Shutter

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Shutter

PG-13,

2008,

1h 25m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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11%

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33%

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Photographer Ben (Joshua Jackson) and his new bride, Jane (Rachael Taylor), turn their honeymoon into a working vacation when he snags a prestigious assignment in Japan. As they make their way up a mountain road at night, they slam into a woman who suddenly appears in their path. Unable to find her body, Ben and Jane continue onward. Soon, eerie reminders of the accident emerge when Ben sees ghostly images in the photographs he develops.

Critics Consensus

Being a remake of a Thai horror film instead of Japanese doesn't prevent Shutter from being another lame Asian horror remake.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Oct 18, 2018

1/5

The very Thai-specific charms that made the original such an unforeseen, unpredictable delight when I first saw it are almost entirely absent here.

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Clark Collis

Entertainment Weekly

Mar 26, 2008

C-

Will the next terror-minded remake involve a possessed telegraph machine or a grudge-minded ox and cart? Neither option could be any lamer than the shock-free Shutter.

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Philip Marchand

Toronto Star

Mar 24, 2008

2.5/4

With Shutter, that nerve-tingling soundtrack gets heavy use almost from the beginning of the movie. It becomes tiresome.

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Amberleigh Jack

The Post NZ

Oct 28, 2022

This is a paranormal horror flick with plenty of creep factor and enough, albeit predictable, jump moments in scenes packed with dim lighting to satisfy any desire for a bit of an easy fright this October.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 23, 2020

1.0/4.0

The latest in a seemingly endless line of Japanese horror remakes.

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Kevin Carr

Film School Rejects

Oct 18, 2018

C

Consider this movie to be almost as good as The Eye but with less of a coherent story.

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Luke M

Sep 25, 2018

I found this yesterday and thought it might be worth checking out but sadly this was a poor horror film. The twists and turns never deliver and the horror moments are just cliché moments. The poor remakes of Asian horror continues and considering the cast, this was a massive misfire. I was slightly annoyed they went with the finale twist, that was quite stupid and over the top. It would have been nice if the filmmakers respected the source material and went all out, this feels too safe. This had a lot of potential but a poor choice with filmmaker and a script that required further work, this was dead on arrival. Such a shame. 25/09/2018.

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Rey M

May 20, 2018

An underrated horror movie!

Abraham G

Dec 27, 2017

Terrible remake once again, watch the original Thai version from 2004 and you won't be disapointed!

Nov 22, 2017

really creepy movieâ?¤â?¤

Rey M

Sep 8, 2017

Garbage film, I had zero sympathy for the ghost, because she was a creepy stalker with mental problems in life lol

Kylo S

May 22, 2017

Why? Just why. It's hard to completely destroy a story as good as the original Thai "Shutter" (2004), so the story does indeed still pack a punch... that's about it, though. All the quality scares from the original are COMPLETELY watered down, and the story is remixed in a very illogical and dull way. This just isn't worth your time like the original is. It won't suck you in or scare you. Go watch the Thai version with subtitles. Also people please stop saying the original is Japanese - it's not.

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Masayuki Ochiai

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Synopsis

Photographer Ben (Joshua Jackson) and his new bride, Jane (Rachael Taylor), turn their honeymoon into a working vacation when he snags a prestigious assignment in Japan. As they make their way up a mountain road at night, they slam into a woman who suddenly appears in their path. Unable to find her body, Ben and Jane continue onward. Soon, eerie reminders of the accident emerge when Ben sees ghostly images in the photographs he develops.

Director: Masayuki Ochiai
Producer: Roy Lee, Doug Davison, Takashige Ichise
Screenwriter: Luke Dawson
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Vertigo, New Regency Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Disturbing Images|Sexual Content|Terror)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 21, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.9M
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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