Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- lurid
- cult horror night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a poorly received, disposable horror comedy, despite occasional recognition that its premise is more coherent than earlier franchise entries.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Emily finds golden coins and shares them with her friends, triggering the Leprechaun's pursuit.
The story places its supernatural slasher conflict among an African American friend group in a hood setting.
Warwick Davis's Leprechaun combines a grotesque murderous role with the franchise's comic horror persona.
The friends' division of the discovered fortune makes them targets of its murderous owner.
Films like Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood, and why
Leprechaun
supernatural slasher structure combined with irreverent comedy and a murderous folkloric antagonist
Leprechaun 2
campy horror comedy, low-budget genre mechanics, and gleefully exaggerated supernatural killings
Tales from the Hood
hood setting, ensemble victim group, and comic supernatural slasher tone
Vampires vs. the Bronx
urban Black ensemble, horror-comedy register, and exaggerated exploitation sensibility
Movie Details
- Director
- Steven Ayromlooi
- Release Date
- 2003-12-30
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 4.8 / 10 (231)
Cast
- Warwick Davis
- Tangi Miller
- Laz Alonso
- Page Kennedy
- Sherrie Jackson
- Donzaleigh Abernathy
- Keesha Sharp
- Sticky Fingaz
- Shiek Mahmud-Bey
- Beau Billingslea
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- 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 Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood about?
- A hairdresser and her friends become targets of a murderous supernatural trickster after splitting a cache of stolen gold.
- What is Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood as graphic.
- What did critics think of Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a poorly received, disposable horror comedy, despite occasional recognition that its premise is more coherent than earlier franchise entries.
- Which films are like Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood?
- Films with a similar feel include Leprechaun, Leprechaun 2, Tales from the Hood, and Vampires vs. the Bronx.
- How long is Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood?
- Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood?
- In United States, Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
