A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
93%RT Audience Score: 92%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award
12 wins & 36 nominations total
A nerve-wracking continuation of its predecessor, A Quiet Place Part II expands the terrifying world of the franchise without losing track of its heart.
A Quiet Place Part II is the perfect movie for those who love to scream and jump in their seats. The tension builds up from the very beginning and doesn’t let up until the very end. The kids steal the show with their amazing performances, and Krasinski’s direction is spot on. While it may not be as fresh as the original, it still manages to deliver the thrills and chills that fans of the genre crave. So grab your popcorn and get ready to be scared out of your wits!
Production Company(ies)
Buffalo Film Works Paramount Pictures, Platinum Dunes
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Streaming, Streaming (Paramount+), Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Buffalo, New York, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for terror, violence and bloody/disturbing images.
Year of Release
2021
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Atmos
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 37m
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Language(s):English, American, Sign, L
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): May 28, 2021 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 13, 2021
Genre(s)
Horror
Keyword(s)
starring Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Djimon Hounsou, John Krasinski, directed by John Krasinski, written by John Krasinski, horror, PG-13, box office, Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, reviewed by Mark Kermode, Donald Clarke, Kevin Maher, Simran Hans, Wenlei Ma, Christy Lemire, Jessie Gender, James Luxford, Jimmy Cage, Jeffrey Harris, Brian Eggert, Paramount Pictures, Dolby Atmos, scope, survival, monsters, sound, suspense, tension, sequel, family, world-building, aliens, thriller, bloody, disturbing images, violence, terror
Worldwide gross: $297,372,261
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $323,424,070
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 460
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 35,269,800
US/Canada gross: $160,072,261
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $174,095,667
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 436
US/Canada opening weekend: $47,547,231
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $51,712,688
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 217
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Cillian Murphy – Emmett
Millicent Simmonds – Regan Abbott
Noah Jupe – Marcus Abbott
Djimon Hounsou – Man on Island
John Krasinski – Lee Abbott
Director(s)
John Krasinski
Writer(s)
John Krasinski
Producer(s)
Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, John Krasinski
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award
12 wins & 36 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (356) | Top Critics (66) | Fresh (324) | Rotten (32)
Krasinski’s instincts are very good, and once you’ve placed the primary action there…then it allows the story to move forward, maintain and even build on the tension of the original.
June 23, 2021
Mark Kermode
Kermode & Mayo’s Film Review
TOP CRITIC
“More of the same” has rarely been carried off with such elan.
June 7, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Donald Clarke
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
The characters ooze slowly and lethargically away from each other, and without that farmhouse location, and the symbolic power of the family it implies, the horror movie tension simply evaporates.
June 7, 2021 | Rating: 2/5
Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Krasinski’s slick, skilful follow-up to his 2018 post-apocalyptic thriller works well as a genre exercise…
June 6, 2021 | Rating: 3/5
Simran Hans
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
While it’s not as fresh or surprising as the original, A Quiet Place Part II adeptly balances the demands of both the genre movie and the emotional impact of the family drama.
June 5, 2021 | Rating: 3/5
Wenlei Ma
News.com.au
TOP CRITIC
Maybe nothing could have possibly matched the original for me. [But] everyone is very good in it. The kids, Noah Jupe and Millicent Simmonds, really are the stars here.
June 3, 2021
Christy Lemire
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
A Quiet Place Part 2 proves that there’s still enough thrills in this concept to yell about.
May 30, 2022
Jessie Gender
Jessie Gender YouTube Channel
A Quiet Place Part II, like all sequels, battles to convince you that it was made for a reason other than the first one making a lot of money. It mostly succeeds, bringing the thrills and tension expected with the name, even if some depth is sacrificed.
March 2, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
James Luxford
City AM
A QUIET PLACE PART II is a good and consistent sequel, but I would have hoped for a bit more innovation and brutality. It is exciting and emotional again, but its trick is already well known by now.
February 27, 2022 | Rating: 7/10
Jimmy Cage
Jimmy Cage Movie Reviews (YouTube)
This is a great horror movie that focuses on building dread through a sheer feeling of terror and suspense over grisly violence, blood, and gore.
February 18, 2022 | Rating: 9/10
Jeffrey Harris
411mania
It’s an entertaining follow-up to the 2018 original.
February 12, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
A Quiet Place Part II takes all the pieces needed to be a truly great horror sequel and ties them together with a flimsy and disappointing execution, that does the entire project a disservice.
February 12, 2022
Carson Timar
Filmotomy…
Plot
With the newly acquired knowledge of the seemingly invulnerable creatures’ weakness, grief-stricken Evelyn Abbott finds herself on her own, with two young teens, a defenceless newborn son, and with no place to hide. Now, 474 days after the all-out alien attack in A Quiet Place (2018), the Abbotts summon up every last ounce of courage to leave their now-burned-to-the-ground farm and embark on a peril-laden quest to find civilization. With this in mind, determined to expand beyond the boundaries, the resilient survivors have no other choice but to venture into eerily quiet, uncharted hostile territory, hoping for a miracle. But, this time, the enemy is everywhere.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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