American Remakes Of Asian Horror Films
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1. The Ring (2002)
PG-13 | 115 min | Horror, Mystery
A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.
Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox, David Dorfman
Votes: 375,167 | Gross: $129.13M
Remake of Hideo Nakata's 1998 Japanese film "Ring"
based on Koji Suzuki's 1991 novel "The Ring"
2. The Ring Two (2005)
PG-13 | 110 min | Horror, Mystery
6 months after the incidents involving the lethal videotape, new clues prove that there is a new evil lurking in the darkness.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Naomi Watts, David Dorfman, Sissy Spacek, Simon Baker
Votes: 101,005 | Gross: $76.23M
3. Rings (2017)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young woman finds herself on the receiving end of a terrifying curse that threatens to take her life in 7 days.
Director: F. Javier Gutiérrez | Stars: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Vincent D'Onofrio
Votes: 43,239 | Gross: $27.79M
4. The Grudge (2004)
PG-13 | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, Clea DuVall, William Mapother
Votes: 150,897 | Gross: $110.36M
Remake of Shimizu's 2002 Japanese horror film "Ju-On: The Grudge"
5. The Grudge 2 (2006)
PG-13 | 102 min | Horror, Thriller
Three interwoven stories about a terrible curse. A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo; a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong; a woman with a deadly secret moves into a Chicago apartment building.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Amber Tamblyn, Edison Chen, Arielle Kebbel, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Votes: 51,475 | Gross: $39.14M
6. The Grudge 3 (2009)
R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young Japanese woman who holds the key to stopping the evil spirit of Kayako, travels to the haunted Chicago apartment from the sequel, to stop the curse of Kayako once and for all.
Director: Toby Wilkins | Stars: Matthew Knight, Shawnee Smith, Mike Straub, Aiko Horiuchi
Votes: 19,694
7. The Grudge (2019)
R | 94 min | Fantasy, Horror
A house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death.
Director: Nicolas Pesce | Stars: Tara Westwood, Junko Bailey, David Lawrence Brown, Zoe Fish
Votes: 29,275
Reboot
8. Dark Water (2005)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A mother and daughter, still wounded from a bitter custody dispute, hole up in a run-down apartment building, where they are targeted by the ghost of a former resident.
Director: Walter Salles | Stars: Jennifer Connelly, Ariel Gade, John C. Reilly, Tim Roth
Votes: 65,387 | Gross: $25.47M
Remake of the 2002 Japanese film "Dark Water" directed by by Hideo Nakata
Inspired by the short story "Floating Water" by Koji Suzuki
9. One Missed Call (2008)
PG-13 | 87 min | Horror, Mystery
Several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves - messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths.
Director: Eric Valette | Stars: Edward Burns, Shannyn Sossamon, Ana Claudia Talancón, Ray Wise
Votes: 34,016 | Gross: $26.88M
Remake of the 2003 Japanese film "One Missed Call" directed by Takashi Miike
Based on the Yasushi Akimoto novel Chakushin Ari
10. Pulse (I) (2006)
PG-13 | 90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
When their computer hacker friend accidentally channels a mysterious wireless signal, a group of co-eds rally to stop a terrifying evil from taking over the world.
Director: Jim Sonzero | Stars: Kristen Bell, Rick Gonzalez, Christina Milian, Ian Somerhalder
Votes: 30,709 | Gross: $20.26M
Remake of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 Japanese horror film "Kairo"(Pulse)
11. Pulse 2: Afterlife (2008)
R | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
After ghosts invade the human world through the Internet, a father must protect his daughter from the psychotic spirit of his ex-wife.
Director: Joel Soisson | Stars: Todd Giebenhain, Diane Ayala Goldner, Rachel Robinson, Dodie Brown
Votes: 2,957
12. Pulse 3 (2008)
R | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A restless girl embarks on a journey back to a city populated by the dead in search of a mysterious internet lover.
Director: Joel Soisson | Stars: Noureen DeWulf, Rider Strong, Lynn Blackburn, Jackie Arnold
Votes: 2,142
13. Don't Look Up (2009)
R | 85 min | Horror
Evil spirits released from old celluloid cause a film crew to slowly go insane while in production on a new project.
Director: Fruit Chan | Stars: Rachael Murphy, Eli Roth, Ben DiGregorio, Reshad Strik
Votes: 1,744
Remake of the 1996 Japanese film "Don't Look Up"
14. Apartment 1303 3D (2012)
R | 85 min | Horror
A modern ghost story which turns a love/hate relationship between mother and daughter into a tale of horror. Some rentals are too good to be true.
Director: Michael Taverna | Stars: Mischa Barton, Julianne Michelle, Rebecca De Mornay, Corey Sevier
Votes: 6,150
Remake of the 2007 Japanese film "Apartment 1303"
Adaptation of the novel Apartment 1303 by Japanese author Kei Ôishi
15. The Uninvited (2009)
PG-13 | 87 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Anna returns home after a stint in a mental hospital, but her recovery is jeopardized by her father's new girlfriend and ghastly visions of her dead mother.
Directors: Charles Guard, Thomas Guard | Stars: Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel, Elizabeth Banks, David Strathairn
Votes: 85,085 | Gross: $28.57M
Remake of the 2003 South Korean horror film "A Tale of Two Sisters"
Inspired by a Joseon dynasty-era folktale entitled "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon"
16. Mirrors (I) (2008)
R | 110 min | Horror, Mystery
An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.
Director: Alexandre Aja | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Amy Smart, Cameron Boyce
Votes: 113,749 | Gross: $30.69M
Remake of the 2003 South Korean horror film "Into the Mirror"
17. Mirrors 2 (2010 Video)
R | 86 min | Horror, Mystery
When Max, who is recovering from a traumatic accident, takes a job as a nighttime security guard, he begins to see visions of a young mysterious woman in the store's mirror.
Director: Víctor Garcia | Stars: Nick Stahl, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Evan Jones, Christy Carlson Romano
Votes: 13,553
18. Shutter (I) (2008)
PG-13 | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.
Director: Masayuki Ochiai | Stars: Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor, James Kyson, Megumi Okina
Votes: 37,591 | Gross: $25.93M
Remake of the 2004 Thai film "Shutter"
Remade in 3 more languages
19. 13 Sins (2014)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A cryptic phone call sets off a dangerous game of risks for Elliot, a down-on-his-luck salesman. The game promises increasing rewards for completing 13 tasks, each more sinister than the last.
Director: Daniel Stamm | Stars: Mark Webber, Devon Graye, Tom Bower, Rutina Wesley
Votes: 39,003 | Gross: $0.01M
Remake of the 2006 Thai comedy horror film "13 Beloved"
20. The Eye (2008)
PG-13 | 98 min | Horror, Mystery
Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, and while recovering from the operation, she realizes that she is seeing dead people.
Directors: David Moreau, Xavier Palud | Stars: Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey, Rade Serbedzija
Votes: 56,138 | Gross: $31.42M
Remake of the 2002 Hong Kong-Singaporean film "The Eye"
Remade in 3 more languages
21. The Echo (I) (2008)
R | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
An ex-con moves into an old apartment building, where he encounters a domestic problem involving a police officer, his wife, and their daughter. When he tries to intervene, however, a mysterious curse entraps him.
Director: Yam Laranas | Stars: Jesse Bradford, Amelia Warner, Carlos Leon, Iza Calzado
Votes: 6,071
Remake of the 2004 Filipino film "Sigaw"
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