The Grudge (2004)
It never forgives. It never forgets.
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The Grudge rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.9/10· 156K votes
Rotten Tomatoes41%
Metacritic49%
TMDb5.929/10· 3K votesWith 41% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.9/10 on IMDb and 49/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About The Grudge
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.
Cast of The Grudge
Sarah Michelle Gellar
as Karen Davis
Jason Behr
as Doug McCarthy
Takako Fuji
as Kayako Saeki
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Yuya Ozeki
as Toshio Saeki
William Mapother
as Matthew Williams
Clea DuVall
as Jennifer Williams
KaDee Strickland
as Susan Williams
Grace Zabriskie
as Emma Williams
Bill Pullman
as Peter Kirk
Rosa Blasi
as Maria Kirk
Ted Raimi
as Alex Jones
Ryo Ishibashi
as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
The Grudge facts
- Budget
- $10M
- Box office
- $183.5M
- Collection
- The Grudge Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Atmospheric horror builds tension through implied rather than shown
- •Sound design effectively creates unease throughout the experience
- •Curse mythology provides interesting structural framework for narrative
What the audience disliked
- •Pacing drags between effective scares with insufficient development
- •Plot mechanics feel arbitrary despite strong atmospheric foundation
Trailer
Where to watch The Grudge(US)
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