The Rope Curse 2
2020 1h 44m movie Film Taiwan

The Rope Curse 2

馗降 : 粽邪2

Synopsis

馗降 : 粽邪2

Jia-min, who was born sensitive to the paranormal, tries to summon "Yi-A-Gu" with two streamers. Huo-ge helps Jia-min subdue the spirit when the situation goes out of hand. Huo-ge possesses supernatural powers but lost his will to exorcise demons during a battle with the Thai Demon five years ago. As the wave of suicides continues, the village is thrown into chaos. Another battle is about to begin.

The 2019–2021 Taiwan Window

In the crowded 2019-2021 Taiwan release window, The Rope Curse 2 sits at #27 of 29. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Tears on Fire
    #1

    Tears on Fire

    ★ 9.3 · 2021
  2. Someday or One Day
    #2

    Someday or One Day

    ★ 9.0 · 2019
  3. The World Between Us
    #3

    The World Between Us

    ★ 8.9 · 2019
  4. The Making of an Ordinary Woman
    #4

    The Making of an Ordinary Woman

    ★ 8.8 · 2019
  5. Workers
    #5

    Workers

    ★ 8.4 · 2020
  6. We Best Love
    #6

    We Best Love

    ★ 7.9 · 2021
  7. The Silent Forest
    #7

    The Silent Forest

    ★ 7.7 · 2020
  8. Danger Zone
    #8

    Danger Zone

    ★ 7.7 · 2021

The 2020s Taiwan Landscape

2020 was the decade’s peak output year for Taiwan — 13 titles released, including The Rope Curse 2. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (30 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 12 other Taiwan films in 2020.

The 150th Taiwan title from Taiwan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1972).

Our Taiwan catalog contains 174 titles in total (149 films).

Audience Engagement

18
Reviews
45th
Review-volume percentile
50th
Popularity percentile

18 audience reviews — more than 45% of Taiwan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 50th percentile among Taiwan films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.8
TMDB Rating
18
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #141 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.8 points below the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.

Among Taiwan Horror productions specifically: #13 of 17 (top 76%).

Production Details

Primary CountryTaiwan
Original LanguageChinese
Production CompaniesWOWING Entertainment Group
Runtime1h 44m
Release DateSeptember 2, 2020
IMDbtt13212006