Kôji Yakusho in Cure (1997)

Cure

Movie#1432▲1911997• Not Rated• 1h 51m
CrimeHorrorMysteryThriller
⭐ 7.5 / 10(38,023)

A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.

Rated
Not Rated
Runtime
1h 51m
Released
1997
Country
Japan

Details

Release year: 1997

Storyline

A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.

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Did you know

• An alternate version of the film includes an ending which actually shows the waitress kill somebody before it cuts to the credits.

• In a poll conducted by Sight and Sound, South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer (2013), The Host (2006), Memories of Murder (2003)) listed Cure (1997) in his top 10 favorite films of all time.

• Martin Scorsese said Cure (1997) was Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "most terrifying movie."

User reviews

⭐ 9/10

Possibly the spookiest movie I have ever seen.

👍 136 · 3/20/2003
⭐ 8/10

wild and weird--but in a good way

👍 50 · 3/4/2006
⭐ 7/10

Dark and Gloomy Horror Film of Obsession

👍 38 · 3/22/2017

Technical specs

Sound mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
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