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Cure

Dec 27, 1997
112 min
CrimeThrillerHorrorMystery
7.5/ 10
686 votes

Overview

A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.5/10
686 votes
IMDB
7.5/10
31,072 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
70/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

Financial performance and accolades

Box Office & Budget

Budget$20,000Production cost
Box Office$99,000Worldwide gross
Profit$79,000Profitable
ROI
+395.0%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

9 wins & 2 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Madness. Terror. Murder."

Status

Released

Original Language

ja

Budget

$20,000

Revenue

$99,000

Production Companies

Daiei FilmTwins Japan

Cast & Crew

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Cure (1997) ⭐ 7.5 | Crime, Horror, Mystery - IMDb

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