Greenland 2: Migration (2026)

Movie · 2026 · Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction · 1h 38m · PG-13 · English

Curator score: 0.5/10 (112.3K ratings)

Hope is uncharted territory.

Overview

Having found the safety of the Greenland bunker after the comet Clarke decimated the Earth, the Garrity family must now risk everything to embark on a perilous journey across the wasteland of Europe to find a new home.

Ratings

Director

Ric Roman Waugh

Production

STXfilms, Anton, Thunder Road, G-BASE, CineMachine, Lionsgate

Cast

Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis, Tommie Earl Jenkins, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Amber Rose Revah, Gina Gangar, Antonio De Lima, Peter Polycarpou, Beruce Khan, Megan Jacobs Shrivastava, Mitu Panicucci, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Sidsel Siem Koch, Faraz M. Khan, Nathan Wiley, Gordon Alexander, Alex Lanipekun, Shayn Herndon, Rachael Evelyn

Where to watch

Max

Curator Review

Verdict

A sturdy, family-first disaster sequel with enough momentum and scale to satisfy fans of survival thrillers, but it sounds more functional than thrilling and leans heavily on familiar post-apocalyptic beats. The appeal is less originality than competence: tense travel, harsh environments, and a determined central family under pressure.

Best for

  • viewers who like grounded disaster movies
  • fans of Gerard Butler action-thrillers
  • audiences who want survival stakes over sci-fi ideas
  • people in the mood for a tense, pulpy January-style crowd-pleaser

Skip if

  • you want fresh or surprising storytelling
  • you’re tired of post-apocalyptic road movies
  • you dislike melodramatic family peril
  • you need strong critical consensus before watching

Overview

Greenland 2: Migration looks built for the same audience that made the first film work: people who want a serious, no-nonsense disaster movie with a human center. The premise shifts from bunker survival to a hazardous trek across a ruined Europe, which gives the sequel a more travelogue-like structure and a broader sense of danger.

Worth noting

The tone appears grim but accessible, with the kind of relentless obstacle course that keeps a family thriller moving even when the story is familiar. That can be satisfying if you want efficiency and tension rather than invention. The Letterboxd reaction suggests a movie that is often more amusingly overdetermined than truly moving, but still watchable in a blunt, high-stakes way.

Bottom line

If you liked the first film’s earnestness and want another round of catastrophe, this should do the job. If you’re hoping the sequel will deepen the concept or reinvent the genre, it probably won’t get there.

Top Letterboxd reviews

Joe A (2.5★) · 2172 likes

Apparently to survive a post-apocalyptic situation, you just have to say “please” a lot.

Norah_x (2★) · 1378 likes

End-of-the-world movie where the most unrealistic part is the French being helpful and understanding English.

allain♡ · 1259 likes

still don’t understand why people in disaster films have so much will to live. i’d rather let a comet hit me than go through all that, no thanks

Julstory (2★) · 904 likes

I just KNOW that kid was so happy when the french dude went: “Please take my daughter with you.”

cob (1.5★) · 776 likes

yeah that’s a january release alright

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Topics

disaster thriller, post-apocalyptic, survival, family drama, road movie, tense, grim, blockbuster, 2020s, European wasteland

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