Poltergeist II: the Other Side

Poltergeist II: the Other Side (1986)

  • 39% of critics liked it
    (18 reviews)

  • 48% want to see it
    (11,336 ratings)

One of the more effectively spooky and financially successful horror films of the '80s got an inevitable sequel with this effects-heavy installment. The Freeling family is trying to grapple with the devastation wrought by the ghosts and ghouls that destroyed their lives. The insurance company… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By
Brian Gibson
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Nina Darnton, New York Times

    Seems like a string of special effects held together by a far-fetched story line with an unsatisfying sticky-sweet ending.

  • Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews

    They don't come much more ridiculous...

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    As needless a sequel as one could envision...

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Terribly disjointed and dramatically unfulfilling.

  • Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

    Nothing is as scary as the first flick, but still...this one has some chills.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Melvin W


    Kane: You're all gonna die in there! All of you! You are gonna die!  "They're back." Poltergeist is a great film and one of my favorite horror films of all-time. Like all great horror films before and after it, there must be sequels. They have to capitalize on… More

  • Dead A


    Okay there are some scarier part in this movie more than the first one. But I actually laughed at the end. Well it's pretty old movie so nothing advanced was expected at that time. I'm sure there were a lot of people was scared by seeing this.

  • Anthony L


    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… More

  • Robert C


    They're baaaaaack! More paranormal fun with the Freelings!

  • Lafe F


    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… More

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