Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- crude
- playful
- nostalgic 1990s comedy night
- family movie night with older children
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as crude, puerile, and substantially weaker than its predecessor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Junior uses elaborate pranks, public humiliation, and sabotage to control the adults around him.
The film pairs school and family situations with vomiting humor, sexual embarrassment, and aggressive slapstick.
Junior drives away Ben's dates and works with Trixie to thwart LaWanda's marriage and boarding-school plans.
The Healy home, neighborhood, school, and surrounding community repeatedly become targets of Junior's schemes.
Films like Problem Child 2, and why
Problem Child
Shares crude slapstick, rebellious child antics, and exaggerated family conflict.
Dennis the Menace
Shares mischievous-child comedy, destructive pranks, and broad family-friendly chaos.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Shares juvenile prank humor, domestic disruption, and a child outwitting adults.
Movie Details
- Director
- Brian Levant
- Release Date
- 1991-07-03
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (707)
Cast
- John Ritter
- Michael J. Oliver
- Jack Warden
- Laraine Newman
- Amy Yasbeck
- Ivyann Schwan
- Gilbert Gottfried
- Paul Willson
- Alan Blumenfeld
- Charlene Tilton
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 Problem Child 2 about?
- A mischievous boy wages an outrageous prank war to protect his father from a greedy fiancée and restore the family he wants.
- What is Problem Child 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Problem Child 2 as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Problem Child 2 violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Problem Child 2 as mild.
- What did critics think of Problem Child 2?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as crude, puerile, and substantially weaker than its predecessor.
- Which films are like Problem Child 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Problem Child, Dennis the Menace, and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.
- How long is Problem Child 2?
- Problem Child 2 runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Problem Child 2?
- In United States, Problem Child 2 is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
