The Descent: Part 2

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The Descent: Part 2

R,

2009,

1h 34m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller/

Adventure

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48%

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Refusing to believe her story about cave-dwelling monsters, the survivor of a spelunking exploration gone wrong is forced to follow the authorities back into the caves where something awaits.

Critics Consensus

The Descent 2 goes spelunking for its predecessors' unnerving power but never digs beyond surface chills, although this efficient splatterfest contains enough nasty set pieces to sate the gore-prone.

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Nev Pierce

Empire Magazine

Dec 4, 2009

2/5

An uninspired retread of a horror classic, this tries hard to justify its existence... and fails.

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

Dec 4, 2009

2/5

Harris's direction is messy, favouring confusing set-piece scares over the all-important group dynamics.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

Dec 4, 2009

3/5

The first-time director Jon Harris recreates the sense of airless, claustrophobic panic that worked so effectively the first time around and cranks up the yuck factor exponentially.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 15, 2025

3/5

Even an uninspired rehash of a claustrophobic masterpiece isn't entirely a waste of time.

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

Aug 27, 2023

2/5

If nothing else, the sequel has senseless Crawler action in spades, and there is an attempt at a happier ending for those who found the original film’s conclusion too gloomy.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Aug 21, 2023

2/4

Despite its regression into full-fledged schlock mode, this horror sequel didn’t deserve the direct-to-video treatment.

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Ron M

Feb 10, 2019

A total rÃ (C) run of the first, which was only bearable beacuse of the horrific deaths of the godawful characters. Yiu root for no one in this. And the same happens. Worth a look. But only if nothing else is on offer.

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Hagrid W

Feb 5, 2019

This movie is garbage, especially if you follow Neil Marshals directors cut of the original. Avoid this all together

Harry S

Oct 10, 2018

The Descent Part 2 comes back again gore-packed and with great work from its female leads. However, as a consequence of poor and pointless decisions and execution, not even a tremendous/moving final act can save it. It just sadly misses all the points that made the first one so good.

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Kylo S

Sep 4, 2018

he Descent is a masterpiece of horror- It came out of nowhere and stunned audiences and critics alike. There was no doubt that a sequel had to be made and thus we have The Descent 2 which somehow carries on the legacy of the failed sequel. Yes, there is a cave and there are cave monsters but what is lacking is a soul. This film proves the importance of a deft hand behind the camera and a great screenplay. We still have the cave and the same monsters, yet this is a letdown of a movie.

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Jul 17, 2018

One of my favorite things about the Descent was the lack of men. It was refreshing to see a horror movie that didn't make me sit through an hour and a half of misogynistic dudebros and weak women. The Descent part 2 reverted to the horror genre standard that I hate so much.

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Theodore G

Jul 8, 2018

not as good as the first, but it's not terrible. however it did seem pointless to have that whole crew go if she was just gonna run away from them anyways. only 1 survived & it wasn't any of the people they were trying to save.

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Synopsis

Refusing to believe her story about cave-dwelling monsters, the survivor of a spelunking exploration gone wrong is forced to follow the authorities back into the caves where something awaits.

Director: Jon Harris
Production Co: Celador Productions
Rating: R (Language|Grisly Images|Strong Bloody Horror Violence|Terror)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 31, 2016
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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