The Grudge (2004)

PG-13
88 min
Horror
October 22, 2004

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The Grudge Reboot Moves Forward with Producer Sam Raimi

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The Grudge Gets Second Remake

Ghost House Pictures and Mandate Pictures are partnering on another remake of the Japanese horror franchise from director Takashi Shimizu.

Aug 26, 2011

The Grudge Brings the Thrills to Blu-ray on May 12th

We have some early details on this 2004 horror film in 1080p.

Jan 12, 2009

The Grudge to be a fright on DVD

...coming to DVD February 1st

Brian B.Nov 22, 2004

The Grudge holds on to the top box office slot

...with a $22.4 million Halloween weekend take

Brian B.Nov 1, 2004

Takashi Shimizu talks about The Grudge DVD

...an unrated version looks to hit shelves

Brian B.Oct 28, 2004

The Grudge grabs top box office slot

...with an estimated $40 million

Brian B.Oct 24, 2004

The Grudge Review

It has some very tense parts a nice performance from Gellar and great direction, although it's not strung together very well. It's pretty good...until you start thinking about it.

Oct 22, 2004

Sarah Michelle Gellar talks The Grudge!

...an interview with this week's scream queen

Oct 21, 2004

The Making of The Grudge

Sam Raimi, Takashi Shimizu and Sarah Michelle Gellar speak!

Oct 20, 2004

Sam Raimi - A Producer's Life

Paving a path for new filmmakers, and producing The Grudge

Oct 16, 2004

30 new photos from The Grudge!

...starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jason Behr

Brian B.Sep 29, 2004

New photos from The Grudge

...starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

Brian B.Jul 16, 2004

The trailer for The Grudge goes online!

...starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

Brian B.Jun 21, 2004

Critics Score

39%

Release Date

October 22, 2004

Director

Takashi Shimizu

Writers

Stephen Susco
Takashi Shimizu

Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar
Jason Behr
William Mapother
Clea DuVall
KaDee Strickland
Grace Zabriskie

Official Website

doyouhaveagrudge.com

The Grudge Synopsis

In Sam Raimi and Columbia Pictures’ powerful thriller The Grudge, based on the Japanese blockbuster JU-ON: THE GRUDGE, the normal façade of a modest house in Tokyo belies the hidden terror within. It is possessed by a violent plague that destroys the lives of everyone who enters. Known as “The Grudge,” this curse causes its victims to die in the grip of a powerful rage. Those who are fatally afflicted by the curse die and a new curse is born – passed like a virus to all those who enter the house in an endless, growing chain of horror.

Karen (SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR) is an exchange student studying social work in Japan who innocently agrees to cover for a nurse who didn't show up for work. When she enters the assigned home, she discovers an elderly American woman, Emma (GRACE ZABRISKIE), who is lost in a catatonic state while the rest of the house appears deserted and disheveled.

As she is tending to the stricken old woman, Karen hears scratching sounds from upstairs. When she investigates, she is faced with a supernatural horror more frightening than she could ever imagine.

Within this house, a chain of terror has been set in motion resulting from a terrifying evil that was born years before. As more people die, Karen is pulled into the cycle of horror and learns the secret of the vengeful curse that has taken root in this house.

Now she must stop it before it’s too late.