Paranormal Activity 2

"In 2009 you demanded it. Nothing can prepare you for what's next."

2010 1h 31m EN

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Synopsis

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Just as Daniel and Kristi welcome a newborn baby into their home, a demonic presence begins terrorizing them, tearing apart their perfect world and turning it into an inescapable nightmare.

“In 2009 you demanded it. Nothing can prepare you for what's next.”

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Cast

Sprague Grayden
Kristi Rey
Brian Boland
Daniel Rey
Molly Ephraim
Ali Rey
Katie Featherston
Katie Featherston
Micah Sloat
Micah Sloat
Seth Ginsberg
Brad
William Juan Prieto
Hunter Rey
Jackson Xenia Prieto
Hunter Rey

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tod Williams
Writers: Michael R. Perry, Tom Pabst, Christopher Landon
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $178M — a 59.2× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Paranormal Activity Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tod Williams, shot by Michael Simmonds. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Sprague Grayden and Brian Boland and Molly Ephraim carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In 2009 you demanded it. Nothing can prepare you for what's next.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tod Williams directs. Michael Simmonds behind the camera. Gregory Plotkin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $178M — a 59.2× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 16 years ago.
4Part of the "Paranormal Activity Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Tod Williams, shot by Michael Simmonds. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Gregory Plotkin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sprague Grayden and Brian Boland and Molly Ephraim carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "In 2009 you demanded it. Nothing can prepare you for what's next.".
9IMDB entry: tt1536044 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "supernatural", "halloween", "paranormal phenomena", "haunting".

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Simmonds
Editing: Gregory Plotkin
Production design: Jennifer Spence
Costume design: Kristin M. Burke
VFX supervisor: Mark A.Z. Dippé
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Box office: $177,512,032
Return: 5917% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)

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Paranormal Activity Collection

An American found footage horror film series based on the haunting of families.

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JPV8522022-10-03
★ 4/10
More of the same as the first movie, found myself dozing off a couple of times. Only part I liked, in a funny sort of way, was the invisible demon pulling around the lead actress. 2.0/5
Ahmad2022-11-01
★ 6/10
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010): 6.6/10 (Fair, Above Average) --- While “Paranormal Activity 2” improves upon the original in a few areas, the film’s underwhelming conclusion ultimately brings it down. The first “Paranormal Activity” was more effective because of its slower but steadily increasing levels of tension and unease; this time around, the tempo is a little over the place. The story isn’t bad on its own, but it falls apart as soon as you connect it with the original. The first film had a more intriguing concept, with a demon nearly showing affection towards Katie, rather than the same old pact with the devil nonsense this one has going on. As a standalone film, Paranormal Activity 2 is a passable horror flick that, like its predecessor, excels at keeping things straightforward. If you liked the first film in the Paranormal Activity franchise, you’d appreciate this one just as much, and even if you didn’t, you might want to give it a go because it’s different enough to appeal to those who didn’t enjoy the previous one.
Andre Gonzales2023-07-24
★ 7/10
This is kind of like a meanwhile at her sisters place. Both of them have had haunting since they were kids. This could have been better as well. Not much happens for more then like half the movie. It makes it pretty boring till then.