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The Conjuring 2

  • 20162016
  • RR
  • 2h 14m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
263K
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POPULARITY
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Bonnie Aarons in The Conjuring 2 (2016)
The supernatural thriller brings to the screen another real case from the files of renowned demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren. Reprising their roles, Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson star as Lorraine and Ed Warren, who, in one of their most terrifying paranormal investigations, travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.
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Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to North London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a supernatural spirit.Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to North London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a supernatural spirit.Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to North London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a supernatural spirit.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
263K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,797
52
  • Director
    • James Wan
  • Writers
    • Chad Hayes(screenplay by)
    • Carey W. Hayes(screenplay by)
    • James Wan(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Vera Farmiga
    • Patrick Wilson
    • Madison Wolfe
Top credits
  • Director
    • James Wan
  • Writers
    • Chad Hayes(screenplay by)
    • Carey W. Hayes(screenplay by)
    • James Wan(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Vera Farmiga
    • Patrick Wilson
    • Madison Wolfe
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 680User reviews
    • 415Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 13 nominations

    Videos8

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    Trailer 2:33
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    Stream & Scream: The Best Haunted Houses
    Clip 4:35
    Stream & Scream: The Best Haunted Houses
    A Guide to the Films of James Wan
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    A Guide to the Films of James Wan
    The Conjuring 2
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    The Conjuring 2
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    The Conjuring 2
    What We Know About 'The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It' ... So Far
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    What We Know About 'The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It' ... So Far
    Meet the Demonic 'Nun' Haunting 'The Conjuring' Films
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    Meet the Demonic 'Nun' Haunting 'The Conjuring' Films

    Photos180

    Madison Wolfe and Lauren Esposito in The Conjuring 2 (2016)
    Madison Wolfe, Lauren Esposito, and Patrick McAuley in The Conjuring 2 (2016)
    Frances O'Connor and Patrick Wilson in The Conjuring 2 (2016)
    Simon Delaney, Vera Farmiga, Simon McBurney, Frances O'Connor, and Patrick Wilson in The Conjuring 2 (2016)
    Frances O'Connor, Madison Wolfe, and Lauren Esposito in The Conjuring 2 (2016)
    Vera Farmiga and Madison Wolfe in The Conjuring 2 (2016)
    Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson in The Conjuring 2 (2016)
    Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson in The Conjuring 2 (2016)
    Patrick Wilson and Madison Wolfe in The Conjuring 2 (2016)
    Simon Delaney, Frances O'Connor, Elliot Joseph, and Annie Young in The Conjuring 2 (2016)
    Bonnie Aarons and Vera Farmiga in The Conjuring 2 (2016)
    Madison Wolfe in The Conjuring 2 (2016)

    Top cast

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    Vera Farmiga
    Vera Farmiga
    • Lorraine Warrenas Lorraine Warren
    Patrick Wilson
    Patrick Wilson
    • Ed Warrenas Ed Warren
    Madison Wolfe
    Madison Wolfe
    • Janet Hodgsonas Janet Hodgson
    Frances O'Connor
    Frances O'Connor
    • Peggy Hodgsonas Peggy Hodgson
    Lauren Esposito
    Lauren Esposito
    • Margaret Hodgsonas Margaret Hodgson
    Benjamin Haigh
    Benjamin Haigh
    • Billy Hodgsonas Billy Hodgson
    Patrick McAuley
    Patrick McAuley
    • Johnny Hodgsonas Johnny Hodgson
    Simon McBurney
    Simon McBurney
    • Maurice Grosseas Maurice Grosse
    Maria Doyle Kennedy
    Maria Doyle Kennedy
    • Peggy Nottinghamas Peggy Nottingham
    Simon Delaney
    Simon Delaney
    • Vic Nottinghamas Vic Nottingham
    Franka Potente
    Franka Potente
    • Anita Gregoryas Anita Gregory
    Bob Adrian
    Bob Adrian
    • Bill Wilkinsas Bill Wilkins
    Robin Atkin Downes
    Robin Atkin Downes
    • Demon Voiceas Demon Voice
    • (voice)
    Bonnie Aarons
    Bonnie Aarons
    • Demon Nunas Demon Nun
    Javier Botet
    Javier Botet
    • Crooked Manas Crooked Man
    Steve Coulter
    Steve Coulter
    • Father Gordonas Father Gordon
    Abhi Sinha
    Abhi Sinha
    • Harry Whitmarkas Harry Whitmark
    Chris Royds
    • Graham Morrisas Graham Morris
    • Director
      • James Wan
    • Writers
      • Chad Hayes(screenplay by) (story by) (based on characters created by)
      • Carey W. Hayes(screenplay by) (story by) (based on characters created by)
      • James Wan(screenplay by) (story by)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      James Wan was offered a "life-altering" amount of money in order to direct The Fate of the Furious (2017). However, he turned that opportunity down to direct this film instead. "I feel rejuvenated to tell a scary story one more time," Wan wrote on Instagram.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 26 mins) While Ed performs "Can't Help Falling In Love", a crew member can be seen in the reflection of the glass cabinet.
    • Quotes

      Janet Hodgson: [referring to the demon] It said it wants to hurt you.

      Lorraine Warren: When did it say that?

      Janet Hodgson: Right now.

    • Crazy credits
      During the credits, actual images of The Warrens and The Hodgsons are shown.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood Express: #676 (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      London Calling
      Written by Joe Strummer (as Strummer) and Mick Jones (as Jones)

      Performed by The Clash

      Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd

      By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews680

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    The Conjuring 2 is best when it sticks to the basics
    First, the all-important question: Is The Conjuring 2 scary? Like, jump out of your seat, watch through your outstretched fingers scary? The answer to that is "yes." Under James Wan's direction, even the most clichéd haunted-house tropes (and this movie is bursting with them) are genuinely creepy, and although the movie isn't overly reliant on jump scares, the ones it does use—well, they work. On a lizard-brain level, The Conjuring 2 taps into the universal childhood fear of the dark, and some of its simplest moments—like a little girl hiding under the covers with a flashlight—are its most effective, bolstered by skillfully executed sound design and Don Burgess' gloomy cinematography.

    Speaking of tropes, that's where the "based on a true story" bit comes in. The main plot of the film revolves around a real-life incident known as the Enfield Poltergeist, an extremely well-documented case of a supposed ghost who terrorized the Hodgson family of North London from 1977 to 1979 and was apparently a fan of the classics: knocking on walls, shaking beds, throwing furniture, and even the occasional haunted kid's toy. And as malevolent spirits often do, it picked on one of the children in particular, 11-year-old Janet Hodgson (Madison Wolfe). Call it a collective delusion, or a desperate cry for attention from a disturbed child. Or call it what the movie very explicitly calls it: The Devil.

    With this installment, the Conjuring movies may have overtaken The Exorcist as the most Christian of horror franchises, taking place in a universe where the Catholic Church is the spiritual S.H.I.E.L.D. and demon hunters Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) its holy roller super-agents. The film opens with the Warrens investigating the famous Amityville case, during the course of which Lorraine first encounters the hellish presence that will haunt her for the next few years. Fearing for his life, she begs her husband to suspend any future paranormal investigations, to which he reluctantly agrees. Until, that is, a priest arrives to give them their next mission: Travel to London and confirm the veracity of reports of a demonically tinged haunting.

    Both Farmiga and Wilson are given their chance to shine in spooky set pieces—Farmiga early on in the film, Wilson later. But while they're both convincing in spiritual warrior mode, Wan's decision to play up the romance between the two doesn't quite work. We knew that the Warrens were a happily married couple in the first movie, but having them each individually tell the story of their paranormal love and Ed make suggestive comments about the sleeping arrangements seems odd, maybe because they're flirting in front of a possessed pre-teen whose soul is currently in the process of being swallowed by the Pit. (On the other hand, this is just another day at the office for the Warrens.) The non-horror elements of the film are uneven in general: The score, so effective in the fright scenes, suddenly evokes eye rolls when things start to get sentimental, and there's one scene of unintentional comedy where the film's retro '70s setting—another element downplayed in the first film but foregrounded here—collides with its demonic imagery in an honestly pretty silly way. (The Conjuring 2 shares its predecessor's eye for period details, some of which seem out-and-out ridiculous until they're juxtaposed with photos of their real-life counterparts in the end credits. The on-the-nose pop music gets no such redemption.) That being said, there are also some truly funny moments, like a shot of the Hodgson family running from their haunted house after a particularly intense bout of psychokinetic activity that riffs on smartasses' favorite retort, "Why don't they just move?" (And, for the record, they don't move because it's public housing, and the local council, which is naturally quite skeptical of the whole "ghost" thing, has to approve the relocation.) It's also worth noting that The Conjuring 2 is more than two hours long, allowing for lots of escalation. And while each individual haunting scene can be white-knuckle intense, by the dozenth or so such shock, the film starts to lose momentum. So the final confrontation, when it does come, is a relief in more ways than one. The long running time also allows Wan to overthink his demonology: The main villain, an infernal nun, is appropriately nightmarish, if reminiscent of the veiled "Bride In Black" from Wan's own Insidious. What's less compelling is the insertion of the "Crooked Man," a storybook scarecrow monster that starts spreading Babadook-esque chaos about halfway through and is explained as the demon assuming a form that's familiar to the Hodgsons. Which would be fine, if it weren't for the two familiar forms that the spirit has taken already.

    When The Conjuring 2 focuses its efforts on scaring the audience, it succeeds, wildly. And why wouldn't it? Wan's got his horror technique locked down at this point. It's the parts where it wanders away from the basics of creating and releasing tension that prevent it from outdoing its predecessor.
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    • This is supposed to be based on a true story. How accurate to the true story is it?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 10, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (France)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist
    • Filming locations
      • Graeme Road, Enfield, Middlesex, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • RatPac-Dune Entertainment
      • The Safran Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $102,516,140
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $40,406,314
      • Jun 12, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $321,834,351
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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