Christina Ricci, Daniel Edward Mora, Eric Ladin

On a moonlit night in Los Angeles, something darting out of the shadows causes siblings Ellie and Jimmy to suddenly swerve their car off the road and plunge into a ravine. They escape with their lives...( read more  read more... ), but are forever changed by the accident. Suddenly, the career driven Ellie and scrawny Jimmy find themselves blessed with increased physical strength, heightened sensibilities and undeniable allure to everyone around them. But, what happened to them that night wasn’t just an accident and what seemed like fate was really something more. New impulses are taking over them, and Ellie and Jimmy can no longer control their newfound powers. They must solve the mystery and break the curse before it completely consumes everything in its path.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Wes Craven

Release Date: December 31, 2004

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DVD Release Date: June 21, 2005

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  • February 13, 2009
    "No, I'm not gay, I'm cursed!
    - I know it must feel like that sometimes...
    No, I'm cursed by the Mark of the Beast!"

    "Cursed" is a fine example of a horror movie that doesn't take itself seriously. In fact the word "horror" is not suitable for this movie. The target audien...( read more)ce has probably been people in their mid teens cause there is NOTHING scary or horrific about "Cursed".

    If you do a movie about werewolves, try to at least do the scenes where they chacge from human to beast in a proper way. In "Cursed", the filmmakers have used cheap looking CGI. The werevolves don't look real, if that's the right word.

    Jesse Eisenberg, who plays Jimmy, does one of the worst performances I've ever seen on the big screen. Every second of his "acting" was a torture. Christina Ricci? What made her sign the contract for this film? Probably a big paycheck...

    The only thing that saves "Cursed" from getting the lowest score is the first scene that introduces the werewolf. Besides that, the film is complete rubbish.
  • June 28, 2008
    i like it
  • June 17, 2008
    Was this really only 2005? Seems like it's been much longer since this came out. Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven's attempt to repeat the success of Scream is not a complete failure, but doesn't come close to being as entertaining. I'd say it's more on the level of Scr...( read more)eam 3, the weakest of the series.

    When I first saw the film, I considered it pretty bad, but I think that may have just been another case of high expectations and unfairly comparing it to previous films. Having just watched it again, I'd say its a pretty decent horror flick - better than a lot of the crap that comes out these days. It's got some scares, some twists, and plenty of humor. But it's not without its problems. Problem number one: Christina Ricci in the lead. Fine, cast her in some of those quirky independent films. Just keep her out of mainstream popcorn flicks - or at least out of leading roles. She's not a very good actress and she's just kinda goofy looking.

    But the biggest problem with this film was studio interference. With most of the film completed, the studio demanded drastic changes and reshoots, removing whole characters and storylines, recasting roles, and altering the very plot. We'll probably never get to see the original footage, so it's difficult to say how it could have been. (Don't mistake the "unrated" version for this - it's simply the same "new" version of the film, with tiny reinstated snippets of gore or language that had been cut for a PG-13 rating.)
  • August 12, 2007
    .................
  • August 9, 2007
    this was great, totally crazy storyline, I enjoyed it tremendously
  • November 7, 2009
    This horror movie was very funny, it looks more a joke than a serious movie. I found so hilarious the last scene, and liked Judy Greer´s acting. Even though the emptiness of the film, there is a scene in a subterranean parking lot that is so great and full of horror.
  • October 29, 2009
    Basically it's SCREAM in Werewolf form. It's not completely terrible, but the werewolf itself should have been done differantly instead of computer generated. Instead of looking realistic it looks more like CGI Scooby-Doo on steriods. If they had went with a more JAWS like approa...( read more)ch, by keeping the werewolf screen time limited, then it probably would have looked better and been a more realistic movie.
    Since this is from the same guy who wrote SCREAM then you know it shouldn't be taken to seriously and should laughed at as much as jumped at. For me though there were more laughs then jumps and I didn't think it was as funny and clever as SCREAM was.
    Acting was decent and Ricci and Eisenberg (who I like more and more with each movie I see him in) did a good job in their lead roles as did Ventimiglia, Jackson, and Greer. Why Scott Baio was in this movie I still don't know and will probably never understand.
    It's worth a watch and a laugh if you feel like watching it on a late night. Just don't take it seriously and you'll enjoy it.

    "You're a monster!"
    "Join the club."
  • October 23, 2009
    Not an especially great or scary movie, but it did have its own sense of charm and it did keep me entertained throughout. It's probably the earliest movie I've seen Jesse Eisenberg in, and he did a pretty good job, but the props go to Christina Ricci, once again. The movie itself...( read more) had a couple of flaws that gaped out at me, mostly in the continuity of the characters and how they develop throughout the film. The werewolf scenes were understandably short, it was obviously not the most high-budget movie, but they could have at least had a few more cool action sequences than they did. All in all it basically succeeded in what it set out to do, though not in a graceful way. I'd recommend it if you are a werewolf fan and have not seen it.
  • October 21, 2009
    Quite a mystery but nothing more nothing less than a low cost movie
  • October 14, 2009
    I liked this movie. Thought it was cute and kinda funny.

Critic Reviews


February 7, 2006
Kurt Loder, MTV

A procession of silly startlements: a sudden loud sound here, a mysterious hand creeping in there. This isn't scary, it's irritating. And then it's tiresome. full review

February 28, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

A third-rate effort, with a weak script, cheap-looking effects and no genuine frights. full review

February 28, 2005
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

It's not bad enough to make you curse, but you are likely to laugh when you should scream, and to roll your eyes when you are meant to laugh. full review

February 25, 2005
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

The best thing that can be said about Cursed is that it's scarier than Teen Wolf Too. full review

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  • neelvparmar
    November 13, 2008
    Ha ha, i remember when i watched this at my friends halloween party, it was ok. The werewolf was very fake, me and my friends made up a joke saying it looked like our teacher.(which is sort of true!)The best bit was when the werewolf put its middle finger up, that was hilarious! The only problem with the movie was the fact that it wasnt scary enough and it was too funny even though it wasnt supposed to be a comedy.
  • neelvparmar
    November 13, 2008
    great movie granted the werewolf was a bit crud but over all it was ace neel!
  • alicelee3
    March 8, 2007
    Ha ha, i remember when i watched this at my friends halloween party, it was ok. The werewolf was very fake, me and my friends made up a joke saying it looked like our teacher.(which is sort of true!)The best bit was when the werewolf put its middle finger up, that was hilarious! The only problem with the movie was the fact that it wasnt scary enough and it was too funny even though it wasnt supposed to be a comedy.
  • FarOutBoyScout
    February 24, 2007
    great movie granted the werewolf was a bit crud but over all it was ace

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