The Hidden II
A dying alien host and his estranged police-daughter unite against eggs spawning a fresh wave of urban killings.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- eerie
- violent
- late night horror
- double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly considered the sequel markedly inferior to the original, despite some interest in its alien-host premise and the lead pairing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The dead alien criminal's eggs hatch and generate the renewed threat driving the plot.
The benevolent alien's continued occupation of Tom Beck's body drains its life energy.
Tom Beck and his daughter Juliet must overcome deteriorating relations to confront the killings together.
The first ten minutes reprise material from the original film while reintroducing its alien mythology.
Films like The Hidden II, and why
The Hidden
Shared urban science fiction horror, alien invasion premise, and crime-thriller framework.
The Faculty
Shared body-hosting extraterrestrial horror, violent pursuit, and dark genre hybridization.
They Live
Shared paranoid alien threat, police investigation, and bleak creature-feature atmosphere.
Movie Details
- Director
- Seth Pinsker
- Release Date
- 1993-09-06
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 3.8 / 10 (37)
Cast
- Raphael Sbarge
- Kate Hodge
- Jovin Montanaro
- Christopher Murphy
- Michael Welden
- Michael A. Nickles
- Tony DiBenedetto
- Tom Tayback
- Honey Lauren
- Steve Eastin
Common questions
- What is The Hidden II about?
- A dying alien host and his estranged police-daughter unite against eggs spawning a fresh wave of urban killings.
- What is The Hidden II like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Hidden II as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Hidden II violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Hidden II as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Hidden II?
- Critics broadly considered the sequel markedly inferior to the original, despite some interest in its alien-host premise and the lead pairing.
- Which films are like The Hidden II?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hidden, The Faculty, and They Live.
- How long is The Hidden II?
- The Hidden II runs 91 minutes.
