Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- grotesque
- cult movie night
- halloween marathon
What critics said
Critics found the sequel appealing to horror fans and more enjoyable than its predecessor, while faulting its uneven execution and lack of a steadier directorial hand.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mark and Sarah use a compass to open portals into different times while pursuing evidence for Sarah's trial.
The film combines murders, vampires, mutants, mythical creatures, and genre parodies with comic adventure framing.
The time-travel journey moves through varied horror, science fiction, and fantasy scenarios, including Frankensteinian and vampire imagery.
Its horror identity depends on waxwork monsters, a severed hand, mutants, vampires, and other tactile supernatural threats.
Films like Waxwork II: Lost in Time, and why
Waxwork
shares comedy horror, time travel, genre-hopping fantasy, and cult-film energy
Army of Darkness
shares irreverent horror comedy, practical creature effects, and playful supernatural adventure
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
shares time travel, horror-comedy crossover, and episodic encounters with historical and fantastical threats
The Frighteners
shares campy genre blending, inventive practical effects, and a comic supernatural quest
Movie Details
- Director
- Anthony Hickox
- Release Date
- 1992-05-11
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (140)
Cast
- Zach Galligan
- Monika Schnarre
- Martin Kemp
- Bruce Campbell
- Michael Des Barres
- Jim Metzler
- Sophie Ward
- Marina Sirtis
- Juliet Mills
- John Ireland
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 Waxwork II: Lost in Time about?
- A wrongly accused young woman and her ally leap through portals into bizarre eras and horror worlds to find evidence that can save her from conviction.
- What is Waxwork II: Lost in Time like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Waxwork II: Lost in Time as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Waxwork II: Lost in Time violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Waxwork II: Lost in Time as graphic.
- What did critics think of Waxwork II: Lost in Time?
- Critics found the sequel appealing to horror fans and more enjoyable than its predecessor, while faulting its uneven execution and lack of a steadier directorial hand.
- Which films are like Waxwork II: Lost in Time?
- Films with a similar feel include Waxwork, Army of Darkness, The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey, and The Frighteners.
- How long is Waxwork II: Lost in Time?
- Waxwork II: Lost in Time runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Waxwork II: Lost in Time?
- In United States, Waxwork II: Lost in Time streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
