Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
A teenage hacker and a group of runaway youths challenge a corporate-backed digital tyrant before virtual reality becomes a tool for enslaving humanity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- paranoid
- propulsive
- campy
- cult sci-fi night
- retro cyberpunk marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a poorly written and weakly characterized cyberpunk thriller, with visual effects receiving mixed notice.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story unfolds in a dystopian Los Angeles shaped by virtual reality, surveillance, and corporate control.
Jobe and Walker seek to use virtual-reality technology to enslave humanity and establish a new world order.
Teenage hacker Peter lives with runaway youths and becomes central to opposing Jobe and Walker's technological regime.
Jonathan Walker's corporate facilities and technology provide the infrastructure for Jobe's attempted domination.
Films like Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace, and why
Virtuosity
Shares cyberpunk technology, virtual reality, corporate domination, and dystopian science fiction action.
The Lawnmower Man
Shares virtual-reality peril, technological paranoia, and high-concept science fiction thriller mechanics.
Hackers
Shares adolescent hackers, digital dystopia, surveillance, and rebellious youth protagonists.
Johnny Mnemonic
Shares cyberpunk world-building, corporate control, and stylized science fiction action.
Movie Details
- Director
- Farhad Mann
- Release Date
- 1996-01-12
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 3.3 / 10 (181)
Cast
- Patrick Bergin
- Matt Frewer
- Austin O'Brien
- Ely Pouget
- Camille Cooper
- Patrick LaBrecque
- Crystal Celeste Grant
- Sean P. Young
- Mathew Valencia
- Kevin Conway
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace about?
- A teenage hacker and a group of runaway youths challenge a corporate-backed digital tyrant before virtual reality becomes a tool for enslaving humanity.
- What is Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace as moderate.
- What did critics think of Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a poorly written and weakly characterized cyberpunk thriller, with visual effects receiving mixed notice.
- Which films are like Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace?
- Films with a similar feel include Virtuosity, The Lawnmower Man, Hackers, and Johnny Mnemonic.
- How long is Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace?
- Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace?
- In United States, Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
