Psycho II
Directed by Richard FranklinNorman Bates is declared sane and released from the facility in which he was being held, despite the complaints of Lila Loomis, sister of his most famous victim. Is he really cured, or will he kill again?
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Psycho II Ratings & Reviews
- Paul KalkhofOctober 22, 2025Solid sequel that is way better than it deserves to be. It has something to say about revenge and the cycle of violence. What sells it is Anthony Perkins' sympathetic performance, and you are really rooting for him to get better.
- XXBlackMothXXApril 30, 2025It is rare for a sequal to surpass the original. This one does in so many ways. Excellent.
- Kevin WardJuly 6, 2025Psycho 2 opens by playing the shower scene from the first Psycho, possibly one of the most iconic scenes of all time. Thankfully, that opening is the only time I felt like this was just a legacy sequel cash grab. There are plenty of other callbacks to the original, but all of them felt like they had genuine narrative purpose. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this. It plays a little bit like a Scooby-Doo mystery (I mean that in the best way possible) complete with red herrings, disguises and twists galore. And there was one knife to the throat (or should I say down the throat) that was surprisingly gruesome. The entrance into the story with Norman being deemed sane, was clever and worked well to put Anthony Perkins back in the center of the story. I really didn’t love the final twist. Really felt like it was kind of tacked onto the end and to me it didn’t seem to make a ton of sense. Everything up until then was a sure-handed and compelling mystery.
- adrianlaqMay 25, 2025Unpredictable. Homage to the pioneer of slasher-films.
Psycho II Trivia
Psycho II was released on June 3, 1983.
Psycho II was directed by Richard Franklin.
Psycho II has a runtime of 1 hr 53 min.
Psycho II was produced by Hilton A. Green.
The key characters in Psycho II are Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), Lila Loomis (Vera Miles), Mary (Meg Tilly).
Psycho II is rated R.
Psycho II is a Horror, Mystery, Thriller film.
Psycho II has an audience rating of 6.2 out of 10.