Question 1

Is Cure (1997) scary?

Accepted Answer

Mildly — Cure (1997) relies on gore more than on fright. As a psychological film, it scored 4.0/10 for fear, 7.0/10 for atmosphere, and 7.5/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

What is Cure (1997)'s US theatrical release date?

Accepted Answer

Cure (1997)'s US theatrical release date is June 3, 2001.

Question 3

What age is Cure (1997) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Cure (1997) has no MPAA age rating, and Watch Darkly does not assign one either, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 4.0/10 for fear, 7.0/10 for gore, and 6.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the highest score. Content warnings on file: domestic violence and self harm.

Question 4

Who is in the cast of Cure (1997)?

Accepted Answer

Koji Yakusho plays Kenichi Takabe, Masato Hagiwara plays Kunio Mamiya, Tsuyoshi Ujiki plays Makoto Sakuma, Anna Nakagawa plays Fumie Takabe, Yukijiro Hotaru plays Ichiro Kuwano, Yoriko Doguchi plays Dr. Akiko Miyajima, Denden plays OIda, Ren Osugi plays Fujiwara.

Question 5

What are some films like Cure (1997)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Cure (1997) on Watch Darkly include Se7en (1995), Wolfen (1981), Tenebre (1982), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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