Scanners II: The New Order
A fugitive telepath battles a corrupt politician who wants to turn psychic control into a weapon for ruling a city.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- paranoid
- lurid
- cult horror marathon
- late night genre viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel poorly written and acted, though some acknowledged its special effects and isolated performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The crooked politician seeks control of a major city by exploiting scanners' ability to dominate other minds.
Scanner confrontations and mental attacks are presented through disturbing physical consequences and special effects.
The plot explicitly pits good and evil scanners against each other over the use of telepathic powers.
A scanner escapes from a mental center and is recruited into the politician's scheme.
Films like Scanners II: The New Order, and why
Scanners
telepathic powers, body horror, and conspiratorial science fiction horror
The Dead Zone
paranoid science fiction thriller centered on extraordinary mental abilities and political control
Firestarter
supernatural powers, government manipulation, and tense genre spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Christian Duguay
- Release Date
- 1991-05-03
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (180)
Cast
- David Hewlett
- Deborah Raffin
- Yvan Ponton
- Isabelle Mejias
- Tom Butler
- Raoul Max Trujillo
- Vlasta Vrana
- Murray Westgate
- Doris Petrie
- Dorothée Berryman
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Scanners II: The New Order about?
- A fugitive telepath battles a corrupt politician who wants to turn psychic control into a weapon for ruling a city.
- What is Scanners II: The New Order like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Scanners II: The New Order as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Scanners II: The New Order violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Scanners II: The New Order as graphic.
- What did critics think of Scanners II: The New Order?
- Critics broadly found the sequel poorly written and acted, though some acknowledged its special effects and isolated performances.
- Which films are like Scanners II: The New Order?
- Films with a similar feel include Scanners, The Dead Zone, and Firestarter.
- How long is Scanners II: The New Order?
- Scanners II: The New Order runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Scanners II: The New Order?
- In United States, Scanners II: The New Order streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
