The Grudge Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Jul. 24, 2009

The Grudge

Release Date: Friday, October 22, 2004

Sam Raimi, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Stephen Susco, Clea DuVall, Ted Raimi, Yuya Ozeki, Bill Pullman, William Mapother, Rob Tapert, Takashi Shimizu, Taka Ichise, Grace Zabriskie, Jason Behr, Rosa Blasi, Takako Fuji

PG-13 Horror 1 hr, 40 m

3.9

13% WILL SEE

88% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

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 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, 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.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Grudge.

Sarah Michelle Gellar
Cruel Intentions, The Grudge 2
J
Jason Behr
Skinwalkers, The Tattooist
C
Clea DuVall
Passengers, All About Nina
W
William Mapother
Ask the Dust, Blackhat
Bill Pullman
Everybody Digs Bill Evans, Independence Day
R
Rosa Blasi
G
Grace Zabriskie
Wrong Cops, Chrystal
T
Takako Fuji
The Grudge 2
Y
Yuya Ozeki
T
Ted Raimi
Spider-Man 3, My Name is Bruce

Crew Behind the Film

The The Grudge behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Takashi Shimizu last directed Howling Village and Marebito. The film's writer Stephen Susco last wrote Unfriended: Dark Web and Beyond the Reach.

Director: Takashi Shimizu
Screenwriter: Stephen Susco
Producers: Taka Ichise
Sam Raimi
Rob Tapert

Studio: Sony Pictures
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for mature thematic material, disturbing images/terror/violence, and some sensuality
Runtime: 1 hr, 40 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Official The Grudge movie trailers and clips.

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Production Details

What we know about the The Grudge movie production.

Production Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Grudge was released in on Friday, October 22, 2004. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including Surviving Christmas, Sideways and Finding Neverland.

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