Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
A sorority moves in next door to the home of Mac and Kelly Radner who have a young child. The Radner's enlist their former nemeses from the fraternity to help battle the raucous sisters.
What critics thought
A mixed-reception sequel that lands somewhere between pleasant surprise and unnecessary retread, Neighbors 2 draws moderate praise for its comedic energy and genuine engagement with gay acceptance and feminist themes — but the feminist credentials sparked as much debate as applause, with some critics finding the gender politics surface-level or outright fraudulent. Audiences were cooler than critics on balance, and the film never fully escapes the shadow of recycling its predecessor's formula.
“In a world in which so many comedy sequels fail, here comes a comedy sequel that isn't just 'as good as the first movie,' it's even better.”
Mike Ryan·Uproxx
“This pretty routine follow-up has some decent material and amiable bad taste, heavily diluted with gallons of very ordinary sequel product: more of the same.”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
Genres
Comedy
Cast & Crew
Nicholas StollerDirector
Seth RogenMac Radner
Zac EfronTeddy Sanders
Rose ByrneKelly Radner
Chloë Grace MoretzShelby
Dave FrancoPete
Ike BarinholtzJimmy
Lisa KudrowDean Carol Gladstone
Selena GomezPhi Lamda President
Jerrod CarmichaelGarf
Carla GalloPaula
Kiersey ClemonsBeth
Beanie FeldsteinNora
Michael AndrewsComposer
Andrew J. CohenWriter
Evan GoldbergWriterSeth RogenWriter
Brandon TrostCinematographyNeighbors 2: Sorority Rising
A sorority moves in next door to the home of Mac and Kelly Radner who have a young child. The Radner's enlist their former nemeses from the fraternity to help battle the raucous sisters.
What critics thought
A mixed-reception sequel that lands somewhere between pleasant surprise and unnecessary retread, Neighbors 2 draws moderate praise for its comedic energy and genuine engagement with gay acceptance and feminist themes — but the feminist credentials sparked as much debate as applause, with some critics finding the gender politics surface-level or outright fraudulent. Audiences were cooler than critics on balance, and the film never fully escapes the shadow of recycling its predecessor's formula.
“In a world in which so many comedy sequels fail, here comes a comedy sequel that isn't just 'as good as the first movie,' it's even better.”
Mike Ryan·Uproxx
“This pretty routine follow-up has some decent material and amiable bad taste, heavily diluted with gallons of very ordinary sequel product: more of the same.”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
Genres
Comedy
Cast & Crew
Nicholas StollerDirectorSeth RogenMac RadnerZac EfronTeddy SandersRose ByrneKelly RadnerChloë Grace MoretzShelbyDave FrancoPeteIke BarinholtzJimmyLisa KudrowDean Carol GladstoneSelena GomezPhi Lamda PresidentJerrod CarmichaelGarfCarla GalloPaulaKiersey ClemonsBethBeanie FeldsteinNoraMichael AndrewsComposerAndrew J. CohenWriterEvan GoldbergWriterSeth RogenWriterBrandon TrostCinematography