Drag Me to Hell

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  • Opened May 29, 2009 
  • 1 hr 39 min
  • PG-13 | terror, disturbing images, sequences of horror violence and language
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 13+. More on child suitability

  • Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, professor Clay Dalton (Justin Long). Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her home loan. Should Christine follow her instincts and give the old woman a break? Or should she deny the extension to impress her boss, Mr. Jacks (David Paymer), and get a leg-up on a promotion? Christine fatefully chooses the latter, shaming Mrs. Ganush and dispossessing her of her home. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, David Paymer, Dileep Rao
  • Director: Sam Raimi
  • Genres: Horror, Suspense/Thriller

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Wall Street Journal
| Joe Morgenstern

This film is cunningly crafted in every detail--direction, script, performances, comic timing, special effects--from thunderous start to delicious finish. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Raimi has made the most crazy, fun, and terrifying horror movie in years. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Michael Rechtshaffen

Raimi's still very much up to his old tricks, retaining that deliriously over-the-top brand of Grand Guignol horror that he had abandoned by the mid-'90s in pursuit of other genres. Read full review

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Chicago Tribune
| Michael Phillips

Raimi knows how to modulate his technique, as with the coolly controlled morality tale "A Simple Plan," but he's a firm believer in the power of an active, expressive camera, as well as the value of insinuation. Read full review

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A scene from "Drag Me to Hell."