Cure vs The Grudge

Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.4/10 for The Grudge). The Grudge is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 52m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2019). Both are horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Cure posterCure1997 VS The Grudge posterThe Grudge2019
CureThe Grudge
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 5.4/10
Year19972019
Length1h 52m1h 33m
GenresCrime, Horror, Mystery, ThrillerHorror, Mystery
Country––
DirectorKiyoshi KurosawaNicolas Pesce
Main castRen Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato HagiwaraWilliam Sadler, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Demián Bichir, Lin Shaye

Synopsis

Cure

A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.

The Grudge

After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a detective attempts to investigate the mysterious case, only to discover that the house is cursed by a vengeful ghost. Now targeted by the demonic spirits, the detective must do anything to protect herself and her family from harm.

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