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The Ring

PG-13 Released Oct 18, 2002 1h 55m Horror Mystery & Thriller TRAILER for List
71% Tomatometer 210 Reviews 48% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
It sounds like just another urban legend -- a videotape filled with nightmarish images leads to a phone call foretelling the viewer's death in exactly seven days. Newspaper reporter Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) is skeptical of the story until four teenagers all die mysteriously exactly one week after watching just such a tape. Allowing her investigative curiosity to get the better of her, Rachel tracks down the video and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery.
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With little gore and a lot of creepy visuals, The Ring gets under your skin, thanks to director Gore Verbinski's haunting sense of atmosphere and an impassioned performance from Naomi Watts.

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Keith Phipps AV Club Gore Verbinski creates an air of dread that begins with the first scene and never lets up, subtly incorporating elements from the current wave of Japanese horror films along the way. Rated: B+ Jul 25, 2014 Full Review David Edelstein Slate The filmmakers have wisely stayed close to the original's mood, which is somber and flat, with quick (near-subliminal) inserts and a soundtrack full of watery-grave groans and murmurs. Jul 25, 2014 Full Review Richard Schickel TIME Magazine An edgy, watchable film, but one that makes you feel more squeamish than screamish. Jul 25, 2014 Full Review Elisa Guimarães Collider The Ring is one of those rare movies that gain something when you watch it at home instead of in theaters. Jan 29, 2024 Full Review Kristy Strouse Wonderfully Weird and Horrifying The Ring captivates audiences with its original concept, atmospheric horror, psychological thrills, compelling characters, and a twist ending that resonates long after the credits roll. Nov 8, 2023 Full Review Rick Romancito The Taos News It created a myth, one that drew upon the supernatural and, like assembling a dark puzzle, elements of modern life such as video recordings, technology, and most effectively a mystery full of portent. Rated: B+ Oct 29, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Rebecca One of my favorite horror movies! I was excited to see it again in the theatre:) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/24/22 Full Review Jakeem B The Blue/Green filter goes crazyyyyyy lol. It adds a nice vibey style to the movie but sometimes it can be a bit much… not really anything id hold against the movie, it was just very noticeable Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review m s meh, put me to sleep. I assume the original is better Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/10/24 Full Review e6e 6 This film is average at best. It is entertaining for the first half, however, the second half drags on and lacks any more gore or creepy visuals. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/04/24 Full Review e6 e This film is average at best. It is entertaining for the first half, however, the second half drags on and lacks any more gore or creepy visuals. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/04/24 Full Review Jasmine H In it's day, the movie was THE ISH. Probably the only thing I have ever seen multiple times in theaters. Probably wouldn't scare me now but the tension and the build up to that scene, that scene you all know what I'm talking about, the collective scream in the audience when it came was magical. I imagine something like that is true about The Exorcist. In 2000 when this movie came out it was not possible alone nor collectively in a theater to be scared quite the same way but there's something to be said for a work that captures a time like that. I imagine the score is lower because all these young people heard about it and thought it was going to be so good but they've been pampered with even more interesting horror given birth to by this film and think, what's the big deal? Aside from that absolutely priceless build-up, which I fully admit was probably one so maximally enjoyed in the theater, the other thing was that all the character choices were logical. There was no long drawn out disbeliever, no stupid falls, no re-entering a dark room. In the context of extraordinary events, the behavior choices were all rational and I don't know why it's comically hard for a lot of movies to do that, they can't seem to find a way to their scene without having characters do something dumb, but this movie was gripping in its acting, the color, the tension of the scenes, and you were never taken out of the element or unnecessarily agitated because some character was an idiot. Even though that schtick does work, it doesn't make a horror movie great. There's a lot a person more versed in these things could say, but truly a solid movie. . Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis It sounds like just another urban legend -- a videotape filled with nightmarish images leads to a phone call foretelling the viewer's death in exactly seven days. Newspaper reporter Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) is skeptical of the story until four teenagers all die mysteriously exactly one week after watching just such a tape. Allowing her investigative curiosity to get the better of her, Rachel tracks down the video and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery.
Director
Gore Verbinski
Producer
Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald
Screenwriter
Ehren Kruger, Scott Frank, Kôji Suzuki
Distributor
DreamWorks SKG
Production Co
DreamWorks SKG
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Disturbing Images|Some Drug References|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 18, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$128.6M
Runtime
1h 55m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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