Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Dick Miller

The Gremlins are back, and this time, they've taken total control over the building of a media mogul.

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PG-13, 107 min.

Directed by: Joe Dante

Release Date: December 31, 1990

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DVD Release Date: August 20, 2002

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  • October 12, 2006
    A lot less violent & more lighthearted but still very malicious than the first movie. Enjoyable through the very end. Look for Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, & Porky Pig to start and end the movie.
  • September 18, 2009
    The sequel doesn't have the magic that the first one had, which was a real shame.
  • July 18, 2009
    Actually a good sequel, big surprise indeed. The Gremlins look better, meaning and the creativity with their design, especially the mutant Gremlins, is sooo cool. The same story again but in an office block this time, but it still works. Chris Lee gives a great performance as the...( read more) evil scientist, the rest of the cast aren't as good as the first but still do the job. There's lots of visual gags here with the Gremlins, some sick some silly, but they still work, its the evil naughty 'Muppet' factor that seems to come through as the winner haha the possibility of a Muppet that swears or kills, scary and funny. Basically, a bigger budget has worked wonders here, a third could be awesome.
  • October 13, 2008
    classic 80s
  • August 24, 2008
    If the original Gremlins was a dark satire then Gremlins 2 takes the darkness out and becomes a sci-fi/fantasy Cannonball Run. The Gremlins are back, getting wet and eating after midnight. But instead of the great little B movie we get what amounts to a parody of the first film.
  • October 31, 2009
    Not as serious as the original but just as entertaining. A fun flick with lots of jokes and a well executed pace. For modern viewers this may look stupid with the special effects but for veterans of the first one it?s a fun movie. You shouldnt take it too seriously and you will p...( read more)robably will enjoy it more if your in the right mood or drunk.
  • October 30, 2009
    Out of both Gremlins movie this is my favorite
  • October 15, 2009
    gremlins are back!!!!!
    more sillier then the original but a blast
  • October 10, 2009
    This is an old time fav, I only remember as a kid wanting a gismo.
  • September 18, 2009
    Two reasons. First, never has a movie sequel so completely, so absurdly deconstructed its original source material. Director Joe Dante bravely chose to use Gremlins 2 to out-and-out mock everything that was earnest, over-serious, and melodramatic about the first Gremlins, and the...( read more) result is hilarious. It's a Warner Brothers cartoon version of a monster movie and John Glover's performance alone is enough to love it. The second reason? Lack of competition. Every other sequel in 1990 was either an unsuccessful rehash of a much better film (though Predator 2 holds up surprisingly well) or a complete disaster (Godfather 3, Robocop 2, Rocky V, Exorcist 3).

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January 19, 2006
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

A loving celebration, and biting critique, of our pop culture-saturated times. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Too many gremlins and not enough story line. full review

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  • tghtkid26
    April 14, 2009
    i love this movie and i have the gizmo doll too:) i got it on ebay in mint condition still in the box and if anybody is interested in buying it i will sell it for $150.00 my email is

    rebelde_goodboy@yahoo.com
  • asiantribe
    December 11, 2006
    I like The Brain Gremlin! =]
  • ashleyannl
    November 17, 2006
    The last part of the movie was werid but Gimzzo is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Cute X3

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