Amber Tamblyn, Arielle Kebbel, Jennifer Beals

In Tokyo, a young woman (Tamblyn) is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister (Gellar). The supernatural force, which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim...( read more  read more... ), brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its secret to save their lives.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Takashi Shimizu

Release Date: October 13, 2006

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DVD Release Date: February 6, 2007

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  • October 1, 2009
    What is it about a pale looking Japanese woman that?s so damn scary? This is a much better film than the first (The remake). Without wasting too much time on the reasons why, this film sticks to giving the audience big scares and unlike most American horrors, it declares that the...( read more)re is no stopping evil spirits and you?re next, no matter what you do. Very refreshing and original! The separate intertwined storeys set in two time-lines was a welcome idea. That said, the spooky pale Japanese woman has now had her time and this should be the end of it. Don't forget to watch the original Japanese versions though, plus Japanese films like, Ring, The Eye and any Takeshi Miike films!
  • August 28, 2009
    There are one or two genuinely freaky moments in The Grudge 2. They almost boarder on scary. Unfortunately, they are ruined by a few terrible actors that almost have you laughing. The main ghosts also become repetitive and this is the same stuff from The Grudge, which was all tak...( read more)en from the Japanese version. It's confusing narrative does nothing but create headaches, and it offers no surprises, as anyone familiar with the franchise knows where it is headed. You can't really feel connected to these characters and after an awesome cruel breakfast scene, everything seems tame.
  • July 28, 2009
    The second US version of the Grudge films doesn't do anything different than the first except splitting the plot into three branches, of which the Chicago family doesn't seem to have much in common with the Japanese curse at first. Before the constant switching between Japan and ...( read more)the US gets too tiresome you can already figure out the connection, just another wasted opportunity to bring some fresh wind into the franchise. SM Gellar isn't long enough in the movie for you to say "Buffy!", and everything else just feels like a deja-vu. Sure, there are a few nice scares and exciting scenes, always shortly before the ghosts strike again, but most of the flat characters are acting so dumb that you feel like yelling "Take them already" anyway. A stupid film and pretty much a waste of time.
  • February 28, 2009
    I am such a wuss when it comes to scary movies, I wasn't really paying attention because I was home alone when I watched it, so maybe I might have a different opinion if I had actually watched it.
  • July 7, 2008
    I loved this movie! There were so many great scenes of the ghosts getting people, inspired from various Ju-On movie sequences. It's nice they included the schoolgirl story, which seemed absent from the first Grudge film.

    Most of the ghost appearances are the mother ghost Kayak...( read more)o with her long black hair. There weren't enough scenes with the little boy ghost Toshio and his black cat; probably because they got a different actor to play him. Even the famous killer ghost daddy Takeo makes an appearance.

    Sarah Michelle Gellar appears in this movie as Karen, only to be killed off. I hate it when movie sequels do that. (She chose to act in "The Return" instead, a terrible movie).

    Karen's sister Aubrey (Amber Tamblyn) is sent to Japan to visit Karen in the hospital, but that doesn't last very long. Karen soon dies, and Aubrey is left to investigate the burned-out shell of the Grudge house from the first film. Aubrey is assisted by a reporter, in uncovering the root of the evil curse; we get some wacky flashbacks of Kayako as a child, being force-fed the psychic pains of villagers who came to relieve their evil attachments.

    The main thrust of this movie is to get the ghosts out of the haunted house in Japan, to America. This is accomplished by having Americans go into the haunted house and bringing the ghostly curse back home with them. The curse spreads to an aparment building in Chicago, where two families are destroyed.

    There's lots of jump-points, and weird death scenes when the ghosts get their victims, who simply disappear into thin air.

    This movie switches between at least three different timelines throughout. It's a bit confusing, but they're easy enough to piece together once you've seen the entire movie. They cheated a bit by changing some of the details when they're shown a second time around.

    I really liked this movie; probably more than the original Grudge flick.
  • November 7, 2009
    esta tambien me dio miedito :S
  • November 7, 2009
    first one was so bad i refused to see this one. .. wait i think i might have. oh well i dont remember so it mustve sucked pretty badly.
  • November 1, 2009
    The horror is not very present and instead we get some gross shock value. That along with a really good color palette and a few scares here and there, and a really unexpected death at the beginning of the movie, which pretty much ruined it for me.... The first one is far better.
  • October 30, 2009
    Not very scary. Unless you're terrified of being locked in closets with wet japanese ghosts.
  • October 28, 2009
    a film so poor words fail me. how do people raise money to make such drivel and why?

Critic Reviews


October 13, 2006
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

The Grudge 2 merely confirms that the series (and, perhaps, the J-horror genre as a whole) has finally run its course full review

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Comments


  • mimileo200506
    June 27, 2008
    this movie was good enpough to keep me up
  • Josim19
    January 25, 2008
    Matthew Knight (Jake ) was the only quality of this movie. Without him it would have blown well it does blow but blow as in I wouldnt even watch it.
  • XXXXGoodbyeXXXXX
    December 5, 2007
    Uhh the freakiest of all horror movies ever the first one was also scared me it scared my friend logan and he doesnt get scared trust me!!!!
  • r46jkfhmj
    July 1, 2007
    As if meowing and clucking wasn't ridiculous enough.. Now we're supposed to be afraid of hair? Give me a break.
  • yeldarb68
    June 16, 2007
    The first one was way better.
  • markschampions
    April 16, 2007
    I really want 2 see this movie. I enjoyed the 1st 1 but had 2 watch it a few times to actually understand it. It come out on dvd soon :d
  • gokelly424
    April 7, 2007
    this movie is so scary i thought that the 1st 1 was scary but this 1 was reely scary but a while ago i saw a preview 4 it in theaters but i didnt know it was 4 dis and thn wen i watched it on dvd i realized tht it was tht scary movie and i got all creeped out but this movie is my favorite movie of all times it was awesome but reely scary
  • fallenangel216
    April 4, 2007
    the first was boring, this one is hella better and i luv it!!
  • LiTTLeJuS
    March 11, 2007
    it is totally scary i mean the firts one is a kids movie compare to this one, but i say it all the in good way i mean i love the movie but im scared of waching it again.
  • xXbad
    March 3, 2007
    cool movie

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