Shutter (2008)

A recent poll conducted by CNN revealed that one third of the people believed in ghosts, and that many of those claim they've seen one. At the same time, interest in spirit photography - events in which images of the dead are caught on film - has never been higher.

The phenomenon is as old as photography itself, dating back to the 1860s. Spirit photography has been riddled with controversy and fraud, yet many believe it to be one of the few methods of capturing ghostly phenomenon that approaches scientific methodology. Magazines devoted to spirit photography proliferate throughout Asia, and new internet sites devoted to the subject spring up every day. New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art recently hosted an exhibit devoted to spirit photography, called "The Perfect Medium: Photography and the Occult."

This intriguing and foreboding subject is a key element of the psychological thriller SHUTTER, from executive producers of "The Grudge" and "The Ring." In SHUTTER, a newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate, only to learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved - and that a past mistake can lead to an eternity of vengeance.

For photographer Ben (Joshua Jackson) and his new wife Jane (Rachael Taylor), his new assignment - a lucrative fashion shoot in Tokyo - was supposed to be a kind of working honeymoon. With this exotic professional opportunity and the limitless possibilities of a new marriage, Ben and Jane arrive in Japan. But as they make their way on a mountain road leading to Mt. Fuji, their new life together comes to, literally, a crashing halt. Their car smashes into a woman standing in the middle of the road, who has materialized out of nowhere. Upon regaining consciousness after the accident, Ben and Jane cannot find any trace of the girl Jane believes she hit with the car.

Shaken by the accident and by the girl's disappearance, Ben and Jane arrive in Tokyo, where Ben begins his glamorous assignment. Having worked in Japan before and fluent in the language, Ben is comfortable there, and he eagerly reunites with old friends and colleagues. Jane, a newcomer to the city, feels very much like a stranger in a strange land as she makes tentative, unsettling forays through the city.

Ben, meanwhile, has discovered mysterious white blurs - eerily evocative of a human form - that have materialized on an entire day's work from the expensive photo shoot. Jane's concerns escalate as she believes the blurs in Ben's photos are the dead girl from the road, who is now seeking vengeance for them leaving her to die...

Related Shutter (2008) News

More Shutter Remake Photos	Shutter Remake Photos
The Shutter Boys Team Up Again for ...	Shutter Remake Clips
Rachel Taylor joins SHUTTER	Shutter remake gets PG-13
Shutter Remake Takes 3rd at Box Off...	Shutter Island Game Launches
Shutter Remake Poster	Michelle Williams Joins Shutter Isl...
DiCaprios Shutter Island Game Comin...	New Shutter Island Trailer From the...
Leonardo DiCraprios Shutter Island ...	New Shutter Poster
Shutter Remake Confirmed	Shutter Island Superbowl Commercial
New Poster From DiCaprios Shutter I...	Shutter Island Shifted To 2010!
Shutter DVD & BluRay Specs	Ben Kingsley gets Shutters
Shutter Begins Shooting	Shutter Remake Cast Announced
New Shutter Redux Poster	Leonardo DiCaprios Shutter Island P...

Related Shutter (2008) Movie Reviews
Critic reviews are fantastic and we have many great critics but our community members ARE the horror audience and it is their reviews that really tell you if a film is worth watching.

Shutter (2008) Review by Goon

Roy Lee has an amazing fascination with remaking Asian horror films. He helped bring about the very successful remake of The Ring and countless others. Mostly though Asian remakes are never as good as their originals. No...

Shutter Review by MistressOf Horror

Shutter . yet ANOTHER Asian remake…This film has all the standard Asian horror elements. There’s a creepy Japanese ghost, lots of shadows, overdone anticipation and the muted color set design. This time, the main...

Shutter (2008) Review by azathoth

A remake of the Thai 2004 film "Shutter". Though I have not seen the original, I will guess that the American remake is not as good as the original. 'Rotten Tomatoes' seems to back up this opinion.Joshu...

Shutter (Unrated) Review by alex1176

"Shutter" is about as silly and predictable as they come. It's another American re-make based on an Asian horror film and is every bit as as awful as "The Grudge" pics. But if you want to be sc...

How Are Your Emotions Today.......Thread !!!!!!! Last Post by Tripod, ( 9117 Total Replies ) A- Z Horror Movie Game Last Post by alien25, ( 2366 Total Replies ) Best Zombie Movies List Last Post by fmvgamer, ( 45 Total Replies ) How Can We Make the Horror Genre More Respected In... Last Post by Theli, ( 17 Total Replies ) Totally random Last Post by LoudLon, ( 29974 Total Replies ) House at the End of the Street Last Post by Ghostseeker, ( 29 Total Replies ) Last horror movie you watched? Last Post by Chomper, ( 25719 Total Replies ) Art Of TypH Last Post by TypH, ( 306 Total Replies )
Release: Dec 31 >> Upcoming DVDs	Case 39 Release Dec 31 Diary of the Dead 2 Release Dec 31 Melody's Smile Release Dec 31 3:30 AM Release Dec 31 Dorothy Mills Release Dec 31 The New Daughter Release Dec 31 The Oxford Murders (2008) Release Dec 31 HellRaiser (2009) Release Dec 31 Scanners (2008) Release Dec 31 >> Upcoming Horror Movies	Priest Movie Review by: thegoldensimatar; Long time, long long time since I wrote a review. Feels good to start again. Lets dive in. There has always been Man.... I Saw the Devil Movie Review by: Kyle scott Super 8 Movie Review by: alex1176 Rammbock: Berlin Undead Movie Revi... by: DeadByDawn House on Haunted Hill (1959) Movie... by: TerrorCorn...