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The Grudge is a 2004 horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Stephen Susco. The cast includes Sarah Michelle Gellar, Clea DuVall, KaDee Strickland, and Grace Zabriskie. Produced by Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, the film was produced by Ghost House Pictures and distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix. It features music by Christopher Young and was edited by Jeff Betancourt. The narrative is set in Tokyo, and the film was shot in Japan.
The movie has a runtime of 88 minutes according to one source, while others list it as 91 or 92 minutes. It carries a PG-13 rating. Audience scores include a 5.9 rating from 158,374 votes on IMDb and a 5.927 average from 3,174 votes on TMDb. The film received a Metascore of 49 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 41%. It has accumulated two wins and ten nominations. The Grudge was followed by The Grudge 2.
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Film · TMDB
5.9An 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.
Cast
- Sarah Michelle Gellar as Karen Davis
- Jason Behr as Doug McCarthy
- Takako Fuji as Kayako Saeki
- Yuya Ozeki as Toshio Saeki
- William Mapother as Matthew Williams
- Clea DuVall as Jennifer Williams
Themes
- nurse
- house
- remake
- curse
- tokyo, japan
- old woman
- catatonia
- suspenseful
- sinister
- frightened
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Ratings
IMDb
5.9/10
155,981 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
41%
Metacritic
49/100
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 wins & 10 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Takashi Shimizu
- Screenplay by
- Stephen Susco
- Based on
- Ju-On: The Grudge , by Takashi Shimizu
- Produced by
- Sam Raimi Robert Tapert Takashige Ichise
- Starring
- Sarah Michelle Gellar Jason Behr KaDee Strickland Clea DuVall Bill Pullman
- Cinematography
- Hideo Yamamoto
- Edited by
- Jeff Betancourt
- Music by
- Christopher Young
- Production company
- Ghost House Pictures
- Distributed by
- Columbia Pictures (United States and Canada; through Sony Pictures Releasing ) Senator International (International)
- Release date
- October 22, 2004 ( 2004-10-22 )
- Running time
- 91 minutes
- Countries
- United States Japan
- Languages
- English Japanese
- Budget
- $10 million
- Box office
- $187.3 million
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Official website
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Encyclopedic overview
The Grudge is a 2004 supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu, written by Stephen Susco, and produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Takashige Ichise. A remake of Shimizu's own 2002 Japanese horror film Ju-On: The Grudge, it is the first installment in The Grudge film series. It stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, KaDee Strickland, Clea DuVall, and Bill Pullman. Takako Fuji, Yuya Ozeki, and Takashi Matsuyama portray the characters Kayako Saeki, Toshio Saeki, and Takeo Saeki from the original films. The plot is told through a nonlinear sequence of events and includes several intersecting subplots. It’s an international co-production film between the United States and Japan.
The Grudge was released in North America by Sony Pictures Releasing through its Columbia Pictures label on October 22, 2004, and grossed $187.3 million worldwide, and received mixed reviews from critics.
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