Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Family FavoritePG-13

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Anyone can save the galaxy once.

2017 • 137 min • Science Fiction · Adventure · Action

Synopsis

The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.

Our family guide

Best from age 12
88
Movie Knight Score
23186 reviews
  • 92 Reviewers · 12 · 75%
  • 76 Audience · 23174 · 25%

The Guardians journey through space, battling formidable foes while unraveling the mystery of Peter Quill's true father. The team faces internal strife and external threats as they strive to protect their unconventional family and the galaxy.

Violence & peril
6/10
Language
4/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
3/10
Romance & sensuality
2/10
Scary moments
4/10

Heads up

  • Frequent sci-fi action violence with some deaths
  • Brief strong language and crude humor
  • Characters consume alcohol in social settings
  • Some emotional moments deal with loss and abandonment

What it models well

  • The importance of family, chosen or otherwise
  • Self-sacrifice for the greater good
  • Redemption and second chances
  • Loyalty and friendship

Talk about it after

  • What makes a family, and how can they be different?
  • The consequences of holding onto anger and past hurts
  • Understanding different definitions of "good" and "evil"

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Top billed cast

Director: James Gunn • Crew: James Gunn

Trailers & clips

Yondu Calls For His Arrow - Official Clip

Ego Reveals the Truth to Star Lord - Official Clip

Some things are better left unsaid

"Guardians' Inferno"

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The Hits Keep Coming Spot

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Reviewer notes

Recommended

I AM MARY POPPINS Y'ALL! Glorious cameos and easter eggs. Not gonna speak much about it to avoid spoilers. Great movie.

Recommended

You can clearly see that Marvel trusted James Gunn. Everything he did, even the slapstick-LooneyToon-ish kind of humor were perfect. He clearly had fun conceptualizing and visualizing everything.

Recommended

It feels like Vin Diesel influenced the film too much. His #FAMILY theme from the Fast and Furious franchise was all over the film!

Recommended

Awesome Mix Number 2 was amazing! The songs and how they were strategically scored in every scene set up the right mood. Got their playlist on repeat!

Recommended

VISUALS VISUALS! VISUALS! If only my eyes and my head can take it, I would love to watch this on 3D. The team did a superb job on this one!

Recommended

This film is a big "watch and learn" nudge to poorly directed comic book films. James Gunn showed us how to effectively use humor to ante up the storytelling, and even took us to Slow-motion 101 Class.

Not recommended

I hate this movie. I'm fine and quite proud to be in the minority with this one. I can't stand how Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 thinks family dynamic is just two people bickering about how much daddy didn't love them as kids. It makes no sense to me why James Gunn or Marvel think that every scene needs to have multiple jokes thrown in no matter what the tone of the scene is supposed to be.…

Recommended

**Guardians' date with the creator.** The first film was the most unexpected. That was one of the most colourfull space films I have ever seen. Youthful, energetic, fantastic visuals and so the same followed in this sequel as well. Not the same good, but stood to the expectation of the first film's success. This story does not have a great adventure in the galaxy. A simple quest, but a thrilling action-adventure.…

Recommended

“Guardian’s are back to save the galaxy once again” I felt in this movie the true star was baby Groot the part that how he understands and gives out his understandings in his own style which makes us laugh out loud. Got to see a funny side in Drax the before edition he was always angry this one he always laughs I like the part he keeps saying positive things and suddenly ends it with a negative touch.…

Recommended

The David Hasselhoff of all reviews, obviously. Do you have any tape? Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, directed by James Gunn, is an action-packed Marvel comedy. The guardians unravel the mysteries of Star-lord aka Peter Quill's (Chris Pratt) broken history while avoiding constant danger. Oh. And did I mention the soundtrack? Muy bueno! 8) Unlike most sequels, Vol. 2 might actually be better than Vol. 1.…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

_Logan_, 2017's first Marvel offering, was a movie I loved because of just how little it relied on its comic book origins, completely forgoing the superhero tropes and going in its own unique and totally enthralling direction. _Guardians 2_ however, is a movie I loved because of just how intensely it embraced its comic book origins.…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

I didn’t enjoy this as much as the first one. Too long — could have been about 30 minutes shorter. I don’t mind long movies, but they shouldn’t feel long. There’s some good humour throughout the movie and the characters are enjoyable, particularly Rocket who is my favourite! Story is pretty thin. Some good action sequences, of course. Overall, an average movie. Has lost some of the freshness of the original.

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Details

TMDB audience
7.6/10 (23,174)
Age rating
PG-13
Status
Released
Budget
$200,000,000
Box office
$863,756,051
Franchise
Guardians of the Galaxy Collection
Official site
www.marvel.com

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