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The Grudge

2004
Drama
Suspense/Thriller
1h 31m
Karen Davis (Gellar) is an American Nurse moves to Tokyo and encounter a supernatural spirit who is vengeful and often possesses its victims. A series of horrifying and mysterious deaths start to occur, with the spirit passing its curse onto each victim. Karen must now find away to break this spell, before she becomes its next victim. (imdb)
Directed by:
Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu
Written by:
Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Stephen Susco
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Starring:
Bill Pullman Bill Pullman KaDee Strickland KaDee Strickland Ryo Ishibashi Ryo Ishibashi Grace Zabriskie Grace Zabriskie Sarah Michelle Gellar Sarah Michelle Gellar Ted Raimi Ted Raimi Clea DuVall Clea DuVall Jason Behr Jason Behr William Mapother William Mapother Yôko Maki Yôko Maki Rosa Blasi Rosa Blasi Yuya Ozeki
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Franchise:
The Grudge
Genres:
Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Countries:
Japan, USA
Languages:
English, Japanese
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The Grudge

2004
Drama
Suspense/Thriller
1h 31m
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davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 18 Jul 2010
50
43rd
Turns out you don't need to care about the protagonists to find a horror film effective. This is NOT a good movie by any measure, but this evil Japanese spirit shit just scares the hell out of me for some reason. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Rated 18 Jul 2010
scurryscurry
Rated 03 Jul 2010
35
23rd
Average horror with precious few surprises. But I don't get it. What was the motive for all the badness?
Rated 03 Jul 2010
obdurateObdurate
Rated 26 Jul 2008
18
2nd
This is an awful movie that makes you laugh. So as an unintentional comedy it's at least a 70, but as a horror movie it fails miserably. The cat kid is hilarious, not scary. The various sounds in this movie are the same way. Ahhhhhhhhh, or whatever the fuck it is.
Rated 26 Jul 2008
karyKary
Rated 14 Aug 2007
25
4th
Sure, lots of people die. But it's not scary, or good. In fact, I'd have to say it's one of the worst movies I've seen in quite a while. Including some made by middle school students.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
spikycactusSpikyCactus
Rated 09 Nov 2020
60
20th
Top badass moment? Learning that slaying vampires is not a skill that's readily transferrable to other ungodly creatures. So all in all it's a bit of a dead-end career wise. On hearing Buffy mumbling a few words of what I suspect is really badly mangled Japanese, a pissed-off, long-haired hippy-goth make a nuisance of itself by dropping litter everywhere and giving Buffy exactly the ‘first day at my new job’ no one wants to have. 1 cat (black and really angry), no chainsaws or decapitations.
Rated 09 Nov 2020
ganjaguyGanjaguy
Rated 14 Aug 2007
68
55th
meoooowwwwwwwrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Rated 14 Aug 2007
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 15 Jan 2012
10
2nd
This story could possibly be filmed in a way to make a good movie, however this director is entirely awful. Every single time the action starts to get good the idiot cuts away. Why even try to tell a scary story if you are going to ruin every single scary scene. By the end all I wanted to do was scream foul. I hope I never again see another movie made by this crappy director.
Rated 15 Jan 2012
jstryjstry
Rated 07 Feb 2008
11
2nd
I wanted to leave the theater.
Rated 07 Feb 2008
npngNPNG
Rated 28 Feb 2008
50
19th
scary but not my type of movie.
Rated 28 Feb 2008
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 30 Apr 2009
75
39th
This movie did creep me out somewhat, and horror movies get to me when the reason everyone is being killed (or whatever the hell happened to them in this movie) is such a simple reason like they stepped into a house and for that they're doomed, same thing with The Ring. It's the fact you can be hunted down for doing something so inconsequential that really got me, but this is still not that good of a movie.
Rated 30 Apr 2009
tsvetetsvete
Rated 04 Aug 2016
81
18th
1
Rated 04 Aug 2016
tylerTyler
Rated 14 Aug 2007
5
2nd
Worst.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mystericemysterice
Rated 14 Aug 2007
0
6th
Unneded remake.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
jaywebb15jaywebb15
Rated 25 Nov 2009
81
10th
I just don't like horror films. But this did scare me pretty good
Rated 25 Nov 2009
ajrafflesAJ_Raffles
Rated 14 Sep 2014
79
79th
For a horror it ranks highly in my book.
Rated 14 Sep 2014
ayavaronAyavaron
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
26th
The film has some clever scenes and a few good scares. In my opinion, a horror film doesn't need much more than that to be worth watching.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 19 Oct 2012
40
31st
The Grudge failed because it wasn't all that scary. Horror movies often don't make much sense, but if they frighten you, you don't question them in the moment. My mind wandered while I was watching this one -- to the point where all I could think about was how much fun I could have doing something else. The non-linear storytelling doesn't help much, the characters are largely all idiots, and, like I said, I wasn't scared. As a result, I didn't have much fun.
Rated 19 Oct 2012
necro_visionnecro-vision
Rated 10 Feb 2008
80
58th
If thats the english version they're talking about 0, if its the japanese verison 100
Rated 10 Feb 2008
kamrankamran
Rated 14 Aug 2007
13
2nd
I laughed through every moment of this "horror film". I suppose that counts for something, right?
Rated 14 Aug 2007
nayrb79Nayrb79
Rated 20 Apr 2007
50
36th
Pretty meh see the Japanese version if you want a real scare.
Rated 20 Apr 2007
sickornotsickornot
Rated 04 Jan 2009
70
35th
kind of scary really...
Rated 04 Jan 2009
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 03 Dec 2020
61
20th
Interesting spin on haunted house tropes undermines its tension by telling its story in an irritatingly fractured way - it therefore becomes difficult to fully engage with the sinister goings-on. Gellar delivers an adequate if light-weight performance (it's all the material really requires); Zabriskie as always needs to do very little to be a chilling, unsettling presence. Never really tops its quite shocking opener and delays too long telling us what its relevance is to the rest of the film.
Rated 03 Dec 2020
alex_wsAlex WS
Rated 19 Jan 2013
73
73rd
Bleak and scary.
Rated 19 Jan 2013
munkeygMunkeyG
Rated 15 Jan 2007
70
58th
really good
Rated 15 Jan 2007
madisomadiso
Rated 18 Jan 2007
65
75th
enjiyed it
Rated 18 Jan 2007
johnsandwichJohnSandwich
Rated 26 Apr 2010
25
7th
Bleh.
Rated 26 Apr 2010
rdwn29905rdwn29905
Rated 14 Aug 2007
32
23rd
BOOORING!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
letskillrobotsletskillrobots
Rated 25 Feb 2009
8
19th
spooooooky crisp!
Rated 25 Feb 2009
barshkibarshki
Rated 25 Jul 2007
60
11th
As a movie it fails but as a fright fest it's very good.
Rated 25 Jul 2007
punchinelloPunchinello
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
27th
Just as awful as the Japanese version. More little children with wet black hair over their faces. I look the same when I come out of the shower and slip to the floor.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 25 Sep 2010
58
23rd
The kid is still creepy.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
ripviciousripvicious
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
91st
New type of horror movie with a poltergeist feel. Many of movies will be trying to duplicate.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
omicron91Omicron91
Rated 15 Oct 2008
30
23rd
Original was maybe better.
Rated 15 Oct 2008
broodfath3rBroodfath3r
Rated 18 Jul 2010
60
54th
not bad for a horror flick
Rated 18 Jul 2010
teeceeteecee
Rated 18 Sep 2008
55
83rd
fik fremkaldt kuldegysninger hos mig
Rated 18 Sep 2008
kwiksotikkwiksotik
Rated 19 Aug 2009
65
30th
Was ok. the Japanses original (Ju-on) is much better.
Rated 19 Aug 2009
kerrekKerrek
Rated 14 Aug 2007
63
38th
Creepy at times, but otherwise laughable
Rated 14 Aug 2007
melchiorMelchior
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
16th
some scary points, but the acting was bad, the story was bad, and the ghost was annoying.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
leshiileshii
Rated 14 Aug 2007
46
18th
The only thing creepy about this movie is the fact that someone thought it would be a good idea to remake it with a couple of American actors.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
moviemaniacMoviemaniac
Rated 04 Dec 2011
50
4th
"The Grudge" had decent effects, a pretty good jump-factor and original 'monsters'. But the scares themselves were almost nonexistant. The plot was... well it wasn't a plot. If you're looking for just a few jumps and a laugh or two at actors and actresses trying to act scared then this is the movie for you. But the monsters did a good job of making the movie somewhat decent. The plot was nothing, there was no real writing, the way it was directed sucked and the actor casting was poor in some a
Rated 04 Dec 2011
katemsKatems
Rated 01 Sep 2009
30
25th
Sarah Michelle Gellar, when will you make another good movie?
Rated 01 Sep 2009
mlightle3mlightle3
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
14th
A bit scary, not great.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
asilaydyingAsILayDying
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
69th
An instant cult classic, spine-tingling horror film. One of Sarah Michelle Gellar's best roles to date. Images from this movie will stick in your head for a very long time. This one will have you keeping your head under the covers at night for awhile.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
spookyjonspookyjon
Rated 07 Jan 2007
7
3rd
Okay, so I only saw the original (Japanese) version. I'll give this one four bonus points because SMG is cute.
Rated 07 Jan 2007
murravenerMurravener
Rated 04 Mar 2007
40
1st
A joke of PG 13 horror film, there is no substance to this movie and hardly any creativity as it tries to milk any success the Ring may have had with their audience.
Rated 04 Mar 2007
ejsjrncejsjrnc
Rated 11 Jun 2010
30
5th
Spent 2 hours trying to figure out what the hell was going on. When it was over, I just wanted my 2 hours back....
Rated 11 Jun 2010
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 17 May 2008
62
18th
Proves once again that Asian children are still not scary, and for me, at least, body count is an important part of horror, and the body count in this movie is so small that a 1 1/2 year old with an IQ of 20 could count to it.
Rated 17 May 2008
antrock101antrock101
Rated 13 Nov 2009
30
13th
hardly scary
Rated 13 Nov 2009
countdracCountDrac
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
4th
Boring horror flick depending too much on cheap scare effects.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
slbfilmmakrslbfilmmakr
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
26th
Asian horror at its finest will have you checking the dark corners of you ceiling before you go to bed and freaking out at the sound of a cat. check out the history of a place before moving in or even walking in
Rated 14 Aug 2007
emptychamberEmptyChamber
Rated 23 Aug 2008
68
18th
The American version just didn't capture all of the feel.
Rated 23 Aug 2008
allengilliamAllenGilliam
Rated 20 Oct 2017
59
13th
Your typical angry ghost story. Startle scares and general creepiness. No plot really, and not deeply frightening.
Rated 20 Oct 2017
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 20 Mar 2007
72
57th
Passable horror thrills.
Rated 20 Mar 2007
twincinematwincinema
Rated 10 Oct 2022
30
11th
A lot of twitchy ghosts and zoom-ins on eyes opened wide. However, in the nearly 20 years since I last saw this, the surveillance video scene stuck with me. That's pretty good, I think.
Rated 10 Oct 2022
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 04 Dec 2011
57
36th
Surprisingly enough, "The Grudge" actually manages to rise above it's Japanese source material "Ju-On" by having a coherent plot and a few scares and chills here and there. Sure, it's not a good film by any stretch of the imagination but unlike its Japanese counterpart, this film didn't make me angry and want to destroy the disc afterwards (although admittedly I have only seen the Japanese remake and not the direct-to-video original or the Katasumi and 4444444444 shorts).
Rated 04 Dec 2011
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 30 Jul 2012
3
73rd
I liked the 'lost in a foreign culture' atmosphere, it really helped sell what is basically a simple ghost story.
Rated 30 Jul 2012
gritGrit
Rated 20 Mar 2007
33
27th
Some good moments of horror, but looking past the jump factor it isn't really that scary and has very limited interest. I've not seen the Japanese version, but it seems all too much like a cheap American remake.
Rated 20 Mar 2007
fantacbobFantacBob
Rated 12 Jun 2009
50
21st
The sequel was much better.
Rated 12 Jun 2009
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 26 Oct 2012
72
63rd
* Casting, Acting : 7 * Script : 7 * Directing, Aura : 8 * Ease of Viewing : 7 * Naked Eye : 7
Rated 26 Oct 2012
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 29 Jul 2008
15
3rd
The ONLY real redemptive thing here is SMG's hottness and some mediocre visual scares. Believe this, 15 is me being generous. Take the money and run.
Rated 29 Jul 2008
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 20 Mar 2007
60
48th
Confusing structure, thanks to an utter lack of transitions. Only average acting, they're our vessels when they're scared, but seem to just be in the waiting room the rest of the time. Completely worth it though, if only for the heart-stopping scare scenes which only get more terrifying in subsequent viewings. Nice locations and special effects as well. The lack of gore is also nice, not that I'm one that cares about that sort of thing, but they managed to keep the intensity high without it.
Rated 20 Mar 2007
rthornhillrthornhill
Rated 03 Mar 2009
78
17th
Actually like certain aspects of this movie. Particularly the plotline involving Bill Pullman's character. Not a recommendation, but okay overall.
Rated 03 Mar 2009
absentisabsentis
Rated 14 Jun 2007
28
13th
A bit of a bore really... not as good as the remake of the Ring. The film did put me off seeing the original because it was that bad.
Rated 14 Jun 2007
joyy89joyy89
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
14th
I saw both the Japanese version and the American version and to tell you the truth, the Japanese version was by far, way better.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
hankhank
Rated 19 Jul 2008
70
36th
Pretty scary, but not too deep.
Rated 19 Jul 2008
mervtaylorMerv_Taylor
Rated 17 Jun 2012
40
14th
Ugh
Rated 17 Jun 2012
stainStain
Rated 31 Mar 2007
60
47th
Believe it or not, this is an improvement over the original Japanese film, which needed more structure badly. Still not very good
Rated 31 Mar 2007
goldfishGoldfish
Rated 14 Aug 2007
13
35th
What, we can't watch original films coz they need to be subtitled or something? Watch the original dudes. Seriously.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
monstergearMonsterGear
Rated 22 Mar 2007
65
24th
It was okay, I guess!
Rated 22 Mar 2007
timon88Timon88
Rated 24 Oct 2010
20
8th
It definitely has a certain style, but the plot is ludicrously implausible, even for a horror flick.
Rated 24 Oct 2010
servantdagonServantDagon
Rated 14 Aug 2007
78
40th
More coherent than the original, with some genuine scares.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
shoranShoran
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
12th
When I was not burying my face into the chair and covering my ears, the movie was a mish mash between, either something amazing, or something terrible. Unfortunately....the movie was just to scary for me. A bad scary...not an enjoyable scary.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
chipleChiple
Rated 23 Mar 2007
65
21st
nice noises to scare friends...
Rated 23 Mar 2007
mathewMathew
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
19th
Wow, it looks and feels like the Ring... I could rant about how much I dislike these modern studio horror picks but I won't, I'll let the score speak for itself.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
marcocesarMarcoCesar
Rated 16 Jan 2011
81
26th
Graças a Deus um terror de verdade! Há muito tempo eu não tomo mais susto com os filmes de terror de hoje em dia que contem como fórmula "sangue, sexo e rock'n'roll" no entanto "O Grito" surpreende, e consegue ser melhor do que o original (sim, é uma regravação americana do original japones). Dica: assim como "O Chamado" é um otimo filme para ver em grupo de amigos!
Rated 16 Jan 2011
haruhiHaruhi
Rated 01 Feb 2014
13
8th
A typical movie of its genre.
Rated 01 Feb 2014
pinbackbluepinbackblue
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
26th
Unfortunately, we somehow managed to screw a great movie up again. The japanese version freaked me out, this one, although almost an exact copy, somehow managed to be pretty mediocre.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
stflyst_fly
Rated 21 Aug 2007
0
2nd
crap
Rated 21 Aug 2007
tonydaltonydal
Rated 14 Aug 2008
60
21st
Confusing and irritating, and at times just plain silly. The creepy little dude did give a few authentic chilling moments early on, but the whole thing smacked way too much of the Ring/Dark Waters (only not nearly as good). Reminiscent (the way it played) of one of those Trilogy of Terror things from the 70s. Jason Behr might just as well have had "SCAPEGOAT" stamped on his forehead.
Rated 14 Aug 2008
loimprevistoloimprevisto
Rated 30 Aug 2010
91
71st
My kind of horror. Terrible movie from a technical standpoint, but it struck just the right tone to completely creep me out.
Rated 30 Aug 2010
shobykidshobykid
Rated 14 Aug 2007
79
92nd
Really scary!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
yawkcorbyawkcorb
Rated 23 Aug 2009
20
5th
Should have been left as a Japanese movie. Much of the imagery that was taken from the original holds no meaning to the American culture, so many aspects are lost. They could have taken the basic idea and work American culture into it, maybe; but the Japanese cultural aspects are pointless and kind of muddle the story.
Rated 23 Aug 2009
martrynmartryn
Rated 16 Sep 2009
51
16th
I mean, it's scary, and the premise is definitely creepy, but how many American remakes of Japanese horror can there be? I feel like you'd be better served just watching the original Japanese version of all these films.
Rated 16 Sep 2009
cultofsamecult_of_same
Rated 15 Nov 2008
10
9th
I blame The Ring.
Rated 15 Nov 2008
austinmeyaustinmey
Rated 26 Jan 2009
0
1st
Absolutely one of the WORST movies I've ever seen. The concept is completely retarded. The sound that she makes is so faggy and so annoying, when she does it at the very end I wanted to shoot myself in the eye. So so so stupid.
Rated 26 Jan 2009
sirvasilSirVasil
Rated 29 May 2010
35
22nd
Terrifyingly unremarkabe.
Rated 29 May 2010
juicejuice
Rated 26 May 2007
45
24th
Creepy.
Rated 26 May 2007
sienceSience
Rated 06 Sep 2011
30
27th
Yea, it's a crap film. But it is really bloody creepy!
Rated 06 Sep 2011
babamotsbabamots
Rated 29 Dec 2010
36
14th
Decent use of flashbacks to introduce the backstory, but the handful of clever scenes couldn't redeem the bulk of the film. Every haunted-house movie is a spoiler for this one (including itself as it uses the same devices incessantly). I can only conclude that it was designed to surprise people with poor memories.
Rated 29 Dec 2010
pluggedinPluggedIN
Rated 27 May 2014
40
35th
The Grudge is an American remake of the hit Japanese horror movie Ju-On, which was also directed by Takashi Shimizu. The English title doesn't quite capture the Japanese original, though--a case of a concept not translating easily across languages. A native Japanese speaker told me that ju-on carries the connotation of a deep-seated rage embodied through a curse involving the ghost of a murder victim. Apparently, The Curse of the Vengeful, Hate-Filled Ghost wouldn't fit on movie marquees here.
Rated 27 May 2014
easydiffeasydiff
Rated 14 Aug 2007
4
2nd
Jump-scares and an immobile heroine with no motivation. PROTIP! Blue =/= Scary!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
projektProjekt
Rated 14 Dec 2006
35
11th
It's like Ju-On, but with better eye candy and worse in every other way (which is saying something).
Rated 14 Dec 2006
dayndayn
Rated 06 Mar 2008
50
32nd
bit crap ***
Rated 06 Mar 2008
oldgoatoldgoat
Rated 21 Sep 2009
47
15th
Mediocre in so many ways
Rated 21 Sep 2009
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 26 Jan 2009
65
30th
The japanese version is better.
Rated 26 Jan 2009
pouchedratpouchedrat
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
69th
This movie scared the heck out of me in theaters, but at home the effect was lessened. Perhaps this was because in the theater I really had to pee? Also: YOKO, OH NO!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
sliderccslidercc
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
28th
boring.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
hdperez88hdperez88
Rated 16 Jan 2009
92
83rd
WHY DID THEY HAVE TO MAKE SEQUELS??? This was an incredible, scary, edge of your seat movie. The textbook definition of a scary movie. But the sequel made me lose all respect I had for that creepy chick with the long hair and the annoying cat-kid.
Rated 16 Jan 2009
jserticjsertic
Rated 20 Sep 2010
68
9th
Do yourself a favor and watch the Japanese version of this movie. Way better.
Rated 20 Sep 2010
afx237viafx237vi
Rated 14 Sep 2011
25
9th
Don't expect to see anything new if you're already familiar with the original, because bar a few minor changes, this is virtually a scene-by-scene remake. It feels a little tighter in terms of editing, with fewer confusing flashbacks, and there's a little more development of the back-story, but it still relies far too heavily on cheap shocks (some of the imagery is a little more in-your-face, some of it is laughably cheesy). Overall, fairly pointless.
Rated 14 Sep 2011

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