Adriana Barraza, Alison Lohman, Bojana Novakovic

Christine Brown is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, Professor Clay Dalton. Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her hom...( read more  read more... )e loan. Should Christine follow her instincts and give the old woman a break? Or should she deny the extension to impress her boss, Mr. Jacks, and get a leg-up on a promotion? Christine fatefully chooses the latter, shaming Mrs. Ganush and dispossessing her of her home. In retaliation, the old woman places the powerful curse of the Lamia on Christine, transforming her life into a living hell. Haunted by an evil spirit and misunderstood by a skeptical boyfriend, she seeks the aid of seer Rham Jas to save her soul from eternal damnation. To help the shattered Christine return her life to normal, the psychic sets her on a frantic course to reverse the spell. As evil forces close in, Christine must face the unthinkable: how far will she go to break free of the curse?

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PG-13, 1 hr. 39 min.

Directed by: Sam Raimi

Release Date: May 29, 2009

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  • November 15, 2009
    I had high expectations for Sam Raimi's return to horror, but I was disappointed.
  • November 13, 2009
    Ok, it was definitely cheesy at times, but the visual aspect was amazing. That's what kept me into it the entire time. I jumped a couple times, but it wasn't really scary.
  • October 28, 2009
    Wasnt sure if this was movie from Jeff Dunham or a movie about me having to wake up and go to work . . it was worse it was another horror flick that just seemed eeeh
  • October 26, 2009
    It succeeds in delivering some scares (with the help of the usual tools: sudden burst of the music volume, camera movement, modern "horror" type of things), in the ending, and partly in the music score.

    It fails in everything else.
    Sam Raimi's pitiful attempt to turn this into E...( read more)vil Dead Revisited (without being able to do so, in any way) only proves the opposite point. Sam "Evil Dead" Raimi is Dead. And we're stuck with the "Spider Man" one.

    Ridiculously far fetched (the graveyard scene goes straight to the top 10 of "Power Puff Girl Moments in Pseudo-Horror Movies"), mostly pointless, and with a casting as compelling and as pleasant as an elephant stuck on my eyeball during mating season.
    The lead actress is simply a joke.
    A bad joke.

    2010 is the year of the release of The Evil Dead remake, which is one of the very few horror classics, alongside Alien, The Exorcist and Jaws, that is yet to be remade.
    Considering how good (read terribly insulting) horror remakes usually are and Raimi's latest efforts, my guess is 2010 will be the official year when it becomes clear that there's nothing left in this director from the original haunting Evil Dead.

    Dragged me to Hell alright.

    I also noticed that I haven't read one single negative review of this movie.
    So either the WHOLE WORLD has gone mad, or I have some mental issues to work out.

    Note: I feel perfectly sane.

    Mind you though, had I piled several beers in my stomach while watching it, my opinion of this movie would've probably been completely different.
  • October 19, 2009
    I laughed... and that's a good point for these types of horror movies. It wasn't bad, though I would recommand getting something else that has a little more juice in it. If you're in these horror/comedy, rent Slither, way more funnier ;)
  • November 20, 2009
    Really weird and not that good.
  • November 20, 2009
    Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell - overhyped and sadly a bit of a let down. I'm not a big fan of horror movies but I'd been looking forward to Drag Me to Hell. I guess I'd been hoping for a return to old school horror, another classic like Evil Dead. However, this certainly isn't t...( read more)he case. The 'over-the-top' horror is neither amusing or very scary, the special effects are poor and the story lacks any real form of originality (For example, the ending will come as no surprise if you're paying any attention to the film. It's very predictable, yet presents itself as some kind of engenius twist). It may have earned a little respect from me if the special effects had, at least, been old school... but no, they're CGI (and poor CGI at that). On the plus side, the acting is fairly good and the visuals (aside from the special effects) are impressive. Overall, it's over the top and silly - in a bad way. In terms of horror films, I think it deserves two and a half stars as it certainly holds its own amongst a lot of other films in it's genre, but it's certainly no return to the days of Evil Dead. Jumpy in places and a fairly decent horror movie, but nothing special.
  • November 20, 2009
    it was ok it could have been better
  • November 20, 2009
    This movie would have been good but they tried to turn it into a comedy half way through.
  • November 19, 2009
    The graphics are the best . Even the little things have a voice. The story line isn't very original but it was a good ride thru to the end.

Critic Reviews


June 8, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Drag Me to Hell is a sometimes funny and often startling horror movie. That is what it wants to be, and that is what it is. full review

June 1, 2009
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

Truly, this is manna from hell. full review

May 30, 2009
Kurt Loder, MTV

Director Sam Raimi reconfirms his evil cred. full review

May 29, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Drag Me to Hell is pure cheese. Goat cheese. full review

May 29, 2009
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

The looseness Raimi allows himself here results in an especially joyous kind of filmmaking, the sort where the filmmaker's delight in scaring us (and making us laugh) becomes part of the movie's fabric. full review

May 29, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

Is it as hilarious as the Evil Deads? Almost. full review

May 29, 2009
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com

One of the best horror films to be seen in many years. full review

May 28, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

There's no truth in the title. Drag Me to Hell is horror-movie heaven. full review

May 28, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

The characters are solid, the shocks are grab-your-heart-medicine scary, the story glides from twist to twist with diabolical grace. And it's damned funny. full review

May 28, 2009
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

With the same twisted humor Raimi displayed in Evil Dead and Army of Darkness, his Drag Me to Hell is wickedly jolly and disturbingly frightening -- often at the same time. full review

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Comments


  • vicpf51
    October 20, 2009
    I don't think I jumped out of my chair this many times before. And I love that (intended or not) homage to CARRIE.
  • Muktidaya
    September 13, 2009
    Very good!! ;)
  • ryancampbell2
    June 12, 2009
    One of the least boring horrors I ever seen.

    So sick of horrors that take themselves WAY too serious. It get's to the point you laugh at the movie, and the Director wasn't aiming for laughs. With this movie you laugh, however the Director wanted it. Great movie.
  • Piscesloyalty
    June 12, 2009
    i absolutly love horror films, when they are scary, this movie sucked. it was one of the worst ones i have seen. this is some stupid underground made movie and it shoulda stayed there as well.
  • drblood
    June 7, 2009
    Absolute crap from start to finish. So much for Sam Raimi ever being considered a horror director again. Very disappointing.
  • annelies6
    June 3, 2009
    Well, this is the best scray movie i ever saw since the exorcism.I love horror movie and this one made me scream and almost trow up,really good!!!!
  • GhostHunterGuy
    May 30, 2009
    This wasn't bad. I enjoyed it a lot actually the last scene left me laughing maniacally. This was fun.
  • darkside91007
    May 28, 2009
    I plan on seeing this movie.
  • wise4ever1010
    May 28, 2009
    I really want to see this movie!...it starts tomorrow here in the Tri-cities area..but if I was This Christine woman in this movie..
    The movie would have been over before it started..when the old woman had ask me for an extenion and I looked up and saw she was just a helpless old woman..but moreso when I saw those 2 different colored eye's!!!..lol..That alone would have helped me decide..lol..because that would have freaked and creeped me right out!!..Yes Mame!!.. would be my reply..loan granted!!..lol..and my real name is Christine too..I'm already creeped out..Yicks!!!..lol
  • bisdak137
    May 25, 2009
    Love horror movies! This one looks interesting enough and believe it for curses are true and witches are out there!!

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