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Seen it?2011 | 93 min | Horror
Friday Night Flickearly ratingWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
It won 3 Oscars, it was a box office smash, people are still talking about it and it earned strong reviews (81% on Rotten Tomatoes). Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Michiko lost her dad in a car accident when she was 10 years old. After the car accident, Michiko has lived with her mother Kyoko. Michiko, now in her 2nd year of high school, gets a cell phone from her mother as a birthday present. Michiko is so excited to have her very first cell phone. Soon afterwards, she is forced into joining social networking site "AvaQ" by classmate, and queen of the classroom, Taeko.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
81% on Rotten Tomatoes, 83 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
8.0 out of 10 from opening-week audiences
- AwardsVery strong
Won 3 Oscars: Academy Awards: Best Art Direction, Academy Awards: Best Cinematography, Academy Awards: Best Visual Effects. Won 2 Golden Globes: Golden Globe Awards: Best Director, Golden Globe Awards: Best Film – Drama. Won 2 BAFTAs: British Academy Film Awards: Best Production Design, British Academy Film Awards: Best Special Visual Effects. Won 6 Critics' Choice Awards: Critics' Choice Movie Awards: Best Action Movie, Critics' Choice Movie Awards: Best Art Direction, Critics' Choice Movie Awards: Best Cinematography, Critics' Choice Movie Awards: Best Editing and 2 more. Won 1 DGA Award: Art Directors Guild Awards: Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Releases. Also nominated for 7 more Oscars, 2 more Golden Globes and 6 more BAFTAs. Plus 10 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerVery strong
$4.0 billion worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 4.3 million people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Atsushi Wada
- Ai HashimotoMichiko Abukumagawa
- Nako MizusawaMakoto Saionji
- HaneyuriNaomi Matsumoto
- Rikako SakataTaeko Awano
- NonRin Okubo
- MarinHonda Nao
- Kazuma Sano
- Mizuki Sashide
- Mio Ohtani
- Kayano Nakamura