Sinister 2

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Sinister 2

R,

2015,

1h 37m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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14%

90 Reviews

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31%

25,000+ Ratings

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31%

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25,000+ Ratings

Hiding from her abusive, estranged husband, Courtney Collins lives in a rural house with her 9-year-old twins, Dylan and Zach. Young Dylan receives nightly visits from ghoulish kids who show him disturbing images of families being slaughtered. It's all part of the grand plan of Bughuul, the evil spirit who recruits innocent children to murder their loved ones. The only hope for his intended new victims may be a former deputy who's familiar with Bughuul's fiendish work from the past.

Critics Consensus

Sinister 2 has a few ingredients that will be familiar to fans of the original; unfortunately, in this slapdash second installment, none of them are scary anymore.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Aug 27, 2015

2/5

Not half as terrifying as Norwegian black metal, but still one of the better found footage-gimmicked sequels in recent memory.

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

Aug 26, 2015

There comes a point when you have to say no to these horror sequels. There's no skill or idea visible anywhere, just the sound of money being sucked from your pockets.

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Nick Schager

The Playlist

Aug 25, 2015

C-

Ransone's tone-deaf performance helps validate this knuckleheaded story's portrait of cinema as a potential gateway to pain and suffering.

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

Nov 5, 2025

2/5

Superficially faithful to the original film's subtle horror, this sloppy sequel diffuses what one character calls "the aesthetic observance of violence" into the safely ludicrous and lifeless.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 25, 2022

1.5/5

...a profound mess of a movie.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

May 29, 2022

1.5/4

Overall, this is D-level material, and the only genuine shock it delivers is that it didn’t debut on VOD or Netflix.

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Hagrid S

Feb 24, 2019

Totally different style but very worth the ride!

Luke G

Nov 6, 2018

they should do a 3rd one. Both of them i have watch with VPN using boxxy software

Oct 23, 2018

Although this is one of my favorite movies due to the gruesome standpoint with how morbid it is throughout the movie, there were some scenes that could have improved idea wise.

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Draco M

Oct 22, 2018

This movie was really good. It had great scares and a good plot. 5 out of 5

Anakin W

Sep 30, 2018

Sinister 2, is not at all like the first movie, with two situations happening, makes this one not at all great

Draco S

Sep 19, 2018

Not as thrilling as the 1st one, but much much better than the reviews lead you to believe. The jump scares still work. Only this time, Mr. Boogle is over used and his presence isnt as intimidating. But still a fine sequel for the franchise.

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Ciarán Foy

Director

James Ransone

Ex-Deputy So & So

Shannyn Sossamon

Courtney Collins

Robert Sloan

Dylan Collins

Dartanian Sloan

Zach Collins

Lea Coco

Clint Collins

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Synopsis

Hiding from her abusive, estranged husband, Courtney Collins lives in a rural house with her 9-year-old twins, Dylan and Zach. Young Dylan receives nightly visits from ghoulish kids who show him disturbing images of families being slaughtered. It's all part of the grand plan of Bughuul, the evil spirit who recruits innocent children to murder their loved ones. The only hope for his intended new victims may be a former deputy who's familiar with Bughuul's fiendish work from the past.

Director: Ciarán Foy
Producer: Jason Blum, Scott Derrickson
Screenwriter: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Blumhouse
Rating: R (Language|Bloody and Disturbing Images|Strong Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 21, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.7M
Runtime: 1h 37m

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