Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Sam Raimi

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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DVD Release Date: October 13, 2009

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  • 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 ;)
  • October 18, 2009
    After that piece garbage that was Spider-Man 3 Sam Raimi returns with what is essentially a cousin to the films that became his calling card, The Evil Dead saga. Drag Me to Hell stars Alison Lohman as loan officer Christine, who's trying to get the big promotion, yet appears too ...( read more)meek to pull it off. When confronted with an old woman (Lorna Raver) who asks for another extension on her house, Christine uses this as an opportunity to show that she has the brass balls to shut someone out of their home. Well, it turns out that this is the wrong old, crazy broad to do that to because after a scene in the office and an attack in a parking garage where Christine has a button stolen it soon becomes apparent that Christine is now a victim of a curse that is slowly getting ready to drag her to hell.

    Drag Me To Hell is a sort of hybrid between Evil Dead and Evil Dead II. Evil Dead was a genuine thriller that had little bits of comedy thrown into it, while its sequel tended to go slapstick almost to a Stooge level. Drag Me To Hell balances that all out. It's not particularly scary, but it doesn't seem to be meant as a jump out of your pants thriller. Most of the hilarity comes with the gross out scenes. Eyes popping out, corpses vomiting on people are met with an initial "ugh" but soon turns into a little chuckle over how over the top it really appears on screen. Most of the cast is alright, most being typical background actors you may have seen a few times before. What's nice about a film like this is that it doesn't take itself too seriously and keeps its running time in order. I for one am sick of sitting down to movies that are two hours plus and could have easily been cut to the 105 minute point.

    In all, the film is a great little horror flick that doesn't really scare too much, but still keeps you enthralled with its pacing and shenanigans. It's not a perfect film by any means, but serves as something a little more original than remakes and sequels that the horror genre has been hammered with in recent years.
  • October 18, 2009
    Some great gross-out moments and humorous at times but otherwise overhyped.
    And the "unrated, directors cut"? A whopping 9 seconds longer.
  • November 7, 2009
    just simply entertained to scare. see then believe it.
  • November 7, 2009
    Drag me to hell es el ejemplo de lo que una película de terror NO debería ser. Empezando por las terribles actuaciones y muchas situaciones que la hacen parecer una comedia.

    Tengo que reconocer que cuando comenzó, me dije, la historia de esta película va a ser interesante, pero ...( read more)estaba equivocado y mucho. Todo se convierte en un chiste conforme avanza hasta tal punto que dan ganar de quitarla. 4/10
  • November 7, 2009
    trippy, it was so good the story =]
  • November 7, 2009
    woohooo.,it has a bit similarity,.,with the movie unborn!! when they cast a spell.,.i love lamya- the indian greatest witch
  • November 6, 2009
    Best horror movie i've seen this year so far.
    Raimi at his best.

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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