Shutter
2004 1h 37m movie Film Thailand

Shutter

ชัตเตอร์ กดติดวิญญาณ

“The most terrifying images are the ones that are real.”

Shutter ranks #2 among 22 Thailand films released between 2003–2005.

Synopsis

ชัตเตอร์ กดติดวิญญาณ

“The most terrifying images are the ones that are real.”

A young photographer Thun and his girlfriend Jane discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after fleeing the scene of an accident. As they investigate the phenomenon, they find other photographs contain similar supernatural images, that Thun's best friends are being haunted as well, and Jane discovers that her boyfriend has not told her everything. It soon becomes clear that you can not escape your past.

The 2003–2005 Thailand Window

22 Thailand films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Shutter sits at position #2.

  1. My Girl
    #1

    My Girl

    ★ 7.8 · 2003

  2. Shutter

    #2

    Shutter

    ★ 7.2 · 2004

  3. Last Life in the Universe
    #3

    Last Life in the Universe

    ★ 7.2 · 2003

  4. Midnight My Love
    #4

    Midnight My Love

    ★ 7.2 · 2005

  5. Ong-Bak
    #5

    Ong-Bak

    ★ 7.1 · 2003

  6. Citizen Dog
    #6

    Citizen Dog

    ★ 6.8 · 2004

  7. The Overture
    #7

    The Overture

    ★ 6.8 · 2004

  8. Tropical Malady
    #8

    Tropical Malady

    ★ 6.7 · 2004

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Shutter. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2000s Thailand Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shutter premiered. 76 total titles in this decade from Thailand.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
1,077
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #51 of 239 Thailand films indexed here (79th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.9 points above the Thailand average of 6.3/10.

Among Thailand Horror productions specifically: #2 of 62 (top 3%).

Production Details

Primary Country Thailand
Original Language Thai
Production Companies GMM Pictures Co., GMM Tai Hub (GTH), MGM/UA Television, MGM-Pathé Communications, MGM Global Holdings
Runtime 1h 37m
Release Date September 9, 2004
IMDb tt0440803

Themes & Motifs

  • suicide
  • nightmare
  • photographer
  • bangkok
  • thailand
  • thailand
  • flashback
  • revenge
  • car accident
  • polaroid
  • ghost
  • secret lover
  • preserved corpse
  • lights out
  • mental hospital
  • young girl

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