Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
Seen it?2004 | 88 min | Comedy, Family
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 43% audience score and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among fans of a well-timed joke and parents and kids watching together, this one's for you. Low effort, high reward: just press play. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Lively and easy to follow, at 1 hr 28 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
Babies can communicate with each other using 'baby talk', and have innate knowledge of the secrets of the universe. The infant geniuses become involved in a scheme by media mogul Bill Biscane. Assisting the geniuses is a legendary superbaby named Kahuna, who joins up with several other babies in an attempt to stop Biscane, who intends to use a state-of-the-art satellite system to control the world's population.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
0% on Rotten Tomatoes, 9 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 43%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$20 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 55K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bob Clark
- Jon VoightBill Biscane / Kane
- Skyler ShayeKylie
- Scott BaioStan Bobbins
- Vanessa AngelJean Bobbins
- Gerry FitzgeraldKahuna
- Myles FitzgeraldKahuna
- Leo FitzgeraldKahuna
- Max IlesArchie
- Michael IlesArchie
- Danny McKinnonArchie (voice)