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Drag Me to Hell

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Movie Info

Genre(s): Horror  |  Suspense/Thriller

Written by: Sam Raimi
Ivan Raimi

Directed by: Sam Raimi

Release Date:
Theatrical: May 29, 2009
DVD: October 13, 2009

Running Time: 99 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: PG-13 for sequences of horror violence, terror, disturbing images and language

Starring Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Jessica Lucas, David Paymer, and Dileep Rao

Christine Brown is an ambitious L.A. loan officer. Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her home loan. Should Christine follow her instincts and give the old woman a break? Or should she deny the extension to impress her boss, Mr. Jacks, and get a leg-up on a promotion? Christine fatefully chooses the latter, shaming Mrs. Ganush and dispossessing her of her home. In retaliation, the old woman places the powerful curse of the Lamia on Christine, transforming her life into a living hell. Haunted by an evil spirit, she seeks the aid of seer Rham Jas to save her soul from eternal damnation. As evil forces close in, Christine must face the unthinkable: how far will she go to break free of the curse? (Universal Pictures)

What The Critics Said

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100

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

Raimi has made the most crazy, fun, and terrifying horror movie in years.

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100

Los Angeles Times Betsy Sharkey

With that fire in his belly, Raimi's Drag Me to Hell does everything we want a horror film to do: It is fearsomely scary, wickedly funny and diabolically gross.

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100

Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

This film is cunningly crafted in every detail--direction, script, performances, comic timing, special effects--from thunderous start to delicious finish.

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100

Washington Post Dan Kois

As in the best horror movies, Drag Me to Hell keeps the audience on the edge of hysteria throughout, so that every thump sets the heart racing and every joke earns a slightly out-of-control laugh.

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100

Film Threat Matthew Sorrento

With brother Ivan as his co-writer, Sam tosses out a delightful batch of tense, hilarious set pieces. The two are giggling behind the proceeds like the Coen brothers scripting fresh off a critical triumph.

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100

Slate Dana Stevens

Brilliantly nasty little horror film.

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91

The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias

Raimi’s new film feels distinctly unburdened and fun, happily frolicking in its own pulp silliness.

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90

The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

Raimi's still very much up to his old tricks, retaining that deliriously over-the-top brand of Grand Guignol horror that he had abandoned by the mid-'90s in pursuit of other genres.

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90

New York Magazine David Edelstein

Truly, this is manna from hell.

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90

Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek

Unlike so much contemporary horror, it's devoid of sadism and mean-spiritedness. The looseness Raimi allows himself here results in an especially joyous kind of filmmaking, the sort where the filmmaker's delight in scaring us (and making us laugh) becomes part of the movie's fabric.

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90

Chicago Reader J.R. Jones

After directing three Spider-Man movies, Sam Raimi makes a masterful return to the horror genre.

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89

Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov

Nothing short of horror-hound heaven.

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88

Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips

Raimi knows how to modulate his technique, as with the coolly controlled morality tale "A Simple Plan," but he's a firm believer in the power of an active, expressive camera, as well as the value of insinuation.

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83

Portland Oregonian M. E. Russell

Raimi as a filmmaker is clearly having more fun than he's had in years. So will his fans.

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80

The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

Drag Me to Hell has a tonic playfulness that’s unabashedly retro, an indulgent return to Mr. Raimi’s goofy, gooey roots.

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80

Village Voice Nick Pinkerton

If the booga-booga shocks are sometimes repetitive, Drag Me does its audience right in its last-act burst of giddy momentum, sustained by crack editor Bob Murawski through a burlesque exorcism.

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80

Empire Chris Hewitt

Thrilling and often hilarious, it’s good to see one of Hollywood’s most inventive directors fully reinvigorated. On this form, Spider-Man 4 should be a belter.

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80

Variety Peter Debruge

The picture is single-mindedly devoted to pushing the audience's buttons, and who better than Raimi to do the honors?

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75

Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez

The movie is a goofy, ridiculous blast, and yet Raimi means business: Even the precociously cute kitty isn't safe in this one.

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75

Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea

A Raimi-esque mix of gross-out madness and sick laughs.

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75

Premiere Staff (Not credited)

Fear not those who worried about Raimi after the last "Spiderman" debacle. There is no musical number here. The tongue is planted firmly in-cheek. The spirit of "Evil Dead" lives on.

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75

Boston Globe Wesley Morris

Working with his brother Ivan, Sam Raimi is laughing with us - and often louder than we are.

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75

Rolling Stone Peter Travers

Horror-movie heaven.

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75

USA Today Claudia Puig

Drag Me to Hell is unlike any scary thriller in a while: frightening, frenzied and fun.

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75

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Liam Lacey

An unabashedly schlocky, expertly executed blend of jack-in-the-box jolts and humour.

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75

San Francisco Chronicle Amy Binacolli

If you can stomach the projectile-sputum gags and stapled-eyelid attack scene, it's hilarious.

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75

TV Guide Jason Buchanan

A popcorn film that aims to entertain -- nothing more, nothing less -- and it achieves that goal admirably.

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75

Baltimore Sun Michael Sragow

Quick and lowdown-delightful. It's also a graveyard or two up in class from the torture films that, in recent years, have redefined horror for the worse.

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70

New York Daily News Joe Neumaier

Drag Me to Hell is an eyeball-gouging lesson in how to make a genre flick and live to tell about it.

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63

New Orleans Times-Picayune Mike Scott

Even if the obligatory third-act twist arrives with all the subtlety of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Drag Me to Hell otherwise steers mostly clear of predictability.

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50

New York Post Kyle Smith

Drag Me to Hell is pure cheese. Goat cheese.

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50

ReelViews James Berardinelli

Although Drag Me to Hell mostly fails as horror, it achieves sporadic success as a comedy.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 6.3 (out of 10) based on 196 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Larry K. gave it a2:
I laughed throughout the movie and I thought for sure the other members of the audience, who were trying so hard to be sooooooo scared, were going to kill me. My score of 2 was arrived at by giving the movie a 7 for humor and a -5 for horror. "Here kitty kitty kitty." LOL!

Mc Grease gave it a0:
I honestly think that is the worst dollar I have ever spent from red box in my life. I would have rather gotten a four piece from mcdonalds then to have bought this movie. I think the funniest part of the movie was when my friend farted on a leather seat and it echoed through the room. This is cheese. String cheese. I dont even think blaggy would have eaten this cheese. Raimi has made the most greasy, skunk, and diarrhea filled horror movie in years. I seriously could of taken a dump on a camera lens that people would rather see than this trash. I would rather have my fingernails pulled off with pliers or be forced to smell a used diaper filled with Indian food. Get em next Raimi ... McGrease out.

Ryan Mc. gave it a6:
More of an homage to a seldom seen horror genre gone. Entertaining, but rather ridiculous and campy at times. I found the story to be predictable and timing to be sporadic. Nice break from the torture, capture genre you see so much now, but nothing close to scary or a masterpiece.

Zachrid W. gave it a6:
From the first moment the scary old gypsy-woman appears on screen, you can tell it is a "Sam Raimi"-Film, the FX, the style, the funny-scary or even "cartoonish" moments, a lot will remind the viewer of the "Evil Dead"-Trilogy. But that isn't enough to make a good movie, in fact it feels totally misplaced here, all the "over the top" scary-things that happen around Christine are neither really scary nor really funny, because the story and her character doesn't match the tone of the "Evil-Deadish" Special-Effects. It's a treat for fans of the Evil Dead Series, but besides that just average.

Holly R gave it a7:
Pretty cool movie. Lots of disgusting, gross stuff to make you squeal and scream! The 2 main actors (Christine and her lame boyfriend) however, were very average. I'm not sure if they were acting like mediocre actors on purpose to make the movie campy, or if they are just not great actors. I suspect the latter. Anyway, that was my main beef. I think it would have been a better movie with real actors who could act. The actors in the supporting roles were better!

Paul T gave it a4:
Wanted to like it, and maybe that was my problem. I was disapionted. But I think I was expecting a return to evil dead 2, It is a high standard to meet afterall.

Arvin M. gave it a0:
Wow even more stupid on DVD!

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