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Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
52K
Original name: 呪怨
Genre: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides.
Style:
scary, psychological, cult classic, atmospheric, sexy, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, surreal, splatter ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
supernatural, haunted house, ghost, afterlife, vengeance, investigation, social worker, panic, haunted by the past, halloween, family problems, woman in danger, curses spells and rituals, fear, monster, haunting, killer child, ghost story, evil child, evil wins, occult, extreme, murder, hospital, blood ...
Time:
year 2000, year 2002, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
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Most similar movies to Ju-on: The Grudge
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, scary, suspenseful and serious films with plots about supernatural, danger, ghost, deadly, haunted house, death and gory mostly in Horror, Mystery and Thriller genres. Some movies like Ju-on: The Grudge: Reincarnation (2005), The Amityville Horror (1979), Ring (1998), Apartment 1303 (2007), The Amityville Horror (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
157K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
American nurse, Karen Davis moves to Tokyo and encounters a vengeful supernatural spirit known as The Grudge that often possesses its victims. When a series of horrifying and mysterious deaths occur – with the spirit passing its curse onto each ...
Style:
suspenseful, scary, psychological, atmospheric, gothic ...
Audience:
teens, horror for children
Plot:
supernatural, haunted house, ghost, murder, gory, curse, imaginary, macabre, scared, vengeance, death, medical ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia, east asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
A teacher visits the house of one of his students after the boy goes missing, only to have a horrifying excuse for his absence from school.
Style:
disturbing, dark, scary, suspenseful, cult horror ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
curse, haunted house, supernatural, murder, grudge, investigation, danger, missing child, curses spells and rituals, cursed, extreme, gory ...
Time:
90s
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
While driving, the pregnant horror-movie actress Kyôko Harase and her fiancé are in a car crash caused by the Toshio's friend. Kyôko loses her baby and her fiancé winds up in a coma. Kyôko was cursed together with a television crew when ...
Style:
atmospheric, scary, suspenseful, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
vengeful ghost, ghost, afterlife, ghost story, curse, haunted house, traffic accident, pregnancy, revenge, danger, supernatural, abandoned house ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In Tokyo, a young woman is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister. The supernatural force, which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim, brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, curse, good versus evil, supernatural horror, demon, investigation, serial killer, danger, twists and turns, scared, hospital ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, japan, usa, asia, illinois ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
On his request, the sensitive sister of a real estate agent visits a house he intends to put on sell, only to cross paths with its resident curse.
Style:
scary, spooky, suspense, mind bending, serious ...
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, curse, curses spells and rituals, danger, cursed, monster, extreme, grudge, occult, family relations, family problems ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.
Style:
suspenseful, scary, suspense, spooky, psychological ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
serial killer, ghost, mental institution, nightmare, reincarnation, small town, haunted by the past, danger, vengeance, gory, grudge, twists and turns ...
Time:
year 1970
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
George Lutz and his wife Kathleen, move into their Long Island dream house with their children only for their lives to be turned into a hellish nightmare. The legacy of a murder committed in the house gradually affects the family and a priest is ...
Style:
scary, cult classic, demonic, creepy, spooky ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, haunted, supernatural, supernatural horror, macabre, paranormal, murder, fear, possession, indian burial ground, demon ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1975, year 1974
Place:
long island, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
85K
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, gothic, sexy, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
ghost, investigation, telephone call, fear, macabre, cursed object, supernatural, violent, urban legend, female protagonist, woman in danger, danger ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century, 1950s, 50s
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
While celebrating with her friends in her new cheaply rented apartment (with balcony and view of the sea) on the thirteenth floor of a building, the young Sayaka unexpectedly jumps off the balcony committing suicide. Her mother goes insane and her ...
Style:
serious, scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, psychological ...
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, supernatural, losing-it hero, suicide, uncover truth, danger, investigation, grudge, urban legend, haunted, darkness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A family is terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a home that was the site of a grisly mass-murder.
Style:
scary, demonic, suspenseful, suspense, splatter ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, supernatural horror, supernatural, danger, death, murder, domestic disturbance, family in danger, paranormal activity, torture, brutality ...
Time:
year 2005, year 2000, 70s, 21st century
Place:
wisconsin, long island, usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A commitment-shy New York fashion model moves into an old brownstone apartment, meets her weird neighbours and discovers she’s sitting on the gateway to Hell.
Style:
scary, creepy, gothic, suspense, satanic ...
Plot:
haunted house, supernatural, ghost, devil, secret society, model, occult, investigation, supernatural horror, murder, hell, demon ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
usa, italy, new york, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An elementary school teacher named Yui visits the home of a boy named Toshio Saeki who's been absent from school for a long period of time. When she arrives, she re-lives the horrifying events that occurred in the Saeki household 10 years ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, scary, captivating ...
Plot:
evil spirit, curse, demonic possession, ghost, dark past, danger, supernatural, fear, exorcism, extreme, haunting, school ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
100%
21K
Genre: Horror
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A teenage girl moves into a remote countryside house with her family, only to discover that their gloomy new home has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy the family.
Style:
gothic, suspenseful, psychological, creepy, suspense ...
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, supernatural, afterlife, ghost child, psychopath, vengeance, vampire, supernatural ability, satanic ritual, solar eclipse, haunted by the past ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
spain, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Young art student Hideo paints an unnerving portrait of Tomie, who whispers that she loves him. Inexplicably, he reacts by stabbing her to death with a painting trowel. Two friends, Takumi and Shunichi, arrive on the scene and help him dispose of ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, afterlife, investigation, ghost, supernatural, vengeance, law enforcement, mind game, danger, gory, body horror, insanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
100%
400K
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
It sounded like just another urban legend: A videotape filled with nightmarish images, leading to a phone call foretelling the viewer's death in exactly seven days. As a newspaper reporter, Rachel Keller was naturally skeptical of the story, ...
Style:
scary, atmospheric, suspense, creepy, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, life is a bitch, supernatural horror, death, twists and turns, urban legend, female protagonist, danger, investigation, curse, paranormal phenomena ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, astoria oregon, washington state, fictional island
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jake, the sole survivor of The Grudge 2 massacre, is tortured by chilling visions of Kayako and Toshio that have led to his hospitalization. Jake's caretaker, Dr. Sullivan is determined to investigate his horrifying tales. She explores his ...
Style:
suspenseful, intense, stylized, surreal, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
supernatural, demonic possession, curse, murder, profanity, haunted house, runaway, investigation, serial killer, asthma, gory, family in danger ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan, chicago, usa, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the woman's former husband who possesses her young son.
Style:
atmospheric, mind bending, suspenseful, serious, gothic ...
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, losing-it hero, death of husband, supernatural, doctor patient relationship, vengeance, mysterious character, danger, parents and children, haunted by the past, family relations ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
100%
684
Genre: Horror
Country: Japan, Netherlands
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
To his mute sister's dismay, a young boy puts a dying rabbit out of its misery with a brick -- and soon the siblings end up in a world of nightmares.
Style:
tense, disturbing, psychological, scary, mind bending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rabbit, curse, family relations, danger, parents and children, uncover truth, relocation, murder, death, pursuit, violence, little boy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
100%
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364K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, twist ending, frightening ...
Audience:
teens, horror for children
Plot:
supernatural, haunted house, demon, fear, afterlife, nightmare, paranormal activity, boy, psychic, danger, evil spirit, supernatural horror ...
Time:
year 2010, 2000s, year 2000, year 2011, 2010s ...
Place:
america, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger (Robert Englund), who was ...
Style:
slasher, scary, bloody, classic horror, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
murder, supernatural, supernatural horror, nightmare, fear, dream, serial killer, gory, sleep deprivation, teenager, nightmare comes true, high school ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
ohio, usa, canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In Japan, the daycare teacher Kyoko Okudera is convinced by her colleague and friend Madoka to visit her boyfriend Naoto Sakurai in the restaurant where he works instead of studying as planned. When the owner Mr. Wang answers his daughter's ...
Style:
psychological, scary, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cell phone, ghost, afterlife, investigation, vengeance, journalism, supernatural, danger, teenage life, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, telephone call ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, taiwan, asia
Similarity:
100%
48K
Genre: Horror
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Four months after the death of her husband, a woman on the brink of motherhood is tormented in her home by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby.
Style:
disturbing, slasher, dark, brutal, christmas horror ...
Plot:
home invasion, female killer, female psychopath, blood, gory, pregnancy, serial killer, violent, sadism, danger, insanity, extreme ...
Time:
year 2007, year 2000, turn of the century
Place:
france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
From the moment she arrives in Freiberg, Germany, to attend the prestigious Tans Academy, American ballet-dancer Suzy Bannion senses that something horribly evil lurks within the walls of the age-old institution.
Style:
suspense, creepy, scary, gothic, dark ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
witch, murder, boarding school, coven, black magic, gory, supernatural, ballet school, witchery, spell, killer, darkness ...
Time:
year 1977, 70s, 20th century
Place:
germany, europe, italy, west germany
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror
Country: Thailand
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Mak and Nak are a young couple who have just moved into their first home as a married couple. But the house they own has a history much older than them and spirits who won't rest until they get what they want. And this time, love won't ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, rough, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, afterlife, supernatural, uncover truth, family in danger, danger, rivalry, gory, family problems, curses spells and rituals, wedding, guts ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
thailand, asia, bangkok thailand
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror
Country: France, Japan, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
H.P. Lovecraft anthology is divided into four segments: "The Library" which is the wraparound segment involving Lovecraft's research into the Book of The Dead and his unwitting release of a monster and his writing of the following ...
Style:
anthology, lovecraft, atmospheric, scary, esoteric ...
Plot:
legends and myths, cosmic horror, book, occult ritual, supernatural being, motel, body horror, serial killer, creature, monster, supernatural, haunted house ...
Time:
year 1932, 90s, 1930s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Following the events of Ju-on: The Beginning of the End, Mai, the older sister of elementary schoolteacher Yui Shono, goes to look for her sister, who disappeared after a year while working in an elementary school. Mai soon discovers the Teriyaki ...
Style:
suspense, bleak, psychotronic, tense, scary ...
Plot:
family curse, ghost, possession, killing, society, characters in danger, loss, paranormal phenomena, hunting, rivalry, murder, supernatural ability ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
100%
31K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, UK, Netherlands
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A blind girl gets a cornea transplant so that she would be able to see again. However, she got more than what she bargained for when she realised she could even see ghosts. And some of these ghosts are down right unfriendly. So she embarks on a ...
Style:
scary, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
ghost, able to see the dead, supernatural, blindness, afterlife, fear, woman in danger, transplant, supernatural ability, transformation, elevator, gory ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia, thailand, japan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Paul, an unemployed writer, decides to rent and live in a house that's rumored to be haunted, he puts his life and his relationships in grave danger as he obsessively attempts to get the story that will finally make his career.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, independent film, atmospheric ...
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, supernatural, uncover truth, curses spells and rituals, danger, writer's life, haunted, fear, afterlife, macabre, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A deranged killer lives in the basement of an old mansion and pops out occasionally to commit grisly murders that include be-headings.
Style:
bloody, psychotronic, lovecraft, grindhouse, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
haunted house, blood, gory, violent, murder, insanity, serial killer, ghost, vengeance, undead, dead body, babysitter ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, boston, new england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity.
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, suspense, scary, creepy ...
Audience:
horror for children
Plot:
haunted house, supernatural, disappearance, supernatural horror, insanity, haunted, research, hearing voices, lesbian, poltergeist, obsession, mansion ...
Time:
19th century, 1940s, 1870s, 20th century, year 1963 ...
Place:
boston, new england, usa, massachusetts
Similarity:
100%
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