Horror · Mystery
American
2002 · Directed by Gore Verbinski · 115 min
A Seattle journalist looks into the deaths of four teenagers and hears of a videotape that is said to bring death a week after it is watched. The film is a slow, damp, atmospheric mystery that builds dread from images and ordinary technology rather than from gore.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining film of early-2000s horror: it brought the quiet, image-driven style of Japanese ghost cinema into the American mainstream and set the template for a decade of remakes.
Watch with intention
Watch it as a film about images: who makes them, who is made to look at them, and what looking costs.
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