Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- macabre
- witty
- absurd
- family movie night
- lazy weekend
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel underwhelming, with its family-friendly spooky humor and occasional comic energy outweighed by a scattered script and awkward story elements.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Morticia, Gomez, Wednesday, Pugsley, Fester, and the family crew travel across America in a haunted camper.
The Addams family’s spooky identity and supernatural encounters are consistently played for comic effect in a PG animated format.
Morticia and Gomez respond to their children skipping family dinners and focusing on screen-based social life by forcing a family vacation.
The production is a computer-animated sequel with heightened character designs, haunted vehicles, supernatural set pieces, and exaggerated American landmarks.
Films like The Addams Family 2, and why
The Addams Family
animated family comedy built around eccentric supernatural characters and macabre humor
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
family road movie combining cartoon adventure, absurd comedy, and mismatched characters
Hotel Transylvania 2
stylized supernatural family comedy with eccentric characters and playful gothic imagery
The Croods: A New Age
animated family adventure centered on a chaotic trip and affectionate parent-child conflict
Movie Details
- Directors
- Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
- Release Date
- 2021-10-01
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (1444)
Cast
- Oscar Isaac
- Charlize Theron
- Chloë Grace Moretz
- Javon Walton
- Nick Kroll
- Snoop Dogg
- Bette Midler
- Bill Hader
- Wallace Shawn
- Conrad Vernon
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 The Addams Family 2 about?
- The Addams family takes its strained parent-child bond on a bizarre cross-country camper vacation packed with supernatural chaos and macabre laughs.
- What is The Addams Family 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Addams Family 2 as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Addams Family 2 violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Addams Family 2 as mild.
- What did critics think of The Addams Family 2?
- Critics broadly found the sequel underwhelming, with its family-friendly spooky humor and occasional comic energy outweighed by a scattered script and awkward story elements.
- Which films are like The Addams Family 2?
- Films with a similar feel include The Addams Family, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Hotel Transylvania 2, and The Croods: A New Age.
- How long is The Addams Family 2?
- The Addams Family 2 runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Addams Family 2?
- In United States, The Addams Family 2 streams on fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus.
