Final Destination 2
NZ release: 31 July 2003
Horror scenes, Drug use & Offensive language Rated on: 27 February 2015
What’s it about?
Kimberly Corman has a premonition of a deadly highway disaster and acts quickly to save several people. However, she soon finds out that Death is mercilessly pursuing her.
The facts
- Directed by David R. Ellis
- Starring Ali Larter, A.J. Cook, Tony Todd, Michael Landes, and David Paetkau
- English language
- Runtime: 90 minutes
Why did it get this rating?
This film was classified by Te Mana Whakaatu, Classification Office. You can find out more about the classification process and ratings here.
Horror scenes & violence
The film Final Destination 2 follows people who are pursued by Death, as they begin to die in a series of gruesome, bizarre “accidents.” People are decapitated, impaled, and burned alive in what is a very gory film full of shocking scenes.
Some of the strongest moments of violence include:
- A character is sliced into three pieces by barbed wire and his intestines fall out of his body.
- A character opens a door, causing an oxygen tank to explode, killing both her and another person.
- A character’s head gets stuck in an elevator door and is decapitated.
- A character drives an ambulance into a lake and drowns.
Drug use
The film contains depictions of characters consuming various drugs, such as cocaine, valium and nitrous oxide. One character drinks beer while driving.
Offensive language
The film contains frequent uses of the F-word, as well as the words “c*cksucker” and “b*tch.”
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