Freaks 2
A fugitive mother hides her daughter’s powers while waging a revenge hunt against the paramilitary force that destroyed her family.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- paranoid
- brooding
- harrowing
- dark sci fi night
- thriller marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mary hunts the ADF officer responsible for killing her first child while resisting the organization’s extermination campaign.
Mary and Chloe live on the road and hide their powers and identities from the ADF.
Mary protects Chloe while both remain fugitives from paramilitary forces targeting freaks.
The Abnormal Defense Force is explicitly tasked with ruthlessly exterminating people with anomalous abilities.
Films like Freaks 2, and why
Freaks
shared science fiction thriller framework, hunted superpowered outsiders, and oppressive state persecution
X-Men
shared focus on persecuted people with extraordinary abilities confronting violent institutional control
Logan
shared fugitive family dynamics, paramilitary pursuit, and tense speculative action
The Hunger Games
shared revenge-driven resistance against authoritarian forces in a dark science fiction setting
Movie Details
- Directors
- Zach Lipovsky, Adam Stein
- Release Date
- 2026-08-02
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Amanda Crew
- Lorelei Olivia Mote
- Lili Taylor
- Reznor Allen
- Audrianna Lico
- Stephen Tobolowsky
Common questions
- What is Freaks 2 about?
- A fugitive mother hides her daughter’s powers while waging a revenge hunt against the paramilitary force that destroyed her family.
- What is Freaks 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Freaks 2 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Freaks 2 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Freaks 2 as brutal.
- Which films are like Freaks 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Freaks, X-Men, Logan, and The Hunger Games.
- How long is Freaks 2?
- Freaks 2 runs 114 minutes.
