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The Grudge

Two films called Ju-on, two more called Ju-on 2, and an American one that runs underneath the other three.

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Where to start with The Grudge

Two of these films are called Ju-on and two are called Ju-on 2, which breaks any list sorted by title. Underneath that the Japanese line is straightforward until 2014, when it starts over.

  1. 1
    Ju-on: The Curse (2000) Ju-on: The Curse

    Made cheaply for video and still the most frightening of them. Nothing before it, and the theatrical films assume you know this story even when they retell it.

  2. 2
    Ju-on: The Grudge (2003) Ju-on: The Grudge

    The first one made for cinemas, and the one the American film remakes shot for shot in places. It restages the same haunting on a bigger budget.

  3. 3
    The Grudge (2004) The Grudge

    The American remake, directed by the same man, still set in Tokyo, and the version most people saw first. Watching it after the Japanese one costs you the surprises.

Then what? The Curse 2 follows the first, and The Grudge 2 follows the 2003 film. White Ghost and Black Ghost are a single anniversary double bill and should be watched together. The Beginning of the End in 2014 starts the Japanese story over from scratch. On the American side, watch the 2020 film last even though it is set before and during the first three, because it is built on you already knowing the house.

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