Happy Death Day 2U
57
metacriticBased on 31 Critics
63
Based on 76 Users

Release Date: February 13th, 2019

PG-13 |1 hr 40 min

Plot Summary

Collegian Tree Gelbman wakes up in horror to learn that she's stuck in a parallel universe. Her boyfriend Carter is now with someone else, and her friends and fellow students seem to be completely different versions of themselves. When Tree discovers that Carter's roommate has been altering time, she finds herself once again the target of a masked killer. When the psychopath starts to go after her inner circle, Tree soon realizes that she must die over and over again to save everyone.

Cast: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu, Suraj Sharma, Sarah Yarkin, Rachel Matthews, Ruby Modine, Steve Zissis

Director: Christopher Landon

Genres: Comedy , Thriller , Horror

Production Co: Blumhouse Productions, Digital Riot Media

Distributors: Universal Pictures

Keywords: Death , Car , Brooding , 2010s , Escape , Hospital , Quest , Suspenseful , Gripping , Fall , Friend

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Ratings & Reviews

  • 60
    John DeForeThe Hollywood Reporter

    Along the way, though, 2U throws enough wrinkles into the first film's action — if you don't remember it well, rewatch it before seeing this — to engage us. show more

  • 65
    David SimsThe Atlantic

    It’s one thing to make fun of the repetitiveness of a second movie, but this one manages to do that while actually expanding its storytelling horizons. show more

  • 70
    Matt SingerScreenCrush

    The cast was the original’s greatest asset, and every single character of note is back, along with the original film’s mordant sense of humor and surprisingly charming sentimentality. Best of all, 2U weaponizes your knowledge of the original — your confidence that you have seen this all before and you know what’s going to happen — and uses it against you. show more

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