Sinister 2

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Sinister 2

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2015

1h 37m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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.

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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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Jacob D

@RT03136589 1 day ago

Just nah

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Richard R

@ezboi99 5 days ago

Classic example how the success of one film doesn’t mean a second one is needed and or will work. While there still are some of the classic disturbing sinister kills, everything else seems to be lacking. Especially the acting.

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Alec H

@alechbt Oct 12, 2026

Sinister 2 is less atmospheric than the first movie and much more direct with its horror, but it still works. I liked the stronger focus on the child slowly being possessed, the increased presence of the entity, and the poltergeist-like ghost children. The sound design and score are still great. Unfortunately, the ending feels forced and keeps it from landing as well as it could.

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Gunner I

@RT64755212 Sep 26, 2026

James Ransone did a fantastic job in this movie. It's a shame his career came to such an early ending. Like the first sinister, this movie is just creepy as hell. And to involve kids, the help a lot with the intense creepiness. This one is definitely worth checking out.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 19, 2026

Sinister 2 = a 1.5 star Movie!

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 1, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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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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