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The Raid 2

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2014 | 150 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Saturday Special

Why it’s a Saturday Special

It earned strong reviews (82% on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences rate it highly (7.6 out of 10), despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Avengement, start here.
The mood
Tense, gritty.
The pace
Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 30 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: expect violence.
  • It's long: 2 hr 30 min.
  • It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    82% on Rotten Tomatoes, 71 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesStrong

    7.6 out of 10

  • AwardsSolid

    7 wins and 10 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $7 million worldwide on a $5 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 167K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Gareth Evans

  • Iko UwaisRama
  • Arifin PutraUcok
  • Tio PakusadewoBangun
  • Oka AntaraEka
  • Alex AbbadBejo
  • Cecep Arif RahmanThe Assassin
  • Julie EstelleAlicia "Hammer Girl"
  • Very Tri YulismanBaseball "Bat Man"
  • Ryuhei MatsudaKeiichi
  • Kenichi EndoHideaki Goto