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Zoolander 2

  • 2016
  • PG-13
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
79K
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POPULARITY
4,698
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Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell, Penélope Cruz, Owen Wilson, and Kristen Wiig in Zoolander 2 (2016)
Derek and Hansel team up with an Interpol agent to find out who is behind the deaths of the world's biggest pop stars.
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Derek and Hansel are lured into modelling again, in Rome, where they find themselves the target of a sinister conspiracy.Derek and Hansel are lured into modelling again, in Rome, where they find themselves the target of a sinister conspiracy.Derek and Hansel are lured into modelling again, in Rome, where they find themselves the target of a sinister conspiracy.

  • Director
    • Ben Stiller
  • Writers
    • Justin Theroux
    • Ben Stiller
    • Nicholas Stoller
  • Stars
    • Ben Stiller
    • Owen Wilson
    • Penélope Cruz
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    79K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,698
    6
    • Director
      • Ben Stiller
    • Writers
      • Justin Theroux
      • Ben Stiller
      • Nicholas Stoller
    • Stars
      • Ben Stiller
      • Owen Wilson
      • Penélope Cruz
    • 252User reviews
    • 255Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Zoolander 2
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    I Trust Her
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    Ben Stiller
    Ben Stiller
    • Derek
    Owen Wilson
    Owen Wilson
    • Hansel
    Penélope Cruz
    Penélope Cruz
    • Valentina Valencia
    Will Ferrell
    Will Ferrell
    • Jacobim Mugatu
    Justin Bieber
    Justin Bieber
    • Justin Bieber
    Jon Daly
    Jon Daly
    • Agent Filippo
    Katie Couric
    Katie Couric
    • Katie Couric
    Amy Stiller
    Amy Stiller
    • Mom Tourist
    Charlotte Townsend
    Charlotte Townsend
    • Girl Tourist
    Christine Taylor
    Christine Taylor
    • Matilda
    Jim Lehrer
    Jim Lehrer
    • Jim Lehrer
    Christiane Amanpour
    Christiane Amanpour
    • Christiane Amanpour
    Jane Pauley
    Jane Pauley
    • Jane Pauley
    Justin Theroux
    Justin Theroux
    • Evil DJ
    Milla Jovovich
    Milla Jovovich
    • Katinka
    Woodrow W. Asai
    • Prime Minister of Malaysia
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Woodrow Asai)
    Jerry Stiller
    Jerry Stiller
    • Maury
    Joe Scarborough
    Joe Scarborough
    • Joe Scarborough
    • Director
      • Ben Stiller
    • Writers
      • Justin Theroux
      • Ben Stiller
      • Nicholas Stoller
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    User reviews252

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    4mattspach

    What a waste of time

    As a big fan of the original with respect for many of these filmmakers, Zoolander 2 was one of the worst sequels I've ever seen. I think with the sudden trend of sequels to classic comedies like Joe Dirt and Anchorman, as well as Ben Stiller's desire to be relevant again, he decided to make something guaranteed to make some money in the box office. But it is clear that they approached the project with no artistic integrity. It was well into the second act that I realized I had not laughed at a single joke. Clearly there is a format for the Zoolander comedy type in which silly phrases are repeated, people misunderstand one another, and characters make connections through absurd or ironic interactions. And there were a few times where the dialogue was witty, but almost every gag was a direct reference to the first film or a pop-culture reference. The pop culture references fell flat on every attempt, and direct allusions to the original are in my opinion a cop out in order to avoid writing an actually funny film. I must admit the last 40 minutes or so upped the ante a bit, but I still couldn't see any reason to make this film. Subplots about both models becoming fathers, the side characters in the fashion world, and the overly dramatic production/soundtrack, all fell flat as well. I was really hoping that this film would have something to it, but sadly it was just another pointless homage to a classic film which the world could have done without. A silly sequel a few years after is kind of worthy of forgiveness, but 15 years later is embarrassing. These filmmakers are capable of much, much more.
    7deloudelouvain

    I don't care what the ratings are, I had good laughs

    I wonder why this movie gets such a low ratings here on IMDb. I don't get why people watch those kind of movies if they don't get the humor of it. I will agree that it's ridiculous humor, but it is funny in it's way. I had more laughs then in most other comedies and that says enough to me about the quality of Zoolander 2. I'm not going to compare it with the first one because it doesn't matter. The story itself might be completely ridiculous but then again for this movie to work it has to be completely ridiculous. It's more about the mimics, the clothing, and the way of acting. I thought the whole cast did a very good job. Ben Stiller is just a funny guy. Everything he does is just funny. As well as Will Ferrell. But if you in general don't like those actors you should just not watch their movies because you know what you get with them. To all the haters I can just say stop watching their movies because it will always be the same humor. Ridiculous or not, it doesn't matter, because for some people it's entertainment and it makes them have a good time laughing. To me it does it every time and I hope they will make more movies like this one.
    5spaceyemperres

    It had cinematography

    The movie was produced. It had actors in it, who played roles that were in the film. It was edited by a team who pieced the audio and the picture together. The marketing team existed and said things in favor of it. It cost a certain amount to produce and make back a different amount of money. It was screened at theaters who showed the full length of the movie to anyone who would buy tickets. This all occurred because the executives were given the idea and then green-lit it to be produced. All in all, what we can say without a doubt is that Zoolander 2 is, and always will be, a film that exists.
    6supatube

    Fun but not overwhelmingly so

    Zoolander (the original) was such a quirky parody of the fashion world. It carried a genuine tongue-in-cheek mockery of the entire industry and blew up 'their' ridiculousness to the max.

    Lets begin with the positive: Kristen Wiig as Alexanya Atoz is pure performance art. The styling and make-up is so on point. But even more impressive is her wicked accent. It was, hands down, the funniest aspect of the film. Every time she opened her mouth I died. Could not contain the laughter. Her dedication to that character's weird speech pattern was super impressive. The cameo performances were a delight in the original and that has managed to follow through effortlessly. More cameo's that are more irreverent and more outrageous than before. The cameos at the end are truly worth while. The few in the beginning are forgettable. The actors conviction. I cannot fault any of the actors for not putting in their best, assuming the material to work with was fairly weak to begin with, I found the actors conviction to the characters totally playful.

    So what went wrong with this second installation? Quite honestly, it was the shift away from a parody of the fashion industry, moving towards a Wayans' brothers spoof of a spy film with a dash of espionage. And like any Wayans brother movie one can expect cheap visual gags to fill up free space - there's some really great lines in the film though (really great). Who thought that Zoolander 2 should shoot for the stars at 1h45m? The original barely hit 1h30m, that film had all that set-up and introduction to the world of Zoolander. Part Deux could have dived right in but instead played splish-splash with some really juvenile humour.

    Yes, Zoolander is an idiot. He's an annoying character. A total self involved tool. But they save him from being despised by allowing the audience to laugh at him. Allowing us to point our fingers at his ridiculous face and laugh till the tears run. But that playground fun time is now over, forced to laugh with him. There's very few sidebar comments that grab our attention and remind us, 'Oh, Zoolander is a douche', not just an idiot.

    Other than that Zoolander 2 is a totally run-of-the-mill comedy, nothing too special or outrages, nothing too memorable our outstanding. Fun but not overwhelmingly so.
    7nebomilic

    IMDb Ratings are broken - This is a solid comedy

    Here is the thing - too many times I have made a mistake to watch a film only based on it's IMDb rating or reviews.

    This crucial piece of information that is missing here is:

    • who is rating/reviewing the title?


    • which other films did the one love/hate?


    That is why I want to give some information about me before giving my two cents on Zoolander2:

    • 35 year old male


    • as a kid I loved Mel Brooks films, Hot Shots Franchise, Jim Carrey Works...


    • I love brother Farrelly comedies


    • I enjoy most of Ben Stiller works (Cable Guy, Tropic Thunder...)


    Now, with this information in mind, we can proceed:

    In spite of bad ratings I chose to watch this one, and I didn't regret it. It is a well crafted over the top comedy with some clever and satirical gags.

    Because of the fact that it's over the top - from start to finish, I don't have any problems with the story.

    I guess it just depends on the mindset and maybe the mood. Both me and my wife had many laughs during the whole film.

    Was it predictable? Yes. But I wasn't expecting it to be any different :)

    I hope this helps.

    Peace out.

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    • Trivia
      The announcement for the movie came from a fashion show where Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson walked down the runway, in character, as Derek and Hansel.
    • Goofs
      Penelope Cruz's mole on her face switches sides throughout the movie.
    • Quotes

      Mugatu: You're asking me why I killed Justin Bieber?

    • Connections
      Featured in The Saturday Show: Episode #1.10 (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Ignite
      Written and Performed by Greg Pajer & Nicolas Farmakalidis

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    • Release date
      • February 12, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Italy
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Zoolander No. 2
    • Filming locations
      • Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Panorama Films
      • Red Hour Films
      • Scott Rudin Productions
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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $28,848,693
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,841,146
      • Feb 14, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $56,722,693
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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