Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- gritty
- serious
- abrasive
- 1970s crime double feature
- police procedural night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the spin-off dated, sluggish, underwritten, and lacking the flair or excitement expected from a theatrical crime feature.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Regan and Carter investigate armed bank raids within a series tradition that foregrounds uncompromising police tactics and brutality.
The bank-raiding team flies in from continental Europe for successive jobs while maintaining a Mediterranean lifestyle.
The film is explicitly the second theatrical spin-off from the popular 1970s police series.
The Flying Squad investigation, armed villains, bank raids, and police pursuit establish a grounded British procedural texture.
Films like Sweeney 2, and why
The Sweeney
british police procedural, hard-edged crime investigation, and morally compromised law enforcement
The Long Good Friday
1970s british crime drama with abrasive police officers, urban raids, and institutional corruption
The Offence
gritty british crime thriller centered on organized robbery and uncompromising investigators
Movie Details
- Director
- Tom Clegg
- Release Date
- 1978-03-30
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (13)
Cast
- John Thaw
- Dennis Waterman
- Denholm Elliott
- Nigel Hawthorne
- Ken Hutchison
- Anna Gaël
- Derrick O'Connor
- Georgina Hale
- Brian Hall
- James Warrior
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sweeney 2 about?
- A hard-edged Flying Squad duo pursues a transcontinental team of armed bank robbers in a feature-length continuation of a celebrated British police series.
- What is Sweeney 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sweeney 2 as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Sweeney 2 violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Sweeney 2 as moderate.
- What did critics think of Sweeney 2?
- Critics broadly found the spin-off dated, sluggish, underwritten, and lacking the flair or excitement expected from a theatrical crime feature.
- Which films are like Sweeney 2?
- Films with a similar feel include The Sweeney, The Long Good Friday, and The Offence.
- How long is Sweeney 2?
- Sweeney 2 runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sweeney 2?
- In United States, Sweeney 2 streams on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
