Atlas Shrugged: Part II
As society buckles under economic collapse, a railroad executive pursues a vanished inventor and the revolutionary motor that could save civilization.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- serious
- polemic
- foreboding
- political discussion
- dystopian science fiction night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film poorly written and clumsily made, with wooden performances and heavy-handed ideological dialogue.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dagny Taggart and Henry Rearden defend productive achievement against government controls and social dependence.
The plot establishes mass unemployment, extreme fuel prices, failing infrastructure, and a society nearing systemic collapse.
Dagny searches for the creator of a motor capable of drawing energy from static electricity.
Artists, industrialists, and other creators disappear while Dagny investigates the pattern and its connection to the energy crisis.
Films like Atlas Shrugged: Part II, and why
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
dystopian science fiction centered on collapsing institutions, ideological conflict, and a search for transformative technology
V for Vendetta
political dystopia driven by individualism, social breakdown, and resistance to collectivist authority
Brazil
science fiction allegory about economic collapse, authoritarian control, and the disappearance of exceptional individuals
Movie Details
- Director
- John Putch
- Release Date
- 2012-10-12
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (149)
Cast
- Samantha Mathis
- Jason Beghe
- Esai Morales
- Patrick Fabian
- Kim Rhodes
- Richard T. Jones
- D. B. Sweeney
- Paul McCrane
- John Rubinstein
- Robert Picardo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Atlas Shrugged: Part II about?
- As society buckles under economic collapse, a railroad executive pursues a vanished inventor and the revolutionary motor that could save civilization.
- What is Atlas Shrugged: Part II like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Atlas Shrugged: Part II as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Atlas Shrugged: Part II violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Atlas Shrugged: Part II.
- What did critics think of Atlas Shrugged: Part II?
- Critics broadly found the film poorly written and clumsily made, with wooden performances and heavy-handed ideological dialogue.
- Which films are like Atlas Shrugged: Part II?
- Films with a similar feel include Atlas Shrugged: Part I, V for Vendetta, and Brazil.
- How long is Atlas Shrugged: Part II?
- Atlas Shrugged: Part II runs 112 minutes.
- Where can I watch Atlas Shrugged: Part II?
- In United States, Atlas Shrugged: Part II streams on Netflix, Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel.
