The Grudge (2019 film)

The Grudge
A man in the shower has a pale hand appearing out of the back of his head.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNicolas Pesce
Screenplay byNicolas Pesce
Story by
  • Nicolas Pesce
  • Jeff Buhler
Based onJu-On: The Grudge
by Takashi Shimizu
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyZachary Galler
Edited by
  • Gardner Gould
  • Ken Blackwell
Music byThe Newton Brothers
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
  • December 31, 2019 (2019-12-31) (Indonesia)
  • January 3, 2020 (2020-01-03) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12–14 million[2]
Box office$49.5 million[3]

The Grudge[a] is a 2019 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Nicolas Pesce. The film takes place before and during the events of the 2004 film of the same name (and its two sequels), which was a remake of the 2002 Japanese film Ju-On: The Grudge. It is the fourth installment in the American The Grudge film series and stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, and Jacki Weaver. The film follows a police officer who investigates several murders that are seemingly connected to a single house.

A sequel to The Grudge was announced in 2011. In March 2014, it was officially announced that a reboot was in the works, with Jeff Buhler set to write the script. In July 2017, filmmaker Nicolas Pesce was hired for rewrites based on Buhler's script and to direct the film. On a budget of $12–14 million, filming took place from May to June 2018.

The Grudge was released by Sony Pictures Releasing in Indonesia on December 31, 2019, followed by other international territories in the subsequent days, and in the United States on January 3, 2020. The film received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and grossed $49.5 million worldwide.

  1. ^ "The Grudge (15)". British Board of Film Classification. December 19, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
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  3. ^ "The Grudge". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "New Behind-The-Scenes Clips from The Grudge Now on Blu-Ray". Dread Central. March 24, 2020. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.


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