Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- foreboding
- disturbing
- late night horror
- haunted house double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel dull and stylistically uninspired, arguing that it weakens the effectiveness of the original film's premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jude discovers and names the porcelain doll Brahms, after which the household's behavior and dangers change around it.
The traumatized family relocates to an isolated countryside house where the doll's influence grows.
Jude's trauma and attachment to Brahms place him at the center of the film's sinister events.
The film revisits the Brahms doll mythology through Liza, Jude, and their family rather than the original story's household.
Films like Brahms: The Boy II, and why
The Boy
Shares sinister-doll horror, domestic isolation, child-centered supernatural menace, and a rural house setting.
The Conjuring
Shares haunted-house horror, a psychologically vulnerable child, ominous domestic spaces, and escalating supernatural dread.
Annabelle
Shares cursed-object horror, family trauma, disturbing child endangerment, and a supernatural threat embedded in the home.
The Devil's Backbone
Shares an eerie child-and-doll premise, psychological manipulation, and restrained supernatural thriller conventions.
Movie Details
- Director
- William Brent Bell
- Release Date
- 2020-02-20
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (1331)
Cast
- Katie Holmes
- Christopher Convery
- Owain Yeoman
- Ralph Ineson
- Anjali Jay
- Oliver Rice
- Joely Collins
- Natalie Moon
- Joanne Kimm
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Brahms: The Boy II about?
- A traumatized boy's attachment to a porcelain doll turns his family's secluded countryside refuge into a sinister supernatural trap.
- What is Brahms: The Boy II like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Brahms: The Boy II as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Brahms: The Boy II violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Brahms: The Boy II as moderate.
- What did critics think of Brahms: The Boy II?
- Critics broadly found the sequel dull and stylistically uninspired, arguing that it weakens the effectiveness of the original film's premise.
- Which films are like Brahms: The Boy II?
- Films with a similar feel include The Boy, The Conjuring, Annabelle, and The Devil's Backbone.
- How long is Brahms: The Boy II?
- Brahms: The Boy II runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Brahms: The Boy II?
- In United States, Brahms: The Boy II streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
