# The Grudge (2004)

> An American nurse in Tokyo becomes entangled in an indiscriminate supernatural curse that turns a haunted house into a conduit for escalating dread.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1336

## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Takashi Shimizu
- Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, Takako Fuji, Yuya Ozeki, William Mapother, Clea DuVall, KaDee Strickland, Grace Zabriskie
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0391198/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, claustrophobic, late night horror, haunted house marathon

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- [The Grudge 2 (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/1337)
- [Ring 2 (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/4840)
- [Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/28990)
- [Reincarnation (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/8376)
- [The Spiral (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/4876)
- [Shutter (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/5932)
- [Sadako vs. Kayako (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/252077)
- [Sadako DX (2022)](https://ember.film/movie/856986)

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