Pulse (2006 film)

Pulse
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJim Sonzero
Screenplay byWes Craven
Ray Wright
Based onPulse
by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Produced byAnant Singh
Brian Cox
Michael Leahy
Joel Soisson
Starring
CinematographyMark Plummer
Edited byBob Mori
Robert K. Lambert
Kirk M. Morri
Music byElia Cmiral
Production
companies
Distributed byDimension Films
Release date
  • August 11, 2006 (2006-08-11)
Running time
86 minutes
Country
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20.5 million
Box office$30 million

Pulse is a 2006 American techno-horror film directed by Jim Sonzero, written by Sonzero and Wes Craven, and starring Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder and Christina Milian. It is an English-language adaptation of the 2001 Japanese film.

The film was released on August 11, 2006 by Dimension Films. Despite being a moderate success, grossing $30 million on a $20.5 million budget, it was poorly reviewed by critics, who deemed it inferior to the original. The film spawned two direct-to-video sequels, Pulse 2: Afterlife and Pulse 3, both released in 2008.