Ju-on: The Grudge

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Ju-on: The Grudge

R

Released Jul 23, 2004

1h 32m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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

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.. 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 ...

Oct 21, 2024

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Pieter-Jan Van Haecke

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The lighting-design of Ju-On: The Grudge is fantastic. Shimizu refuses to cheaply exploit darkness to make the scares and horror stronger...

Mar 9, 2023

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Stephanie Archer

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An unforgiving and relentless curse, Ju-on delivers on its promise to terrify even long after the movie has ended.

Mar 26, 2022

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David Nusair

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...filmmaker Takashi Shimizu generally proves unable to sustain the viewer's interest for more than a few minutes at a time...

Rated: 2/4

Jan 22, 2020

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

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A contemporary horror masterpiece.

Apr 13, 2014

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Stephen C

Success in 1 hour and 32 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $325,700.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/30/25

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Markus L

More cringe than scary, almost feel asleep watching it

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/25

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Scott M

There have been many entries into this series, but this one is probably the best. While it's not quite as disturbing and brutal as the original tv movie, it benefits greatly from its larger budget, ambitious storytelling, and creative direction. What it loses in sheer intensity and fright-factor, it gains in ghostly eeriness and memorable scare sequences. Whether you prefer this version of the tv version is a matter of personal preference, but both of them beat the hell out of the decent but much less frightening American remake.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/28/25

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Ante K

A suspenseful, twisting masterpiece that keeps you guessing until the very end. Ju-On: The Grudge is a modern masterpiece in horror.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/14/25

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Lloyd S

Interesting movie, worth a watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/06/25

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Helene S

one of my favorite movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/25

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Takashi Shimizu

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Megumi Okina

Rika Nishina

Misaki Ito

Hitomi Tokunaga

Misa Uehara

Izumi Tôyama

Yui Ichikawa

Chiharu

Kanji Tsuda

Katsuya Tokunaga

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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
Screenwriter: Takashi Shimizu
Distributor: DeA Planeta S.L., Xanadeux Co. Ltd., 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

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