Part of
The ABCs of Death Collection
A 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.
Also by
Rodney Ascher
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Drafthouse Films
US
Timpson Films
NZ
Key crew
- EditorMichael Lane
- ProducerPeter Katz
- ProducerAnt Timpson
- ProducerTim League
- ProducerPeter Mabrucco
- ProducerPeter Kuplowsky
- ProducerVitalijus Žukas
- ProducerMai Nakanishi
- ProducerSôichi Umezawa
- ProducerShannon Hanmer
- Associate ProducerMitch Davis
- ProstheticsDan Martin
- Special EffectsDan Martin
- ProducerAlejandro Brugués
- Executive ProducerChristopher Cho
- Associate ProducerTed Geoghegan
- ProducerLancelot Oduwa Imasuen
- Executive ProducerJared Lundy
- Associate ProducerHenry Sansom
- ProducerWade Harpootlian
- ProducerBen Jacques
- Executive ProducerAmy Jump
- ProducerTim Kirk
- Executive ProducerCaroline Piras
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- anthology
- woman director
- horror anthology
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2014-10-02NR
Also known as
International titles
- ABCs of Death 2US
- 23 Ways to DieDE
- The ABCs of Death 2US
- ABC 오브 데쓰 2KR
- ABCs of Death, The 2AU
- O ABC da Morte 2BR
- El ABC de la Muerte 2MX
- El ABC de la Muerte 2ES
- El ABC de la Muerte 2US
