Movieo
Poster for Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Here they grow again.

1990 · 1h 46m · PG-13 Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Directed by Joe Dante

Seen it?

Overview

Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generation of Gremlins. The situation worsens when the devilish green creatures invade a top-secret laboratory and develop genetically altered powers, making them even harder to destroy!

Director and cast

Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

Top critics, in their words

All reviews
72%
Tomatometer
Fresh

This uninhibited and uproarious monster bash, directed by Joe Dante, is more quick-witted and ironic than the original; it sets forth a savvy, slaphappy agenda before the opening credits and follows it straight through to the end, and even beyond.

Michael Sragow, New Yorker
Fresh

An hilarious sequel featuring equal parts creature slapstick for the small fry and satirical barbs for adults.

Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten

There's almost enough in-joke ingenuity to justify the total absence of plot.

Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh

Speaks to the gleeful hell-raising monster in each of us, and it speaks with much more verve, cleverness and good humor than the film on which it is based. Add this to the very short list of sequels that neatly surpass their predecessors.

Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten

Too many gremlins and not enough story line.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Comments

Talk about the film with other members

More films