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The Grudge

2004 · 92 min · Director: Takashi Shimizu ★ IMDb 5.9 · 160,186 ratings

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Karen Davis, an American Nurse, moves to Tokyo and encounters a supernatural spirit who is vengeful and often possesses its victims. A series of horrifying and mysterious deaths start to occur, with the spirit passing its curse onto each victim. Karen must now find a way to break this spell, before she becomes its next victim.

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The Grudge (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 40%, Disturbing 25%, Anxiety 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Disturbing, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

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Cast

TF
Takako Fuji

Kayako Saeki

YO
Yuya Ozeki

Toshio Saeki

William Mapother

Matthew Williams

Clea DuVall

Jennifer Williams

KS
KaDee Strickland

Susan Williams

Grace Zabriskie

Emma Williams

Bill Pullman

Peter Kirk

RB
Rosa Blasi

Maria Kirk

Ted Raimi

Alex Jones

RI
Ryo Ishibashi

Det. Hideto Nakagawa

YM
Yoko Maki

Yoko Sekine

TM
Takashi Matsuyama

Takeo Saeki

HM
Hiroshi Matsunaga

Igarashi

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Hajime Okayama

Suzuki

KT
Kazuyuki Tsumura

Peter's Co-worker

TK
Taigi Kobayashi

Policeman

JK
Junko Koizumi

Mother

Details

Directed by
Takashi Shimizu
Type
Movies
Released
2004
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States, Japan
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 160,186 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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