Shutter (2008)

Fans of the Horror genre, rejoice. Ratings are shameful, but if you liked movies like “The Ring” and “The Grudge” then you won’t care. Video quality looks brilliant!

Treading territory similar to JU-ON: THE GRUDGE (2003), RINGU (1998), and ONE MISSED CALL (2003), all Asian horror films remade for American audiences, SHUTTER is the first English-language film for director Masayuki Ochiai, whose career has been primarily within the horror genre. The result is another potent ghost story able to conjure up feelings of dread through a single longhaired, poker-faced female apparition.

Newlywed New Yorkers Ben (Joshua Jackson, THE SKULLS) and Jane Shaw (Rachael Taylor, TRANSFORMERS) have traveled to Tokyo, where photographer Ben is investigating a potentially lucrative job opportunity. While driving on a dark road at night, the couple runs over a mysterious woman who seems to appear out of nowhere and can’t be found after the accident. Over the next few days, Jane goes sightseeing while Ben works, only to see strange apparitions that also appear on the photos she takes.

IMDB rating: 4.7 (2,253 votes)

RT rating: 9%

Directed by: Masayuki Ochiai

Starring: Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor, David Denman