Drag Me to Hell

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Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) has a loving boyfriend (Justin Long) and a great job at a Los Angeles bank. But 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

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

Rated: B+

Oct 26, 2020

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Kaleem Aftab

Independent (UK)

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.

May 15, 2018

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Glenn Kenny

MUBI

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?

Dec 13, 2017

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

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.

Rated: 4.5/5

May 28, 2024

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

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.

Oct 27, 2023

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sam Raimi cements himself as a master of the horror-comedy, thanks in large part to Alison Lohman's impressively outlandish performance. Arguably Raimi's best balance of humor and horror, and best film, since Evil Dead 2.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 22, 2023

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Jonathan O

Sam Raimi's Drag me to Hell is really outrageously hilarious and id really really scary horror film masterpiece and it really feels like one of evil dead universe and is only the best PG-13 horror film and the rise of better PG-13 horror with jumped scares and really incredible special make-up effects by KNB crew.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/04/24

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Edward V

I was surprised at how gross a movie with very little violence and gore could be. The sound effects used for the old lady Mrs. Ganush had me closing my eyes and cringing in my seat, wishing I could purge my ears and memory from hearing such awful noises. Aside from that, very little in the movie is scary, there is very little to no thematical depth, and I found the acting to be a bit lackluster. However, I suppose that is all in the spirit of horror comedy fun; and this is definitely more of a horror comedy that horror, whether intentionally or unintentionally. I just wish I knew I'd be laughing more than anything else watching this film.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/30/24

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Rami A

Director Sam Raimi, who we all know as the man behind the "Spider-Man" and "The Evil Dead" trilogies is at his best here. When it comes to directing, he can perfectly capture the symbolism and imagery with all the visual stuff, no matter how cheesy it can get. This distinctive style might be why I didn't find it as scary; his approach is simply unique and recognizable. However, that doesn’t mean it's a bad movie. In fact, I quite enjoyed it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/24

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Stephen H

Really enjoyed this movie!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/27/24

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Greg's V

It's an entertaining Sam Raimi movie, I enjoyed it. I think the people that did not like the movie may have not realized that it is a horror comedy. It's campy, silly, funny and spooky in all the right ways. (spoiler ahead) The only thing I had a problem with was the ending, perhaps too dark for the film. It's a fun watch!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/21/24

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David J

More overrated Raimi

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/18/24

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Synopsis

Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) has a loving boyfriend (Justin Long) and a great job at a Los Angeles bank. But 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