Cure
Seen it?1997 | 111 min | Horror, Mystery, Crime
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (93% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.6 out of 10) and it's still drawing plenty of interest, despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved Psycho or Barbarian, start here.
- The mood
- Scary, gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 51 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
93% on Rotten Tomatoes, 70 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$235K worldwide on a $20K budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 371K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Koji YakushoKenichi Takabe
- Masato HagiwaraKunio Mamiya
- Tsuyoshi UjikiMakoto Sakuma
- Anna NakagawaFumie Takabe
- Yukijiro HotaruIchiro Kuwano
- Yoriko DoguchiDr. Akiko Miyajima
- DendenOIda
- Ren OsugiFujiwara
- Masahiro TodaTôru Hanaoka
- Misayo HarukiTomoko Hanaoka