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The Grudge

2019 · 94 min

A grim, joyless horror that suffocates you with dread and leaves you feeling haunted and unsettled.

Directed by: Nicolas Pesce
Genres: Horror, Mystery
Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho

Tagline: It'll never let you go.
Overview: After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a detective attempts to investigate the mysterious case, only to discover that the house is cursed by a vengeful ghost. Now targeted by the demonic spirits, the detective must do anything to protect herself and her family from harm.

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Directed by: Nicolas Pesce
Genres: Horror, Mystery
Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
grief
isolation
family
fate
Places: small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	9
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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