The Grudge 2

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The Grudge 2

PG-13

2006

1h 44m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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.

Critics Consensus

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

It's a random series of attempted frights that fails at every turn.

Apr 29, 2009

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Melissa L

They had too many storylines going at once, although it was scary.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/09/25

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Stephen C

Success in 1 hour and 44 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Mature Thematic Material, Disturbing Images, Some Sensuality, Terror and Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $39,100,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/30/25

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Jules N

Trop d'incohérences

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/11/25

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Scott M

A mess. A highly entertaining and occasionally spooky mess, but a mess nonetheless. Not bad but not great.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/28/25

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Lucas L

The first one is always better but I see the vision for this and I think it works in most ways tho I don’t agree with all of the characters actions in the movie but no movie is perfect

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/09/25

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James B

I really did not understand anything but it was entertaining enough even though it has a convoluted story line.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/25

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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: Mandate Pictures, Vertigo, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Ghost House Pictures
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)