What is Sinister 2 about?
A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
No. Brace yourself.
Sinister 2 (2015)
A mother and her twin sons move into a rural home, discovering a chilling, bleak history of death.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Peacock and YouTube (free).
Sinister 2 parents guide
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: intense fear and lots of jump scares.
- Scare
- Terrifying
- Our top level for fear.
- Jump scares
- Lots
- Jump scares are a main device.
- Gore
- Graphic gore
- Blood and wounds shown clearly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Three questions
- Is Sinister 2 scary?
- Yes. Sinister 2 is one of the scariest titles in the CouchRot catalog.
- How gory is Sinister 2?
- Graphic gore and strong violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is Sinister 2 rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Intense fear, lots of jump scares and strong violence. The R is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byCiarán Foy
StarringJames Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon, Robert Daniel Sloan, Dartanian Sloan, Tate Ellington, Lea Coco
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