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The Ring (2002) -- A young journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it.

Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   73,778 votes
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Director:
Gore Verbinski
Writers (WGA):
Kôji Suzuki (novel)
Ehren Kruger (screenplay)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
18 October 2002 (USA) more
Tagline:
Before you die, you see the ring more
Plot:
A young journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
7 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(114 articles)
Edward Furlong to divorce
 (From Monsters and Critics. 9 July 2009, 2:37 AM, PDT)

Edward Furlong's Wife Files For Divorce
 (From iCelebz. 9 July 2009, 1:16 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Didn't make sense more

Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ring (USA) (pre-release title)
Seven Days (USA) (working title)
Static (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, disturbing images, language and some drug references.
Runtime:
115 min
Country:
USA | Japan
Language:
English
Color:
Color | Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (New Brunswick/Nova Scotia/Prince Edward Island) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Portugal:M/16 | Malaysia:U | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | India:A (cinema release) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (bw) | Ireland:15PG (original rating) | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Israel:16 | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Bern) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39347) | Greece:K-17
Company:
DreamWorks SKG more

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Trivia:
When filming the scene where Samara is walking toward the camera on the tape, the actress, Daveigh Chase, was actually walking backward towards the well. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After breaking into the records room, Noah is looking at Samara's pictures or photo negatives, holding them up to the light. The shot of him shows his fingers covering some of the first picture, but the next shot from his point of view the whole picture is visible and his fingers cannot be seen. more
Quotes:
Rachel Keller: Would you say that I'm gullible?
Noah: No.
Rachel Keller: Easily rattled?
Noah: Definitely not. I mean, you're a little highly strung maybe.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Dead by Dawn (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
HEY JOHN more

FAQ

What is "The Ring" about?
Does the movie show what's on the tape?
How did Samara create the tape, and why?
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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Didn't make sense, 13 November 2002
1/10
Author: fender1514 from Madison, WI

This movie had potential to be very frightening but I just didn't feel it. I was the most scared when they switched scenes and would play a screeching sound and show an eyeball or a ring between the shots. The whole point was that the girl wanted people to hear her story but why would she kill them once they did? If she had this amazing power to just kill someone, why wouldn't she just kill the people who didn't know about her or some how make them find out her story. A lot of stuff wasn't even explained like how did she make the tape? It seems kind of impossible to me that a tape just appears somewhere. The girl looked pretty freaky but other than that, this movie was not scary.

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