Plot
A young journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it.
Release Year: 2002
Rating: 7.1/10 (118,262 voted)
Critic's Score: 57/100
Director:
Gore Verbinski
Stars: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox
Storyline Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers (including her niece). There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. If the legend is correct, Rachel will have to run against time to save her son's and her own life.
Writers: Ehren Kruger, Kôji Suzuki
Cast: Naomi Watts
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Rachel
Martin Henderson
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Noah
David Dorfman
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Aidan
Brian Cox
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Richard Morgan
Jane Alexander
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Dr. Grasnik
Lindsay Frost
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Ruth
Amber Tamblyn
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Katie
Rachael Bella
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Becca
Daveigh Chase
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Samara
Shannon Cochran
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Anna Morgan
Sandra Thigpen
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Teacher
Richard Lineback
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Innkeeper
Sasha Barrese
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Girl Teen #1
Tess Hall
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Girl Teen #2
Adam Brody
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Male Teen #1
Filming Locations: 5th Ave & Stewart Street, Seattle, Washington, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $48,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $15,015,393
(USA)
(20 October 2002)
(1981 Screens)
Gross: $128,579,698
(USA)
(2 February 2003)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
This film was originally promoted under the title "Ring," like
Ring, the original Japanese film upon which it is based. Shortly before release, the title was changed to "The Ring".
Goofs:
Continuity:
The way Aidan's tie is tied during the wake, changes between shots (the stripes move around at the knot).
Quotes: Rachel Keller:
I think before you die, you see the ring...
User Review
A Big Scare
Rating:
I must say that I consider myself to be a lover of horror, but much too
often, sex and gore is subsituted for real horror and you don't get that
feeling of genuine fear in the pit of your stomach. Not so with "The
Ring".
Never have I seen a film that has affected me so. The images seem to tug
at your subconscious, at the dark things we keep inside. I haven't been
able to close my eyes without replaying bits of the film behind my
eyelids.
I have slept with the light on since I've seen it, and we can't stop
talking
about it. Hands down, it was the best, the scariest, the creepiest, and
the
most intense horror film ever. The audience in the theater all gripped
their armrests, breathed heavily and felt everything the characters were
experiencing. It was excellent! But beware.... don't expect to leave
"The
Ring" in the movie theater, it will certainly be with you for a long
time.
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