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Spirits

Original title: Shutter
  • 2008
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
39K
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Spirits (2008)
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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 ... Read allA 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.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
    • Parkpoom Wongpoom
    • Sophon Sakdaphisit
  • Stars
    • Joshua Jackson
    • Rachael Taylor
    • James Kyson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    39K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Masayuki Ochiai
    • Writers
      • Luke Dawson
      • Parkpoom Wongpoom
      • Sophon Sakdaphisit
    • Stars
      • Joshua Jackson
      • Rachael Taylor
      • James Kyson
    • 174User reviews
    • 131Critic reviews
    • 37Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Videos12

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    Shutter: Jane Becomes Yegumi (Exclusive)
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    Joshua Jackson
    Joshua Jackson
    • Ben
    Rachael Taylor
    Rachael Taylor
    • Jane
    James Kyson
    James Kyson
    • Ritsuo
    • (as James Kyson Lee)
    Megumi Okina
    Megumi Okina
    • Megumi
    David Denman
    David Denman
    • Bruno
    John Hensley
    John Hensley
    • Adam
    Maya Hazen
    Maya Hazen
    • Seiko
    Yoshiko Miyazaki
    Yoshiko Miyazaki
    • Akiko
    Kei Yamamoto
    • Murase
    Daisy Betts
    Daisy Betts
    • Natasha
    Adrienne Pickering
    Adrienne Pickering
    • Megan
    Pascal Morineau
    • Wedding Photographer
    Masaki Ôta
    • Police Officer
    • (as Masaki Ota)
    Heideru Tatsuo
    • Police Officer
    Elly Otoguro
    Elly Otoguro
    • Yoko
    • (as Eri Otoguro)
    Rina Matsuki
    • TGK Receptionist
    Tomotaka Kanzaki
    • Client
    Jun Yakushiji
    • Client
    • Director
      • Masayuki Ochiai
    • Writers
      • Luke Dawson
      • Parkpoom Wongpoom
      • Sophon Sakdaphisit
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    User reviews174

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    4disdressed12

    didn't work for me

    this movie was mostly boring,with no real scares.plus this genre(remakes of Japanese movies)is getting to be old hat,at least in my mind.i also didn't think the actors put forth a lot of effort.i will admit the ending was a bit creepy,but a horror movie with a creepy ending,does not a complete horror movie make.the rest of the movie was lifeless and bland.having interesting characters with more than one dimension always helps.too bad this movie didn't have them.the storyline isn't too deep,either.i won't say this is the most boring movie i have ever seen,or the worst.it's just that it does nothing to distinguish itself from the rest of the pack.for me,Shutter is a 4/10
    5thekarmicnomad

    Dull, but worth a handful of stars

    As mentioned else where, this is a remake and has been done before and we have all seen it at least a few times before. Yes they are absolutely right. But the amount of 1 star reviews is undeserving.

    This film has the slow methodical pace of an Eastern film but (as usual) loses a lot of the atmosphere when transfered to Hollywood.

    Yes it is a bit weird they take photos of EVERYTHING and the sting in the plots tail isn't really that venomous. But Joshua Jackson (aks Pacey from Dawson's) does OK and the leading lady is pretty and does solid work and I did have the hairs on my arms standing to attention a number of times and it did make me jump.

    Nothing special but much preferable to having teeth pulled.
    4joecantongamingguru

    I'm tired of this already.....

    It was between this and Meet the Browns. And since I had only seen Diary of a Mad Black Woman, I caught the 10:15 showing at my local theater. It was packed! But yet, i don't know why. The movie was terrible. Well, all you need to know about this film is that there are ghosts in the pictures. That's it. The acting is tasteless, and the haunting sound effects and music fit the mood, but doesn't help this film. In some points in the film, the pictures will creep you out. But this wont give you nightmares, unlike The Exorsict. This film, of course is a Remake of another film of the same name. Just like The Eye. Stay away from this one, at best, its a rental. But to pay money to watch it in theaters,no.
    6b014422

    It wasn't that bad

    After seeing this movie, I was shocked by the comments. The movie wasn't that bad at all.

    In the beginning I wasn't sure what to think. It was rather scary, and the plot itself made my question whether I saw this movie or not already. It reminded me of similar movies like the grudge.

    But let's face it, the end was surprising and not in any way predictable.

    I like the movie. I'll see it again someday.

    I gave it a six because it was very entertaining, surprising, but it wont go into history as a masterpiece.

    See this movie if you want to enjoy yourself, be scared, be excited and you wont regret it.
    6wolf_stoned

    Not the best

    The trailers for this movie made it look pretty good, but it turned out to be not the best movie. It delivers the scares, but there are too many 'false alarms'. A lot of the love stuff in the beginning could've been left out. The real horror starts a little too late, and basically is pretty corny. Most of the acting is pretty bad, and some of the dialogue seems to be totally improvised. This is one Japanese horror remake that shouldn't have been made at all in my opinion. It has a pretty bad plot that takes a long time to unfold and, at times, is rather boring. Warning - do not be fooled, for this is one movie that blows! If you want to see a movie, just avoid this, and see something else instead. Trust me.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      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.
    • Goofs
      (at around 17 mins) At one point, Jane says she must call New York, but Ben says it's 3am there, yesterday. This is a mistake. If it was 3am in New York, in Tokyo it would be 4pm in the afternoon on the same day (give or take an hour for differences in daylight savings).
    • Quotes

      Ben: I'm not your fucking father!

    • Alternate versions
      An unrated version was released for the DVD and Blu-ray with 5 extra minutes of footage, clocking in at 90 minutes as opposed to the 85 minute theatrical cut, the changes include:
      • Small extensions to scenes already in the theatrical cut.
      • A completely new scene where Bruno shows Ben and Jane around in their studio home.
      • Another new scene where Ben and Jane explore the basement of their new home.
      • The highway scene is extended to show Megumi sliding off the car before she disappears.
      • A small scene of Jane traversing the streets of Tokyo.
      • The scene with the model Emi is slightly longer.
      • A new scene where Ben sees a shape in the distance only for it to turn out to be one of the models instead.
      • A shot of Jane following Ritsuo to his room.
      • An extension of the meeting between Ben, Jane, and Murase.
      • Bruno's death scene is slightly more graphic.
      • Ben and Jane return home and embrace after Megumi's funeral.
      • The scene where Ben electrocutes himself is longer and more graphic.
    • Connections
      Featured in Videofobia: The Spirit (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Falling
      Written and Performed by Krysten Berg

      Courtesy of Song and Film

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 27, 2008 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Thailand
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Official site
      • 20th Century Fox (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Imágenes del más allá
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • New Regency Productions
      • New Regency Productions
      • Vertigo Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $25,928,550
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,447,559
      • Mar 23, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $48,555,306
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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