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D2: The Mighty Ducks

1994 · 106 min

A lively, big-hearted underdog sports movie that mixes slapstick hockey action with sincere lessons about teamwork and humility.

Directed by
Sam Weisman
Genres
Comedy, Action, Family
Tagline
The puck stops here!
Overview
After Gordon Bombay's hockey comeback is cut short he is named coach of Team USA Hockey for the Junior Goodwill Games. Bombay reunites the Mighty Ducks and introduces a few new players, however, he finds himself distracted by his newfound fame and must regather if the Ducks are to defeat tournament favourites Iceland.

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Directed by
Sam Weisman
Genres
Comedy, Action, Family
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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • ambition
  • redemption
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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The Mighty Ducks Collection

  1. The Mighty DucksMovie · 1992
  2. D2: The Mighty DucksMovie · 1994 This title
  3. D3: The Mighty DucksMovie · 1996

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Genres
comedy, action, family, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Steven Brill
Starring
Emilio Estevez, Kathryn Erbe, Michael Tucker, Jan Rubeš, Carsten Nørgaard, Joshua Jackson, María Ellingsen, Elden Henson
Music
J.A.C. Redford
Cinematography
Mark Irwin
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Icelandic

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