The Grudge 2

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The Grudge 2

PG-13

2006

1h 44m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A young woman (Amber Tamblyn) encounters a terrible curse while searching for her missing sister (Sarah Michelle Gellar) in Tokyo. The evil imprecation fills its victims with murderous rage, but it also brings together the diverse group to unlock its secret and save their lives.

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Critics Consensus

A diminished sequel that makes even less sense than The Grudge 1.

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

Mar 24, 2007

Repetition is the death of horror.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Oct 30, 2006

1/5

Japanese director Shimizu may be the only director in history to have helmed a pair of Hollywood remakes of his two biggest hit films and managed to screw up both of them.

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Jamie Russell

BBC.com

Oct 24, 2006

3/5

Low calorie horror, it's propped up by set-piece shocks familiar from any of the other five incarnations of Ju-On: The Grudge.

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Matthew Rozsa

matthewrozsa.com

Jan 3, 2021

3.5/4

If you're in the mood for a good scary movie - one that mixes old fashioned frights with a novel storytelling approach - you need look no further than "The Grudge 2."

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Sep 25, 2010

.5/4

Takashi Shimizu telegraphs scares to the point of numbness. Peek under a table? There's the boy! The room a bit too quiet, is it? It's the girl! All that's frightening are the actors' pained facial expressions, suggesting an epidemic of farty indigestion.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Apr 29, 2009

It's a random series of attempted frights that fails at every turn.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 16, 2026

The Grudge 2 = a 2 star Movie!

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 3, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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love H.

@horrorfan123 Jun 11, 2026

The best Grudge film

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Jonathan O

@RT41230270 Jun 6, 2026

The trailer gave it away/spoiled the main character from 2004 death scene and the story makes no sense especially the climax is so racist and the scares are hit and misses.

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Joseph G

@LicenseToChivalry007 Feb 27, 2026

It’s that bad, folks. And I’m limited to 1,000 characters. The Grudge 2 was one of the worst films released in 2006. Its failure stems from one-dimensional characters you cannot root for, scattered storytelling, a lack of scares, an overly similar plot to the original, a poor backstory, and a confusing transition of events. What made the Japanese version so successful was the focus on suspense and horror; we do not get that in this film. Plus, the final girl we all rooted for in the last film, Karen Davis (Sarah Michelle Gellar), is barely in the film and gets no proper send-off. Instead, her send-off is replaced by stale one-dimensional mean girls, a family in Chicago with one having change issues, and Karen's sister, Aubrey, who may mean well but lacks the strength and compelling character traits that her late sister possessed. If you do watch this movie, be sure to watch it for free on Tubi. Do not recommend.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Oct 29, 2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Synopsis

A young woman (Amber Tamblyn) encounters a terrible curse while searching for her missing sister (Sarah Michelle Gellar) in Tokyo. The evil imprecation fills its victims with murderous rage, but it also brings together the diverse group to unlock its secret and save their lives.

Director: Takashi Shimizu
Producer: Rob Tapert, Takashige Ichise
Screenwriter: Stephen Susco, Takashi Shimizu
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Mandate Pictures, Vertigo, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Ghost House Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Mature Thematic Material|Disturbing Images|Some Sensuality|Terror|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 13, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 27, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.1M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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