Summary
People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths, along with the exact date and time of their future death, listed on the message log. The plot thickens as the surviving characters pursue the answers to this mystery which could save their lives.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+17)
Critics 46Audiences 63GoodWatch 54
Box office
10×its budget
- Budget
- $2 M
- Worldwide
- $18 M
Worldwide it earned $16 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 52 min
Longer than most horror movies, +17 min on the typical 95
typical 95112Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
+1
Released
2003
November 3, 2003
23 years ago
Genres
HorrorMysteryFantasyLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 2
- Takashi Miike Director
- Fumiaki Kato Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Minako Daira Screenplay
- Yasushi Akimoto Author
Production · 5
- Yoichi Arishige Production Manager, Producer
- Naoki Sato Producer
- Fumio Inoue Production Manager, Producer
- Tsuyoshi Sugino Casting
- Nobuyuki Tohya Other
Camera · 1
- Hideo Yamamoto Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Yasushi Shimamura Editor
Sound · 1
- Koji Endo Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Hisao Inagaki Production Design
- Yoshio Yamada Set Decoration
- Tetsuya Uchida Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Etsuko Egawa Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Yoko Nakamura Makeup Artist
- Asuka Hosokura Makeup Artist
Tropes
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