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Ju-on: The Grudge

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In a Japanese house, a vengeful spirit goes after one person after another, each suffering a horrible death.

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Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 10/21/2024
.. an old-fashioned sense of scary movies and creates an atmosphere of dread from simple techniques: blank faced ghosts with hollow yet desperate expressions, lingering images that ratchet up the tension, and imaginative sound effects ... Go to Full Review
Pieter-Jan Van Haecke Psychocinematography 03/09/2023
The lighting-design of Ju-On: The Grudge is fantastic. Shimizu refuses to cheaply exploit darkness to make the scares and horror stronger... Go to Full Review
Stephanie Archer Film Inquiry 03/26/2022
An unforgiving and relentless curse, Ju-on delivers on its promise to terrify even long after the movie has ended. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 01/22/2020
2/4
...filmmaker Takashi Shimizu generally proves unable to sustain the viewer's interest for more than a few minutes at a time... Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 04/13/2014
A contemporary horror masterpiece. Go to Full Review
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Gretchen W. @RT16280876 1d I had a lot of fun watching this, actually had a momment where I was just burst out laughing. Good watch. See more Todor Y @Phantom961 May 13 When I was a kid, this movie scared me a lot. I definitely liked the Japanese version better. Especially Kayako Saeki, the character is made quite scary. Somehow the characters themselves are made that way. But I was especially scared of the woman when I first watched it as a kid. Back then, we had it on videotape and I watched it for the first time on CRT TV. See more Deontae D. @Deontae301 Mar 3 I thought it was boring, A few jumpscares, that's about it, But I enjoyed ringu See more Carlos M @CarlosMZ Feb 19 Es de las mejores peliculas de terror que he visto en cuanto a terror que hace que no quieras ver la pantalla pero aun asi lo haces jajajaja en su momento esta pelicula me causo pesadillas y mas el ruido de ahorcada del ente de esta mujer que maldijo su casa sin duda deben verla es un clasico japones de terror🙂‍↕️. See more Ian H @Howellsey Nov 30 The sense of dread doesn't always translate to scares. I found the timeline a bit confusing See more Benjamin H @RT54005248 Oct 6 Relentless, aptly filmed and most importantly scary, Ju-on: The Grudge does get hurt by some of its non-linearity and i wasn't always invested in the plot and characters, but this horror movie succeeds where it matters and it sits with you after you have finished it. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a Japanese house, a vengeful spirit goes after one person after another, each suffering a horrible death.
Director
Takashi Shimizu
Producer
Takashige Ichise
Distributor
Xanadeux Co. Ltd., DeA Planeta S.L., Medusa Communications and Marketing Ltd.
Production Co
Oz Company Ltd.
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 23, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 15, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$325.7K
Runtime
1h 32m