# Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006)

> A swaggering American teaching assistant rallies Cambridge’s rejected students into a rebellious fraternity to defeat an aristocratic campus rival.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5153

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Director: Mort Nathan
- Cast: Kal Penn, Daniel Percival, Lauren Cohan, Glen Barry, Anthony Cozens, Steven Rathman, Jonathan Cecil, Holly Davidson
- TMDB rating: 5.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480271/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, crude, breezy, college movie night, casual comedy night

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