Anatomy 2
Seen it?2003 | 101 min | Horror, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (29% on Rotten Tomatoes), 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
- Aimed squarely at anyone who loves trying to stay one step ahead and anyone who enjoys a good scare. A good one for a late-night scare.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Builds dread steadily, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not one for anyone who hates jump scares.
The doctor and soccer player in the leisure time Jo Hauser decides to move to Berlin and be an intern in a famous clinic, expecting to increase his knowledge and expertize, and help his handicap brother Willi Hauser. He joins a secret fraternity of doctors, under the leadership of Prof. Muller-LaRousse, who is researching the use of bionic muscles in human beings without any ethics or respect to the laws. The team is also volunteer to the experiences, and is under investigation of Paula Henning. When Jo gets close to a Filipino nurse, and becomes addicted in the drugs used in experience, he realizes the truth hidden in the methods used by the secret society in the development of science.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
29% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 51%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky
- Barnaby MetschuratJo Hauser
- Herbert KnaupProfessor Müller-LaRousse
- Heike MakatschViktoria
- Roman KnižkaHagen
- Wotan Wilke MöhringGregor
- Franka PotentePaula Henning
- Frank GieringSven
- Hanno KofflerWilli Hauser
- Felix KramerKurt
- Sebastian NakajewWulf