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The Grudge 2

Play trailer Poster for The Grudge 2 PG-13 Released Oct 13, 2006 1h 44m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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A young woman (Amber Tamblyn) encounters a terrible curse while searching for her missing sister (Sarah Michelle Gellar) in Tokyo. The evil imprecation fills its victims with murderous rage, but it also brings together the diverse group to unlock its secret and save their lives.
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A diminished sequel that makes even less sense than The Grudge 1.

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Brian Tallerico UGO Repetition is the death of horror. Mar 24, 2007 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Japanese director Shimizu may be the only director in history to have helmed a pair of Hollywood remakes of his two biggest hit films and managed to screw up both of them. Rated: 1/5 Oct 30, 2006 Full Review Jamie Russell BBC.com Low calorie horror, it's propped up by set-piece shocks familiar from any of the other five incarnations of Ju-On: The Grudge. Rated: 3/5 Oct 24, 2006 Full Review Matthew Rozsa matthewrozsa.com If you're in the mood for a good scary movie - one that mixes old fashioned frights with a novel storytelling approach - you need look no further than "The Grudge 2." Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 3, 2021 Full Review Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal Takashi Shimizu telegraphs scares to the point of numbness. Peek under a table? There's the boy! The room a bit too quiet, is it? It's the girl! All that's frightening are the actors' pained facial expressions, suggesting an epidemic of farty indigestion. Rated: .5/4 Sep 25, 2010 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed It's a random series of attempted frights that fails at every turn. Apr 29, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gianvito A Not as good as the first one but still a good movie. I confirm 2 things: 1) I don't understand the hate 2) Kayako Saeki scares me Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/08/23 Full Review steve d A poor imitation of the dumb original. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie has a cool character but it is boring. The killer only kills after some time and between the killing scenes, it is boring. It would be a lot better with jumpscares, more killing scenes and a lot more stuff between the killer scenes instead of talking and other boring stuff. It jumped scared only 1 time but the rest of the scenes with the Grudge is not scary. The characters in the movie are stupid and they always fall down, at least making it a little realistic for their reactions. This movie is stupid. I rate this 4/10 (Okay). Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review marco b This film is badly made, is more laughable than scary and really is the weakest entry in the series. Overall, I'd say it's probably not worth a watch. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Yep, this was kind of bad. The plot was all over the place and left you confused and grasping for information, in a bad way. Also, it was essentially the first movie but with more characters and less scary parts. Some moments were kind of creepy, but the actual "jump scares" were cheap and kind of goofy. No movie was better than a sequel, apparently. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review robert p Based on Japanese film done so much better this one is horrible!! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A young woman (Amber Tamblyn) encounters a terrible curse while searching for her missing sister (Sarah Michelle Gellar) in Tokyo. The evil imprecation fills its victims with murderous rage, but it also brings together the diverse group to unlock its secret and save their lives.
Director
Takashi Shimizu
Producer
Rob Tapert, Takashige Ichise
Screenwriter
Stephen Susco, Takashi Shimizu
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Vertigo, Ghost House Pictures, Mandate Pictures, Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating
PG-13 (Mature Thematic Material|Disturbing Images|Some Sensuality|Terror|Violence)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 13, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 27, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$39.1M
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)