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  • 2006
  • PG-13
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2006
  • PG-13
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 1 h 42 m

Summary The much-anticipated sequel to the 2004 worldwide hit The Grudge, this terrifying thriller explores the dark secrets of the grudge as the terrifying supernatural curse is unleashed on a group of seemingly unrelated victims. One by one, they are infected by the grudge, which quickly moves from a burned-down house in Tokyo and spreads to e...

Directed By: Takashi Shimizu

Written By: Stephen Susco, Takashi Shimizu

  • 2006
  • PG-13
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2006
  • PG-13
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 1 h 42 m

The Grudge 2

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
33
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 67 User Ratings
5.8
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Summary The much-anticipated sequel to the 2004 worldwide hit The Grudge, this terrifying thriller explores the dark secrets of the grudge as the terrifying supernatural curse is unleashed on a group of seemingly unrelated victims. One by one, they are infected by the grudge, which quickly moves from a burned-down house in Tokyo and spreads to e...

Directed By: Takashi Shimizu

Written By: Stephen Susco, Takashi Shimizu

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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69% Mixed
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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69% Mixed
11 Reviews
31% Negative
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58
Once again, we're treated to loosely aligned scenes of half-formed characters getting a faceful of director Takashi Shimizu's croaking, implacable, and, yes, still scary housewife-geist.
By Scott Brown FULL REVIEW
50
While The Grudge 2 feels like a second-generation copy - a little faded, with less impact than the first - there are still plenty of moments that will linger in your nightmares.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW

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5.8
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51% Mixed
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Mixed or Average Based on 67 User Ratings
5.8
34% Positive
23 Ratings
51% Mixed
34 Ratings
15% Negative
10 Ratings

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10
jonathan1818
Feb 13, 2023
Me gusta. una de mis pelis de terror favoritas. De vez en cuando la veo y sigue traumándome en algunas partes.
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10
oswaldferrera
Oct 12, 2012
almost anything that isn't the first film is fine by me, not only does this top the first ones mediocre ambition, but it does so well, it actually could have been a standalone film.
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42
While the film deserves some credit for creating and sustaining a creepy atmosphere, it doesn't matter much when the plot doesn't go anywhere, and here, it winds toward the most arbitrary, nonsensical final scene in recent memory. But, hey, they're ghosts. They can do some pretty crazy shit.
By Keith Phipps FULL REVIEW
40
A movie so bewildering and impenetrable that I believe it siphoned off a good 40 IQ points.
By Stephen Hunter FULL REVIEW
40
Story is incidental here, as auds merely anticipate the scares.
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Americans are befuddled by the inexplicable, and they demand explanations. With The Grudge 2 Shimizu delivers them and thus defangs the horror, leaving us in a well-lit room, pining for the shadows.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
0
Utter junk.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
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9
supermann234
Dec 9, 2014
This film is extremely creepy and scary. It is also extremely dark and horrifying. This is an extremely good horror movie that you will enjoy. Like most horror films, it has a bad ending. I really wish that in the future, most horror movies will have better/good endings.
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6
Sosmooth1982
Dec 24, 2022
Great movie. It kind of **** that Sarah Michelle Gellar had to die right away. They could have at least had her in the movie more. That alone bumped my rating down to a 6.
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6
JLau
Sep 27, 2020
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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3
horcrux2007
Dec 25, 2014
This was boring as hell, and the scares were so god damn repetitive. How many times does the movie feel it needs to show Kayako's hands coming from behind someone's head before killing them? We already saw that in the first one, and it was a lot more effective there. It had a good score and some great eye candy, and there were a couple times I did jump. However, this was just an unnecessary and tedious sequel made for the sole purpose of showing more ways that Kayako can kill people.
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Panchogul
May 17, 2020
Por lejos peor que la primera, lenta, tediosa y aburrida con un conjunto horrible de personajes que te valen madres.
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Production Company Columbia Pictures, Ghost House Pictures, Mandate Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment
Release Date Oct 13, 2006
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline What Was Once Trapped, Will Now Be Unleashed
Website http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thegrudge2/site/
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Awards

Teen Choice Awards
• 2 Nominations
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 1 Nomination

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