ABCs of Death 2
2014 2h 5m movie Film Japan

ABCs of Death 2

“Some people never learn.”

ABCs of Death 2 is a Japan–Philippines co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

“Some people never learn.”

Taking all that was great from the first instalment, the movie aims to be a wilder, leaner, faster-paced and even more entertaining anthology this time around, with a new crop of award-winning, visionary filmmakers from around the globe.

Japan × Philippines Co-Production

Japan (lead)Philippines

Other Japan×Philippines titles

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with ABCs of Death 2. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2013–2015 Japan Window

In the crowded 2013-2015 Japan release window, ABCs of Death 2 sits at #517 of 546. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Attack on Titan
    #1

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013
  2. Haikyu!!
    #2

    Haikyu!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  3. Your Lie in April
    #3

    Your Lie in April

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  4. Golden Time
    #4

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  5. SCHOOL-LIVE!
    #5

    SCHOOL-LIVE!

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  6. Castle Town Dandelion
    #6

    Castle Town Dandelion

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  7. SCANDAL Documentary film HELLO WORLD
    #7

    SCANDAL Documentary film HELLO WORLD

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  8. The Seven Deadly Sins
    #8

    The Seven Deadly Sins

    ★ 8.5 · 2014

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when ABCs of Death 2 premiered alongside 186 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 186 other Japan films in 2014.

The 3029th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

281
Reviews
89th
Review-volume percentile
49th
Popularity percentile

281 audience reviews — more than 89% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (89th percentile) outruns trending popularity (49th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

5.4
TMDB Rating
281
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,276 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (7th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #281 of 391 (top 72%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesBrazil, Canada, Cuba, France, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Spain, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Arabic, Hebrew, Spanish, German, Portuguese, French, Japanese
Production CompaniesDrafthouse Films, Timpson Films
Runtime2h 5m
Release DateOctober 2, 2014
IMDbtt2926810