Followed by
Tales from the Grudge (2006) (V)
The Grudge 2 (2006)
The Grudge 3 (2009) (V)
Remake of
Ju-on (2002)
References
Ringu (1998)
- The final shot before the closing credits is taken directly from a famous camera shot during the climax of 'Ringu'.
Ringu 2 (1999)
- The final scene from The Grudge (2004) is a copy of the first scene from Ring 2 (1999) where Sadako's corpse is on the autopsy table and her hair suddenly appears from under the sheet
Ju-on (2000) (V)
- Bill Pullman's character serves the plot in the same way that Yurei Yanagi's character did in 'Ju-on'. Also, without giving too much away, the jaw scene is taken directly from 'Ju-on'.
Honogurai mizu no soko kara (2002)
- the scene of the water in the bathtub is a reference
Referenced in
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
- Poster can be seen in one scene.
Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan (2006)
- The mirror ghouls are modeled to resemble Kayoko and Toshio, including the Toshio gaping mouth with non-human sounds eminating
The Benchwarmers (2006)
- on shelf in video store
The Return (2006/I)
- Several shots of Sarah Michelle Gellars character acting scared are taken straight out of The Grudge
The Unborn (2009)
- *SPOILER*An evil spirit takes posession of an old man, and makes his body crawl stairs. Also, he makes similar noises with his throat as the ghost-woman in The Grudge. There is also a scene shortly after the little boy hits Casey with the mirror where he is at the top of the stairs looking through the railing, this is a direct reflection of the little boy Toshio in The Grudge who does the exact same thing.
The Rebound (2009)
- Aram mentions the movie
Featured in
A Powerful Rage: Behind 'The Grudge' (2005) (V)
- clips shown
Under the Skin with Joseph LeDoux, Ph. d (2005) (V)
- clips shown
"30 Even Scarier Movie Moments" (2006)
- One of the movies shown.
The Grudge 3 (2009) (V)
- During the opening titles, footage from the movie is used
Spoofed in
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
- Bill Pullman reprises his role in this takeoff of the film.
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