JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke

They're back! The restless spirits of the unburied have followed the Freeling family to their new home.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Brian Gibson

Release Date: January 1, 1986

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  • September 30, 2009
    Not a fantastic sequel. Julien Back's Kane is one of cinemas most creepy characters though, the fact that he was actually riddled with cancer and weeks from a death he was expecting, gives it an extra eerie feel. Sends shivers down my spine just thinking about it. Shame the film ...( read more)doesn't have the same impact. Will Sampson's good though and Noble Craig's CV is hilarious, imdb him!
  • March 21, 2008
    They're baaaaaack!
    More paranormal fun with the Freelings!
  • July 14, 2007
    Poltergeist II was only half as effective as its predessor. There were some haunted toy scenes and a great new scary-as-hell evil Quaker-ish Priest named "Kane" leering at the family, a gross Tequila bottle mutant worm attack, and the little Robbie's braces attacking him from his...( read more) mouth. This movie promised a visit to the other side where the ghosts live; it seemed cheap and quick. I liked the Indian magic they used to defend themselves from the evil ghost attacks. I liked the subplot with Carol Ann's Grandmother. Tangina made a brief appearance too. It somewhat saddened things that the teenaged daughter from the first film was absent here. Any scene with Kane the preacher was freaky. I was disappointed with this sequel.
  • February 22, 2007
    A quality sequel to the classic ghost movie; it ditches the light tone and laughs from the original film, and instead concentrates on the chills; the ghoulish evangelist is genuinely creepy. It only misses the mark at the very end, by insisting on showing "the other side" in chee...( read more)sy special effects rather than leaving it to the imagination.
  • February 9, 2009
    The first one was superior of course, but the pale guy who's after Anne is pretty creepy.It's not perfect, yet it's far better than the 3rd film.
  • October 22, 2009
    The preacher ALWAYS gives me nightmares! CREEPY!!!!
  • October 11, 2009
    Not as good as the original,but better than the 3rd,by far....
  • September 15, 2009
    Cheesy at the end, but still keeps the magic and the creepy atmosphere.

    46/100
  • September 8, 2009
    Poltergeist movies rock my world.
  • July 6, 2009
    i saw thiswhen i was little but i dont fully remember it

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