John Cho, Kal Penn, Eric Winter

Follows the cross-country adventures of the pot-smoking duo as they try to outrun authorities who suspect them of being terrorists when they try to sneak a bong on board their flight to Amsterdam.

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54% liked it

128 critics

R, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg

Release Date: April 24, 2008

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DVD Release Date: July 29, 2008

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  • October 6, 2009
    Laugh out loud funny sequel
  • March 19, 2009
    It's called Escape from Guantanamo Bay, but that takes up a total of two minutes of the entire movie. The rest of it is pure stoner humour, crazy adventures, and stereotype jokes that have a deep ring of truth to them. Even though the filmmakers don't break any new ground, they...( read more) succeed in doing what the film sets out to do.
  • January 20, 2009
    Great raunchy comedy...its been awhile since I've seen anything like this
  • January 2, 2009
    I'm giving this 2 stars and not 1 1/2 based solely on Neil Patrick Harris. The script was absolute shit - the only parts I laughed at had NPH in them. What an extreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeme let down.
  • November 6, 2008
    Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay was a lot better and a lot funnier than I expected. The satire was scathingly funny (specifically the scene in "the hood" and with the southern couple) and well worth sitting through the expected sophomoric humor. This movie ended on a ...( read more)weird but expected note that I'm still having trouble getting my head around but I think I liked it a little bit better than the first one.
  • November 19, 2009
    DIDN'T LIKE THE FIRST ONE DEFINITELY WON'T LIKE THIS ONE
  • November 9, 2009
    It's called Escape from Guantanamo Bay, but that takes up a total of two minutes of the entire movie. The rest of it is pure stoner humour, crazy adventures, and stereotype jokes that have a deep ring of truth to them. Even though the filmmakers don't break any new ground
  • November 3, 2009
    wt not is possible 4 them??????????
  • October 26, 2009
    Neil patrick Harris steels it once again
  • October 26, 2009
    Who said sequel's are crap? This was just as good as the first with the classic pairing of Penn and Cho again. Smokin up, hot chiks and bottomless parties, I mean it's fucking golden. NPH was also a stand out like he was in the first one. Also adding the very hot Danneel Harris m...( read more)ade it even better.

Critic Reviews


April 27, 2008
Kyle Smith, KyleSmithOnline.com

There's a reason why Foreign Affairs has never done a theme issue about "Dude, Where's My Car?" full review

April 25, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today

A guilty pleasure that retains the anarchic charms of the original. full review

April 25, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Offers a mix of nasty toilet jokes and sex gags, but the gratuitous nudity (male and female) and crazy cannabis-ness are there to serve a greater good: to mock social and political hypocrisy, a cultur... full review

April 25, 2008
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

[The movie's] idiocy serves the cause of good sense and intelligence. And no, I'm not smoking anything. full review

April 25, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

With its intoxicating blend of frat boy humor and sociological satire, Escape From Guantanamo Bay is the comedy of the year so far. full review

April 25, 2008
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay is no political tract, but it can be surprisingly bold. full review

April 24, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay embraces America's capacity for decency and kindness. The possibility that we could actually be that great country isn't just a pipe dream. Only sometimes you... full review

April 24, 2008
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

An amplification of scale and subject matter that isn't, alas, accompanied by an upgrade in humor. full review

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