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Moana 2

Moana 2

Adventure · Animation · Comedy · 2024

After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys alongside Maui and a new crew to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.

Movie details

Moana 2

“The ocean is calling them back.”

2024 Adventure · Animation · Comedy 1h 40m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys alongside Maui and a new crew to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Moana 2?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David G. Derrick Jr. · Jason Hand · Dana Ledoux Miller

Written by

Bek Smith · Dana Ledoux Miller · Jared Bush

Auliʻi Cravalho

Auliʻi Cravalho

Moana (voice)

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson

Maui (voice)

Hualālai Chung

Hualālai Chung

Moni (voice)

Rose Matafeo

Rose Matafeo

Loto (voice)

David Fane

David Fane

Kele (voice)

Awhimai Fraser

Awhimai Fraser

Matangi (voice)

Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda

Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda

Simea (voice)

Court is in session

Put Moana 2 on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.