Shutter (2008 film)
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Shutter is a 2008 American supernatural horror film directed by Masayuki Ochiai and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was written by Luke Dawson and is a remake on the 2004 Thai film of the same name. Its story follows newlywed couple Ben and Jane who have just moved to Japan for a promising job opportunity. After a tragic car accident that leads to the death of a young girl, Ben begins noticing strange blurs in many of his fashion shoot photographs, which Jane suspects is the spirit of the dead girl that they killed. The film stars Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor, and Megumi Okina.
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Directed by | Masayuki Ochiai |
Screenplay by | Luke Dawson |
Based on | Shutter by Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom |
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Cinematography | Katsumi Yanagijima |
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Music by | Nathan Barr |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 85 minutes (Theatrical cut) 90 minutes (Unrated cut) |
Countries | United States Japan Thailand |
Languages | English Japanese |
Budget | $8 million[1] |
Box office | $48 million[2] |
It was produced by Regency Enterprises and was released on March 21, 2008.[3] It grossed $10.4 million in its opening weekend and $48 million worldwide, against an $8 million budget, making the film a box office success, but was negatively received from critics.