Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- crude
- breezy
- college movie night
- casual comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a poorly recycled, lowbrow college comedy with little effective humor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Taj unites the rejected residents of the derelict barn into Cocks & Bulls to challenge Pip's aristocratic fraternity.
The plot contrasts Pip's haughty aristocratic fraternity with commoners and social outcasts at Cambridge.
The story follows Van Wilder disciple Taj in a new university setting and reproduces the franchise's campus-prank structure.
Super-prestigious Cambridge is set against the derelict barn where the rejected students are placed.
Films like Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj, and why
Van Wilder
campus-based lowbrow comedy built around fraternity rivalry, pranks, and outsider triumph
National Lampoon's Animal House
college comedy centered on misfit students, crude humor, and social rebellion
The New Guy
teen film combining romantic subplots, status-conscious antagonists, and broad collegiate humor
Accepted
ensemble college farce about underdogs challenging an entrenched social hierarchy
Movie Details
- Director
- Mort Nathan
- Release Date
- 2006-12-01
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (441)
Cast
- Kal Penn
- Daniel Percival
- Lauren Cohan
- Glen Barry
- Anthony Cozens
- Steven Rathman
- Jonathan Cecil
- Holly Davidson
- Roger Hammond
- Kulvinder Ghir
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj about?
- A swaggering American teaching assistant rallies Cambridge’s rejected students into a rebellious fraternity to defeat an aristocratic campus rival.
- What is Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj as mild.
- What did critics think of Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a poorly recycled, lowbrow college comedy with little effective humor.
- Which films are like Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj?
- Films with a similar feel include Van Wilder, National Lampoon's Animal House, The New Guy, and Accepted.
- How long is Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj?
- Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj?
- In United States, Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
