| Overall: | C+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | D |
| Sexual Content: | B- |
| Language: | A |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A |
| Run Time: | 96 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 24 Mar 2009 |
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The Grudge is rated PG-13: for mature thematic material, disturbing images/terror/violence, and some sensuality.
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Studio: 2004 Sony PIctures Home Entertainment
Website: Official site for The Grudge.
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
