The Grudge

2004
15
1h 31m

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5.9/10

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Supernatural Horror Horror Mystery Thriller

An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another vi... Read allAn American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.

Director
- Takashi Shimizu
Writers
- Stephen Susco
- Takashi Shimizu
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

154K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,401

549

Director
- Takashi Shimizu
Writers
- Stephen Susco
- Takashi Shimizu
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 10 nominations total

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The Grudge

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The Grudge Scene: The 10th Floor

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The Grudge Scene: The 10th Floor

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The Grudge Scene: Is Your Mother Home?

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The Grudge Scene: Shower

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The Grudge Scene: Your Boss Told Me What Happened

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The Grudge Scene: Matthew, Stop It

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Trivia
Unlike the other Japanese horror remakes like The Ring (2002), Dark Water (2005), Pulse (2006), and One Missed Call (2008), this was the only film out of all the others that actually remained in Japan instead of moving the story to America.

Goofs
(at around 10 mins) At the cemetery, Karen tells her boyfriend that burning incense is a Buddhist ritual, and that the smoke carries their prayers to the spirits of the departed. Buddhism doesn't acknowledge everlasting spirits. It is actually a Shinto ritual.

Quotes
Kayako Saeki: Croakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!

Alternate versions
The rated PG-13 version is run 91 minutes, and unrated is run 98 minutes.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Ray/Primer/Being Julia/The Final Cut/Vera Drake/Team America: World Police (2004)

User reviews966

Featured review

7/10

It's still good after so many years

With the new release of The Grudge, I went back and rewatched this original to see if it was as good as I had remembered.

Karen (Sarah Michelle Gellar) lives in Japan and works as a caretaker for the elderly people. Getting assigned a job, Karen visits the elder lady and begins to discover some unusual and mysterious behaviour coming from the house. After leaving the house, things become haunting for Karen with everywhere she goes and discovers a dark history of the house.

Honestly, for a film that came out in 2004, it's pretty good. I mean watching it now, the graphics aren't amazing, but again the film is 16 years old. I remember when the film came out that a lot of people said the original Japanese version was terrifying, but I still think this one is scary.

SMG was such an A Lister when this came out, after staring in Buffy and many other iconic movies, everyone knew who she was. She's not bad in the film, except when she runs like she's still in Buffy lol

Still would recommend this film to fans of horror. It's a great watch