Hot Tub Time Machine 2
A vulgar sequel sends a reckless trio into an unintended future, forcing them to repair time before their present disappears.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- raunchy
- irreverent
- juvenile
- late night comedy viewing
- group movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a shallow, crude, and poorly judged follow-up that lacked the original's occasional insight.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lou, Nick, Jacob, and Adam Jr. land in the wrong future and must alter it to save their present.
The film returns to the hot tub time machine premise with deliberately boorish, crass, and raunchy comedy.
The central group consists of weary adult men whose reckless decisions and old friendship drive the temporal crisis.
The hot tub is explicitly used to travel into the past and inadvertently reach the future.
Films like Hot Tub Time Machine 2, and why
Hot Tub Time Machine
raunchy science fiction comedy built around reckless time travel and juvenile male friendship
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
irreverent time travel comedy using altered timelines, broad humor, and escalating consequences
The Hangover
adult ensemble comedy combining vulgar humor, alcohol-fueled misadventures, and strained friendship
Back to the Future Part II
high-concept comedy about changing the future through chaotic temporal interference
Movie Details
- Director
- Steve Pink
- Release Date
- 2015-02-20
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (1040)
Cast
- Rob Corddry
- Craig Robinson
- Clark Duke
- Bianca Haase
- Chevy Chase
- Gillian Jacobs
- Collette Wolfe
- Adam Scott
- Kumail Nanjiani
- Kellee Stewart
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 Hot Tub Time Machine 2 about?
- A vulgar sequel sends a reckless trio into an unintended future, forcing them to repair time before their present disappears.
- What is Hot Tub Time Machine 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hot Tub Time Machine 2 as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Hot Tub Time Machine 2 violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Hot Tub Time Machine 2 as mild.
- What did critics think of Hot Tub Time Machine 2?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a shallow, crude, and poorly judged follow-up that lacked the original's occasional insight.
- Which films are like Hot Tub Time Machine 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Hot Tub Time Machine, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Hangover, and Back to the Future Part II.
- How long is Hot Tub Time Machine 2?
- Hot Tub Time Machine 2 runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Hot Tub Time Machine 2?
- In United States, Hot Tub Time Machine 2 is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
