Drag Me to Hell

"Christine Brown has a good job, a great boyfriend, and a bright future. But in three days, she's going to hell."

2009 1h 39m EN

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6.5

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METACRITIC

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6.6

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 4,244🍅92%Rotten Tomatoes●83Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 229,962

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Synopsis

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After denying a woman the extension she needs to keep her home, loan officer Christine Brown sees her once-promising life take a startling turn for the worse. Christine is convinced she's been cursed by a Gypsy, but her boyfriend is skeptical. Her only hope seems to lie in a psychic who claims he can help her lift the curse and keep her soul from being dragged straight to hell.

“Christine Brown has a good job, a great boyfriend, and a bright future. But in three days, she's going to hell.”

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Cast

Alison Lohman
Christine Brown
Justin Long
Clay Dalton
Lorna Raver
Mrs. Ganush
Dileep Rao
Rham Jas
David Paymer
Mr. Jacks
Adriana Barraza
Shaun San Dena
Chelcie Ross
Leonard Dalton
Reggie Lee
Stu Rubin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sam Raimi
Writers: Ivan Raimi, Sam Raimi
Languages: English, Spanish, Hungarian, Czech
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Spanish, Hungarian, Czech.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sam Raimi, shot by Peter Deming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bob Murawski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

RUNTIME

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Alison Lohman and Justin Long and Lorna Raver carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Christine Brown has a good job, a great boyfriend, and a bright future. But in three days, she's going to hell.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sam Raimi directs. Peter Deming behind the camera. Christopher Young scores. Bob Murawski cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish, Hungarian, Czech.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Spanish, Hungarian, Czech.
4Directed by Sam Raimi, shot by Peter Deming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Bob Murawski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Alison Lohman and Justin Long and Lorna Raver carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Christine Brown has a good job, a great boyfriend, and a bright future. But in three days, she's going to hell.".
9IMDB entry: tt1127180 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "work", "gypsy", "gore", "curse".

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Deming
Original score: Christopher Young
Editing: Bob Murawski
Production design: Steve Saklad
Costume design: Isis Mussenden
Makeup / hair: Greg Nicotero
VFX supervisor: John Grower
Sound: Jussi Tegelman
Stunt coordinator: Randy James Beckman
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $30,000,000
Box office: $91,388,487
Return: 305% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Drag Me to Hell (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes: 92% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 83/100
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 229,962 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

7 wins & 24 nominations total

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Andre Gonzales2023-05-14
★ 6/10
This movie is more like a suspense thriller, than a scary movie. Still a good movie. It's worth a watch.
Wuchak2024-10-16
★ 7/10
Don’t disrespect an old Gypsy woman who begs for mercy An ambitious loan officer at a bank in Los Angeles (Alison Lohman) wants an imminent promotion above her rival and so makes the “tough decisions” by refusing compassion to a desperate aged borrower. Big mistake. Justin Long is on hand as the young woman’s beau. “Drag Me to Hell” (2009) marked Raimi’s return to the overdone comic book horror of his “Evil Dead” flicks after achieving blockbuster success with the “Spider-Man” trilogy. While unpleasant in ways since it deals with the assault of an evil spirit, the lamia, it’s all-around superior to the first two “Evil Dead” movies (I’ve never seen “Army of Darkness”). A critic who hated it claimed that it had no message. Whether people appreciate what the flick has to offer or not, it does have a message amidst its exaggerated comic booky thrills. A pretty glaring one on the surface along with interesting details if you go a little deeper. Lohman is winsome on the feminine front while Bojana Novakovic has a brief but notable role as the old crone’s granddaughter. It runs 1 hour, 39 minutes, and was shot in Los Angeles & areas nearby. GRADE: B+