The Legend of Hei 2
Seen it?2025 | 119 min | Animation, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 59 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When an attack shatters the fragile peace between the spirit world and humanity, Hei teams up with Luye, the last disciple of his Shifu Wuxian, to expose a conspiracy that threatens both realms - and the bond they've sworn to protect.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
9.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$67 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 149K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gu Jie, MTJJ
- Shan XinLuo Xiaohei / Nezha (voice)
- Liu MingyueWuxian (voice)
- Zhu JingLuye (voice)
- Luan LishengLingyao (voice)
- Fu Chen YangChi Nian (voice)
- Yan LingA (voice)
- Chen QigangB (voice)
- Li LuPan Jing (voice)
- Chen SiyuDofu Lao (voice)
- Jingxing RenZheng Xinyi (voice)