The Grudge
2004 · Movie · PG-13 · 92 min · ★ 5.9 · 45% critics
An American nurse working in Tokyo comes into contact with a supernatural curse tied to a house where something terrible happened. As the curse spreads from one person to another, she is drawn into a growing nightmare and tries to understand how to escape it.
Based on Ju-On: The Grudge
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-10-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 45/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (3,195 votes)
- Budget
- $10,000,000
About
You may like The Grudge if you enjoy eerie, unsettling horror with frequent scares and a tense mood; Not for you if you want a straightforward story or less confusion, though fans of The Ring or Shutter may appreciate the mood.
Pros: eerie atmosphere; creepy scares; strong lead performance | Cons: confusing storyline; uneven pacing; thin character work
Themes
- nurse
- house
- remake
- curse
- tokyo, japan
- old woman
- catatonia
- suspenseful
- sinister
- frightened
- ominous
Cast & crew
Sarah Michelle Gellar
as Karen Davis
Jason Behr
as Doug McCarthy
Takako Fuji
as Kayako Saeki
- YO
Yuya Ozeki
as Toshio Saeki
William Mapother
as Matthew Williams
Clea DuVall
as Jennifer Williams
KaDee Strickland
as Susan Williams
Grace Zabriskie
as Emma Williams
Bill Pullman
as Peter Kirk
Rosa Blasi
as Maria Kirk
Directed by Takashi Shimizu