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.

Audience Engagement

1,077
Reviews
99th
Review-volume percentile
95th
Popularity percentile

1,077 audience reviews — more than 99% of Thailand films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 95th percentile among Thailand films.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Horror + Mystery in Thailand

18 Thailand titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Shutter itself).

The 2003–2005 Thailand Window

Among 22 Thailand films we catalog from this window, Shutter places #2 — near the top of its class.

  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

The 2000s Thailand Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Thailand, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shutter premiered alongside 8 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 8 other Thailand films in 2004.

The 30th Thailand title from Thailand we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1974).

Our Thailand catalog contains 239 titles in total (190 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Shutter, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • mental hospital · 4
  • polaroid · 2
  • secret lover · 1
  • preserved corpse · 1
  • lights out · 1
  • young girl · 1
  • young girls · 1
  • nightmares · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • flashback · 28
  • bangkok · 20
  • bangkok · 20
  • photographer · 15
  • nightmare · 9
  • car accident · 9
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • revenge · 210
  • ghost · 84
  • thailand · 56
  • thailand · 56
  • suicide · 51

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 CountryThailand
Original LanguageThai
Production CompaniesGMM Pictures Co., GMM Tai Hub (GTH), MGM/UA Television, MGM-Pathé Communications, MGM Global Holdings
Runtime1h 37m
Release DateSeptember 9, 2004
IMDbtt0440803