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The Grudge

Movie · 2004 · 88 min

A slow, creeping dread that lingers in the pit of your stomach, with sudden jolts and a pervasive sense of inescapable doom.

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2004 film directed by Takashi Shimizu
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Year
2004
Runtime
88 min
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • revenge
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror9
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
action, horror, monster, ghost
Directed by
Takashi Shimizu
Written by
Takashi Shimizu, Stephen Susco
Starring
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Bill Pullman, William Mapother, Clea DuVall, KaDee Strickland, Jason Behr, Grace Zabriskie, Ted Raimi
Music
Christopher Young
Cinematography
Katsumi Yanagishima, Hideo Yamamoto
Runtime
88 min
Country
Japan, United States
Languages
English, Japanese

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