Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- lurid
- uneasy
- melodramatic
- late night viewing
- 1990s thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a poorly executed and derivative erotic thriller with little dramatic payoff.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lily discovers a box containing Daphne's diary and photographs, then reads the diary and begins reshaping her behavior around it.
Lily's relationships with Gredin and her instructor become entangled with suspicion, lust, and obsessive behavior.
Lily arrives from Michigan as an inexperienced art student and deliberately pursues a more sexually adventurous identity.
The apartment, dating life, and art-school milieu progressively expose jealousy, lust, and obsession.
Films like Poison Ivy 2: Lily, and why
Poison Ivy
erotic thriller atmosphere, dangerous female sexuality, and obsession
The Crush
erotic thriller conventions, sexual manipulation, and escalating psychological danger
Single White Female
1990s erotic thriller style, obsession, and suspicion within intimate relationships
Movie Details
- Director
- Anne Goursaud
- Release Date
- 1996-04-26
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 4.8 / 10 (152)
Cast
- Alyssa Milano
- Xander Berkeley
- Johnathon Schaech
- Victoria Haas
- Camilla Belle
- Kathryne Dora Brown
- Belinda Bauer
- Walter Kim
- Tara Ellison
- Mychal Wilson
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Poison Ivy 2: Lily about?
- A sheltered art student’s encounter with a stranger’s diary awakens a dangerous new identity amid lust, jealousy, and obsession.
- What is Poison Ivy 2: Lily like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Poison Ivy 2: Lily as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Poison Ivy 2: Lily violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Poison Ivy 2: Lily as mild.
- What did critics think of Poison Ivy 2: Lily?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a poorly executed and derivative erotic thriller with little dramatic payoff.
- Which films are like Poison Ivy 2: Lily?
- Films with a similar feel include Poison Ivy, The Crush, and Single White Female.
- How long is Poison Ivy 2: Lily?
- Poison Ivy 2: Lily runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch Poison Ivy 2: Lily?
- In United States, Poison Ivy 2: Lily is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
