Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- oppressive
- paranoid
- halloween night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the atmosphere and occasional scares effective but regarded the interwoven plot as confusing, incoherent, and too incidental to the scares.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Aubrey, Allison, and the Chicago apartment residents become connected to the same ghostly curse after encounters with haunted spaces.
The stories of Aubrey in Tokyo, Allison and her classmates, and Trish's Chicago household unfold in parallel around Kayako and Toshio.
The cursed house, hospital, and Chicago apartment turn familiar rooms, hallways, and neighboring homes into sources of fear.
Toshio and other childlike apparitions are central recurring figures in the film's scares and disturbing imagery.
Films like The Grudge 2, and why
Ju-On: The Grudge
supernatural curse, haunted-house scares, and interwoven storylines centered on vengeful ghosts
The Ring
j-horror atmosphere, female protagonists, uncanny domestic spaces, and escalating supernatural dread
Dark Water
parallel horror narratives, cursed locations, jump scares, and psychologically unsettling ghosts
The Uninvited
ensemble supernatural horror involving haunted homes, children, and an expanding curse
Movie Details
- Director
- Takashi Shimizu
- Release Date
- 2006-10-12
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (1165)
Cast
- Amber Tamblyn
- Edison Chen
- Takako Fuji
- Ohga Tanaka
- Sarah Michelle Gellar
- Arielle Kebbel
- Teresa Palmer
- Misako Uno
- Matthew Knight
- Sarah Roemer
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Grudge 2 about?
- A family investigation, a schoolgirls' dare, and an apartment's domestic unease converge beneath the relentless curse of a haunted Tokyo house.
- What is The Grudge 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Grudge 2 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Grudge 2 violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Grudge 2 as mild.
- What did critics think of The Grudge 2?
- Critics generally found the atmosphere and occasional scares effective but regarded the interwoven plot as confusing, incoherent, and too incidental to the scares.
- Which films are like The Grudge 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Ju-On: The Grudge, The Ring, Dark Water, and The Uninvited.
- How long is The Grudge 2?
- The Grudge 2 runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Grudge 2?
- In United States, The Grudge 2 streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel.
