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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

  • 20172017
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
665K
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Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Michael Rooker, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, and Pom Klementieff in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Set to the backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' continues the team's adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill's true parentage.
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The Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord's encounter with his father the ambitious celestial being Ego.The Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord's encounter with his father the ambitious celestial being Ego.The Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord's encounter with his father the ambitious celestial being Ego.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
665K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
413
93
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    • Director
      • James Gunn
    • Writers
      • James Gunn
      • Dan Abnett(based on the Marvel comics by)
      • Andy Lanning(based on the Marvel comics by)
    • Stars
      • Chris Pratt
      • Zoe Saldana
      • Dave Bautista
    Top credits
    • Director
      • James Gunn
    • Writers
      • James Gunn
      • Dan Abnett(based on the Marvel comics by)
      • Andy Lanning(based on the Marvel comics by)
    • Stars
      • Chris Pratt
      • Zoe Saldana
      • Dave Bautista
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.1KUser reviews
    • 599Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 15 wins & 59 nominations total

    Videos36

    Trailer #2
    Trailer 2:21
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    Big Game Spot
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    Teaser Trailer
    Trailer 2:13
    Teaser Trailer
    Sneak Peek
    Trailer 1:27
    Sneak Peek
    A Guide to the Films of James Gunn
    Clip 1:35
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    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
    Clip 0:57
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

    Photos577

    Karen Gillan in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
    Stephen Blackehart, Michael Rooker, and Jimmy Urine in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
    Pom Klementieff in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
    Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
    Chris Pratt in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
    Bradley Cooper in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
    Chris Pratt and Pom Klementieff in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
    Karen Gillan in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
    Chris Pratt and Pom Klementieff in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
    Michael Rooker in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
    Elizabeth Debicki in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

    Top cast

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    Chris Pratt
    Chris Pratt
    • Peter Quill…
    Zoe Saldana
    Zoe Saldana
    • Gamora
    Dave Bautista
    Dave Bautista
    • Drax
    Vin Diesel
    Vin Diesel
    • Baby Groot
    • (voice)
    Bradley Cooper
    Bradley Cooper
    • Rocket
    • (voice)
    Michael Rooker
    Michael Rooker
    • Yondu
    Karen Gillan
    Karen Gillan
    • Nebula
    Pom Klementieff
    Pom Klementieff
    • Mantis
    Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone
    • Stakar Ogord
    Kurt Russell
    Kurt Russell
    • Ego
    Elizabeth Debicki
    Elizabeth Debicki
    • Ayesha
    Chris Sullivan
    Chris Sullivan
    • Taserface
    Sean Gunn
    Sean Gunn
    • Kraglin…
    Tommy Flanagan
    Tommy Flanagan
    • Tullk
    Laura Haddock
    Laura Haddock
    • Meredith Quill
    Aaron Schwartz
    Aaron Schwartz
    • Young Ego Facial Reference
    Hannah Harlow
    Hannah Harlow
    • Sovereign Chambermaid
    • (as Hannah Gottesman)
    Hilty Bowen
    Hilty Bowen
    • Sovereign Pilot
    • Director
      • James Gunn
    • Writers
      • James Gunn
      • Dan Abnett(based on the Marvel comics by)
      • Andy Lanning(based on the Marvel comics by)
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    • Trivia
      When director James Gunn was writing the script for the movie and proposed the idea of Ego the Living Planet being Star-Lord's father, Marvel told him that they did not have the rights to the character. The rights belonged to 20th Century Fox because of his ties to the Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer franchises. Since Gunn had no other characters in mind for Star-Lord's father, he had to ask Fox if he could use the character. Fortunately, Fox agreed to let Marvel have Ego, in return for Fox gaining more creative freedom over Negasonic Teenage Warhead's set of superpowers in Deadpool (2016).
    • Goofs
      People exposed to the vacuum of space do not freeze in a matter of seconds/minutes. In a vacuum the only way to lose (or gain) body heat is through thermal radiation. It would take hours and hours. This is what makes a vacuum a good insulator. In fact, if you were to float in sunlight you'd sooner cook than freeze.

      Correction: The pressure is important: Your eyes, if left open, would basically boil and surface freeze because of lack of pressure on the liquid. Your tongue would be susceptible as well. The pressure issue would also make it impossible to hold air in your lungs, so you would pass out within a minute, but likely much sooner: "In 1965, while performing tests at the Johnson Space Center, a subject was accidentally exposed to a near vacuum (less than 1 psi) when his space suit leaked while in a vacuum chamber.

      He did not pass out for about 14 seconds, by which time unoxygenated blood had reached his brain. Technicians began to repressurize the chamber within 15 seconds and he regained consciousness at around the equivalent of 15,000 feet of altitude. He later said that his last conscious memory was of the water on his tongue beginning to boil. So, there's at least one data point about what it's like to be in a vacuum. It won't be pleasant, but it won't be like the movies, either."
    • Quotes

      [Yondu is floating in the air, hanging on his arrow]

      Peter Quill: You look like Mary Poppins.

      Yondu: Is he cool?

      Peter Quill: Hell yeah, he's cool.

      Yondu: I'm Mary Poppins, y'all!

    • Crazy credits
      Cosmo the dog, Howard the Duck and the Grandmaster (a cosmic being from Thor: Ragnarok (2017)) are seen in the credits
    • Connections
      Edited into Nostalgia Critic: Mary Poppins Returns (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
      Written by Elliot Lurie

      Performed by Looking Glass

      Courtesy of Epic Records

      by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews1.1K

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    Top review
    a great, entertaining sequel to a great movie
    I had my doubts about this one while going to the cinema, because I am a big fan of the first one and was genuinely worried that this one wouldn't live up to it's predecessor. While I do believe that the first one was a better movie, this one is what I would consider a perfect sequel.

    Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 does the right thing by letting us get to know the characters a bit better. What I was most surprised by, however, was the choice to focus more on the character of Yondu than that of Chris Pratt's Star Lord. I thought it was a brilliant choice; Michael Rooker really shines in this role and is by far the best character in the movie. There are also some really cool action scenes with his arrow. Star Lord gets thrown to the side a bit, which is good since we already know pretty much everything about him except for who his dad is, which we do find out in this movie. All in all, the action was fun, the characters were great, the colors were great, it was much funnier than the first one (this movie is very much a comedy with some absolutely hilarious one-liners, mostly from Drax) and just overall a delightful experience. It definitely exceeded my expectations.

    That being said, I do have just a few problems with this movie. They don't ruin the movie for me and they're not that bothersome, but still. We all know about the recent trend in big superhero movies such as this one, which is bad villains. And, honestly, all of my problems start with the villains. The Guardians are being followed throughout the movie by these golden people, which ultimately serve no purpose in the movie other than being "villains", I guess. I say "villains" because it's very much debatable what their motivations are and even who they are, and we just don't know enough about them to care. Everything they do is pretty ridiculous and over the top. The other problem I have is with Kurt Russel's character. Now, I love Kurt Russel and I was excited to see him play Peter Quill's dad, but his character just feels like a big exposition machine and, not to get too spoilery, goes the typical cliché route. His motivations are clear, but very much overused and he's basically in the movie as a plot device. These two things, though, aren't that big of a problem to me because they were just devices for the movie to give Star Lord something to do (of course, a movie needs conflict), and they were background things working around the jokes, fun, and the adventure the characters we love were on. And the ending does get quite emotional.

    Ultimately, I think fans of the first movie will have no problems enjoying this one as well and I believe it has done everything right as a sequel. Let's just hope Marvel continues down this path of movies that know what they are and are just plain fun.
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    • Release date
      • May 5, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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      • Marvel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Guardians of the Galaxy 2
    • Filming locations
      • Cartersville, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Marvel Studios
      • Walt Disney Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $200,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $389,813,101
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $146,510,104
      • May 7, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $863,756,051
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 16 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • IMAX 6-Track
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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