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Shutter

Shutter

2008Movie⏱️ 1h 25mPG-13🏆 #6355 Top Rated
HorrorMysteryThriller
5.2
IMDB Rating
39,559 votes

A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.

Director
Masayuki Ochiai
Writers
Luke Dawson, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Sophon Sakdaphisit
Stars
Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor, James Kyson
Release Date
March 21, 2008
Language
English, Japanese
Country
Thailand, Japan, United States
💬 175
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Joshua Jackson
Joshua Jackson
as Ben
Rachael Taylor
Rachael Taylor
as Jane
James Kyson
James Kyson
as Ritsuo
Megumi Okina
Megumi Okina
as Megumi
David Denman
David Denman
as Bruno
John Hensley
John Hensley
as Adam
Maya Hazen
Maya Hazen
as Seiko
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Yoshiko Miyazaki
as Akiko
👤
Kei Yamamoto
as Murase
Daisy Betts
Daisy Betts
as Natasha

💰 Box Office

$48,555,306
Worldwide Gross
$25,928,550
Domestic Gross
$10,447,559
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Sound
DTS
Color
Color
Filming Location
Tokyo, Japan
Production
New Regency Productions, New Regency Productions, Vertigo Entertainment

🏷️ Keywords

revengerapegang rapesupernatural horrorrape and revenge

🎯 Categories

Supernatural HorrorHorrorMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Another unrelentingly boring ghost-in-the-machine remake
by movedout2008-03-28
3/10

"Take it as it is. A derivative, leaden, mind-numbingly simplified remake of a superior original. That's not to say that it's genuinely decent on its own merits if you've not already seen 2004's seminal Thai-horror "Shutter" that reignited that country's interest in producing slow burning, luxuriously made horror films. Interestingly, and perhaps even fittingly, the Hollywood machine that devours and regurgitates the recent slate of J-Horror films has turned its sights on "Shutter", which arguably finds its core roots in Japan's horror conventio..."

💡 Did You Know?

Although the original film Shutter (2004) is of Thai origin and is set in Thailand, this film takes inspiration from Japanese culture and is set in Japan instead. This was because director Masayuki Ochiai was more comfortable filming in his home country, rather than flying to America to direct this remake.

📖 Synopsis

A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.