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Ju-on: The Grudge

呪怨

2002 ·1h 32m · ★ 6.8 (926)

When a social worker is sent to check on a traumatized elderly woman whose family have moved in at the site of a notorious murder case, she unwittingly unleashes a cycle of terror that transmits via its victims.

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Director

Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
14
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
100
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
43
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
40
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
57
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
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Content Warnings

Child in DangerDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

ambiguousdying and deathegomaniajapanj-horrorpanicprimal fearremakerestart

Pairs Well With

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