Drag Me to Hell

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Drag Me to Hell

PG-13

2009

1h 39m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Christine Brown has a loving boyfriend and a good job at a Los Angeles bank. Her heavenly life becomes hellish when, in an effort to impress her boss, she denies an old woman's request for an extension on her home loan. In retaliation, the crone places a curse on Christine, threatening her soul with eternal damnation. Christine seeks a psychic's help to break the curse, but the price to save her soul may be more than she can pay.

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Sam Raimi returns to top form with Drag Me to Hell, a frightening, hilarious, delightfully campy thrill ride.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

Oct 26, 2020

B+

It's very well-directed and a total f---ing blast!

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Kaleem Aftab

Independent (UK)

May 15, 2018

When violence appears in Raimi's Drag Me to Hell, it's not meant to be real, often it's hilarious, and what Raimi tries to show is what is going on in the mind of his principal character.

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Glenn Kenny

MUBI

Dec 13, 2017

At what point does gleeful cynicism become so gleeful that it ceases to function as cynicism at all, and mutates into a blatant formalist trope of little emotional or intellectual resonance, but plenty of aesthetic...what's the word? Bliss?

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23, 2025

9/10

This film really hits the sweet spot for me. The characters are fleshed out, The special effects are viscerally over the top, and there is a subtle ribbon of humor strung throughout.

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

May 28, 2024

4.5/5

Raimi's "return" to horror features cartoonish violence, Evil Dead references, and a great cast that's game for anything. And that's before we talk about the controversial animal murder and mean AF ending.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Oct 27, 2023

This rollercoaster horror film is like an EC horror comic of the 1950s come to life, an unforgiving morality tale with playfully gruesome twists and a doozy of a gallows humor.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 2, 2026

Never have I seen a movie with so many twist and turns but I can honestly say I enjoyed this movie very much, and the ending did the movie justice!

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karen C

@RT74380964 Aug 31, 2026

Loved it, wish it were easier to find it online.

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Horror fan 4

@Horrorfan4life Aug 27, 2026

This is one of the greatest horror movies ever made. The cast,the characters and direction is fantastic. Sam Raimi is one of the best directors of horror and in my top 5. Alison lohman and justin longs chemistry is amazing to watch. Lorna Raver as Mrs ganush was horrifyingly great. Jump scares a plenty and everyone is legit. Tim Treakle

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PoMpI_2304 T

@Pompi_2304 Aug 2, 2026

All time classic must watch if you’re a horror fan!

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Joseph H.

@joeyholland Jun 26, 2026

If you have watched it but have not watched it after reading about the eating disorder plot theory - please do so.

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Skai T.

@RT46035822 Jun 22, 2026

I want sequel to this

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Synopsis

Christine Brown has a loving boyfriend and a good job at a Los Angeles bank. Her heavenly life becomes hellish when, in an effort to impress her boss, she denies an old woman's request for an extension on her home loan. In retaliation, the crone places a curse on Christine, threatening her soul with eternal damnation. Christine seeks a psychic's help to break the curse, but the price to save her soul may be more than she can pay.

Director: Sam Raimi
Producer: Rob Tapert, Grant Curtis
Screenwriter: Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Ghost House Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Disturbing Images|Sequences of Horror Violence|Terror)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 29, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $42.1M
Runtime: 1h 39m

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