Shutter
2008 · Movie · PG-13 · 85 min · ★ 5.5 · 24% critics
A newly married couple in Japan begins finding disturbing, ghostly images in photographs after a tragic accident. As they realize the haunting may be connected to what happened, they investigate and try to understand the mystery—only to find that some problems may be better left alone.
Also known as Shutter - UR
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-03-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 24/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (817 votes)
- Box office
- $48,000,000
- Budget
- $8,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Shutter if you want a suspenseful ghost story built around unsettling photos and a steady mystery; Not for you if you prefer fresh originality or truly scary horror, especially compared with The Grudge or The Messengers.
Pros: creepy photo hauntings; tense mystery; effective suspense moments | Cons: predictable scares; lifeless/slow pacing; uninspired remake feel
Themes
- suicide
- japan
- nightmare
- photographer
- photography
- honeymoon
- affectation
- ghostbuster
- remake
- road accident
- revenge
- wedding
- +17 more
Cast & crew
Joshua Jackson
as Benjamin Shaw
Rachael Taylor
as Jane Shaw
Megumi Okina
as Megumi Tanaka
David Denman
as Bruno
Elly Otoguro
as Yoko
John Hensley
as Adam
- MH
Maya Hazen
as Seiko
James Kyson
as Ritsuo
Yoshiko Miyazaki
as Akiko
Kei Yamamoto
as Murase
Directed by Masayuki Ochiai