Grown Ups 2
A relocated family man reunites his childhood crew, only to discover that suburban adulthood cannot contain their reckless comic mayhem.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- juvenile
- raucous
- casual group viewing
- crude comedy night
What critics said
Critics overwhelmingly viewed the sequel as a lazy, crude collection of loosely connected gags with little story or comic payoff.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film foregrounds deer urine, burps, vomiting, and other deliberately scatological gags.
Lenny relocates his family to reconnect his childhood gang and their children.
The story reunites the original friends and moves through loosely connected bullies, parties, accidents, and comic confrontations.
Lenny's family home, hometown, schools, streets, and community parties repeatedly become sites of disorder.
Films like Grown Ups 2, and why
Grown Ups
broad buddy comedy centered on immature male friendship and escalating gross-out set pieces
The Hangover
ensemble comedy built around adult friends, family chaos, crude humor, and nostalgic social dynamics
Old School
raucous suburban comedy combining friendship, family life, juvenile behavior, and physical gags
Movie Details
- Director
- Dennis Dugan
- Release Date
- 2013-07-11
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (4832)
Cast
- Adam Sandler
- Kevin James
- Chris Rock
- David Spade
- Salma Hayek Pinault
- Maya Rudolph
- Maria Bello
- Nick Swardson
- Steve Buscemi
- Colin Quinn
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- YouTube TV, Starz Apple TV 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 Grown Ups 2 about?
- A relocated family man reunites his childhood crew, only to discover that suburban adulthood cannot contain their reckless comic mayhem.
- What is Grown Ups 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Grown Ups 2 as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Grown Ups 2 violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Grown Ups 2 as mild.
- What did critics think of Grown Ups 2?
- Critics overwhelmingly viewed the sequel as a lazy, crude collection of loosely connected gags with little story or comic payoff.
- Which films are like Grown Ups 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Grown Ups, The Hangover, and Old School.
- How long is Grown Ups 2?
- Grown Ups 2 runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Grown Ups 2?
- In United States, Grown Ups 2 streams on YouTube TV, Starz Apple TV channel.
