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Final Destination 2

(2003, Rated R, Horror, Starring Ali Larter, A.J. Cook, Michael Landes)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 16.
  • Is it any good?

    1.0
  • Common Sense says

    Gruesome, ridiculous, really bad waste of time.

Why We Rated This off for Ages 16 and Under

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Stereotypes and cliches
  • Violence:

    Over-the-top, inventively gruesome violence, extremely explicit and gory deaths of most main characters, near constant peril
  • Sex:

    Brief non-sexual nudity, references to casual sex among college students and a pornography collection
  • Language:

    Strong language
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Explicit drug use by several characters, including cocaine/marijuana use, abuse of prescription medication by an adult
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Final Destination 2

Parents need to know that this movie is very gory and that death is a meaningless event held up for entertainment value. Many of the accidents involve everyday items, which might lead some audience members to view their surroundings in a much different way. Several college age kids use drugs in a casual, off-hand manner that the other characters appear to accept. Parents in this movie seem unwilling to discuss possible peril with their children and are powerless to help their teens survive.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the characters' different reactions to surviving the accident, and facing the continuing danger to themselves. One of the characters proclaims that he is the master of his own fate and that therefore he will not die. Parents might discuss this concept of fate and the role of our own actions to influence our futures.

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Excessive consumerism
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message

    While it isn't perfect, it's far better than the first. The death scenes border on funny to terrifying, and it's fun to watch.

  2. Parent Reviewer
    I rate this title off for age 16 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title off for age 15 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    Best Sequal I've Seen in a While

    Its not nearly as good as the first one, but its pretty good for a sequal. Non-stop graphic violence, language (f**k mostly), and one or to characters does drugs. And theres a brief nudity scene which was really pointless.

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 2.0

    better than the 3rd one

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Better then it looks

    This movie was not that great but better than it looks. This movie is EXTREMLY violant including blooddy deaths of MAIN charicters. I would say that it is most definatly not for kids under 15

  6. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 5.0

    I LOVED It!

    Unless you're some crazy person, i loved FD2! I'm a BIG fan of all of the Final Destination movies!

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Minnesota
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    bloody

    yep. since i saw it on tv, almost everything was edited out. one character does drugs and friends dont care violence=gross! lots of gore

  8. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    not bad.

    It's a lot better than common sense media says it is. I thought it was a pretty good movie...very suspenseful.

  9. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 5.0

  10. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 3.0

  11. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 4.0

    good

    eh, might frighten all! just 2 scenes of nudity, like a dead girl, and a woman who flashes the teens on the road, yes gorey, and no sex, just dialouge.

  12. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 3.0

    good

    very good movie

  13. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Indiana
    I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it 4.0

    ...

    I LOVED the first Final Destination, and the sequel was good. But this is *definitely* not for kids. VERY gory.

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