Shutter (2008 film)

Shutter
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Masayuki Ochiai
Screenplay by	Luke Dawson
Based on	Shutter by Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom
Produced by	Takashige Ichise Roy Lee Doug Davison
Starring	Joshua Jackson Rachael Taylor Megumi Okina John Hensley David Denman James Kyson Lee Daisy Betts
Cinematography	Katsumi Yanagijima
Edited by	Michael Knue Tim Alverson
Music by	Nathan Barr
Production companies	Regency Enterprises New Regency Vertigo Entertainment
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	March 21, 2008 (2008-03-21)
Running time	85 minutes (Theatrical cut) 90 minutes (Unrated cut)
Countries	United States Japan Thailand
Languages	English Japanese
Budget	$8 million[1]
Box office	$48 million[2]

Shutter is a 2008 American supernatural horror film directed by Masayuki Ochiai and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was written by Luke Dawson and is a remake on the 2004 Thai film of the same name. Its story follows newlywed couple Ben and Jane who have just moved to Japan for a promising job opportunity. After a tragic car accident that leads to the death of a young girl, Ben begins noticing strange blurs in many of his fashion shoot photographs, which Jane suspects is the spirit of the dead girl that they killed. The film stars Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor, and Megumi Okina.

It was produced by Regency Enterprises and was released on March 21, 2008.^[3] It grossed $10.4 million in its opening weekend and $48 million worldwide, against an $8 million budget, making the film a box office success, but was negatively received from critics.