Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- oppressive
- paranoid
- late night horror viewing
- indonesian horror marathon
What critics said
The available 6.0/10 IMDb rating suggests a mixed overall response to this compact supernatural thriller.
What sets it apart
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Vita's family begins suffering inexplicable events after her father leaves and eventually recognizes the presence of magic.
The family's crisis begins after Vita's father departs for an out-of-town trip and fails to return for a long time.
The plot transforms Vita's initially harmonious family home into the site of repeated supernatural disturbances.
The family realizes that they have become victims of magic, with the story framed through Indonesian supernatural-horror conventions.
Films like Cursed, and why
Impetigore
Shares supernatural family terror, occult forces, and escalating domestic dread within Indonesian folk-horror traditions.
The Wailing
Shares a family-centered supernatural investigation, sinister spiritual forces, and oppressive rural-ritual atmosphere.
The Exorcist
Shares intimate family horror, possession-adjacent terror, and a household threatened by an apparently inexplicable evil.
Movie Details
- Director
- Bobby Prasetyo
- Release Date
- 2025-07-31
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 (8)
Cast
- Neona Ayu
- Marcella Zalianty
- Al Fathir Muchtar
- Asmara Abigail
- Jared Ali
- Hana Malasan
- Alfie Alfandy
- Indra Birowo
- Sofia Yulinar
- Ruth Marini
Common questions
- What is Cursed about?
- A junior-high student watches her harmonious Indonesian family unravel after her father's prolonged absence unleashes a terrifying magical curse.
- What is Cursed like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cursed as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Cursed violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Cursed as mild.
- What did critics think of Cursed?
- The available 6.0/10 IMDb rating suggests a mixed overall response to this compact supernatural thriller.
- Which films are like Cursed?
- Films with a similar feel include Impetigore, The Wailing, and The Exorcist.
- How long is Cursed?
- Cursed runs 93 minutes.
