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The Ring

  • 20022002
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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The Ring (2002)
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A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
357K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,193
208
  • Director
    • Gore Verbinski
  • Writers
    • Ehren Kruger(screenplay)
    • Kôji Suzuki(novel "The Ring")
    • Hiroshi Takahashi(1998 screenplay Ringu)
  • Stars
    • Naomi Watts
    • Martin Henderson
    • Brian Cox
  • Director
    • Gore Verbinski
  • Writers
    • Ehren Kruger(screenplay)
    • Kôji Suzuki(novel "The Ring")
    • Hiroshi Takahashi(1998 screenplay Ringu)
  • Stars
    • Naomi Watts
    • Martin Henderson
    • Brian Cox
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.7KUser reviews
    • 277Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 12 nominations

    Videos4

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    Photos271

    Daveigh Chase in The Ring (2002)
    Daveigh Chase and Naomi Watts in The Ring (2002)
    Martin Henderson and Naomi Watts in The Ring (2002)
    Rachael Bella and Amber Tamblyn in The Ring (2002)
    Brian Cox in The Ring (2002)
    Martin Henderson and Naomi Watts in The Ring (2002)
    Gore Verbinski and Naomi Watts in The Ring (2002)
    Naomi Watts in The Ring (2002)
    Martin Henderson in The Ring (2002)
    David Dorfman and Gore Verbinski in The Ring (2002)
    Naomi Watts in The Ring (2002)
    Naomi Watts in The Ring (2002)

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    Naomi Watts
    Naomi Watts
    • Rachel
    Martin Henderson
    Martin Henderson
    • Noah
    Brian Cox
    Brian Cox
    • Richard Morgan
    David Dorfman
    David Dorfman
    • Aidan
    Jane Alexander
    Jane Alexander
    • Dr. Grasnik
    Lindsay Frost
    Lindsay Frost
    • Ruth
    Amber Tamblyn
    Amber Tamblyn
    • Katie
    Rachael Bella
    Rachael Bella
    • Becca
    Daveigh Chase
    Daveigh Chase
    • Samara
    Shannon Cochran
    Shannon Cochran
    • Anna Morgan
    Sandra Thigpen
    Sandra Thigpen
    • Teacher
    Richard Lineback
    Richard Lineback
    • Innkeeper
    Sasha Barrese
    Sasha Barrese
    • Girl Teen #1
    Tess Hall
    • Girl Teen #2
    Adam Brody
    Adam Brody
    • Male Teen #1
    Alan Blumenfeld
    Alan Blumenfeld
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    Pauley Perrette
    • Beth
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    Joe Chrest
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    • Director
      • Gore Verbinski
    • Writers
      • Ehren Kruger(screenplay)
      • Kôji Suzuki(novel "The Ring")
      • Hiroshi Takahashi(1998 screenplay Ringu) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The "cursed" video is available as an easter egg on the DVD. Select look here and press down and your cursor will disappear. Press Enter. This has an interesting feature; your remote control is disabled. Once the "video" has started playing, you can't stop it, pause it, fast-forward it, or return to the menu. Unless you turn off the TV, you're forced to watch the whole thing. When it's over, the DVD returns to the menu, then you hear a phone ring twice before you're given control over your remote again.
    • Goofs
      When Rachel is searching the Internet for information, the address in the browser points to a file stored on the desktop of a Windows 98 machine. C:\WIN98\Desktop\....etc...
    • Quotes

      Noah: I can't imagine being stuck down a well all alone like that. How long could you survive?

      Rachel Keller: Seven days.

    • Crazy credits
      On the DVD release, the Copyright Warning message is affected by 'interference' much like the intro.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Ring Two (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Hey John
      Written by Scott Leger, Nate Navarro, Eddie Willis, Steve Rude & Curtis Ryker

      Performed by Wide Awake

    User reviews1.7K

    Review
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    7/10
    Visually intense creepfest--different purpose than the original
    This film is the American take on the Japanese original and while it absorbs its source material intact, it twists around its formula a bit in order to make it fit its new surroundings. The story is the same: a journalist, after losing her niece to a mysterious circumstance, investigates and discovers a cursed videotape, which gives a viewer only seven days to live.

    Like its predecessors, the film doesn't spend that much time on the supernatural elements, but focuses more on the mystery. However, The Ring features a lot more supernatural elements immediately and throughout the film than either previous version, perhaps to make more obvious and visceral the impending doom that faces our protagonist. Visually, The Ring has been injected with a shot of adrenaline, being less the brooding mystery of the original and more immediate and menacing. The color palette is colder than Ringu and the story is also more detached and focused on the ghostly mechanics than the human story, which leads the film to be more recognizably intimidating.

    The story itself is a little more mysterious in that the backstory of our villain is rather thin and unexplained. Furthermore, the villain is clearly portrayed as senselessly malevolent; this weakens at least two significant scenes. The ending, I think, is more clever than the previous versions. I like that there is something to the relationship between the protagonist, Rachel, and her ally, Noah, but it still seems a little weak when compared to Ringu--where one line can effortlessly show the development in the relationship.

    As far as a horror movie goes, The Ring is a blunt, but nonetheless creepy example. Losing some of the trappings of its predecessors helps simplify the story for faster flow and to create room for more visual creepiness, but also loses some of the complexity that helped the story have more depth. It's more of impressive frightfest than Ringu, but is a little weaker in story resonance. In the end, that makes The Ring just as effective overall: if you want more chills, catch this version. If you want more meat, catch Ringu. Decent entertainment. 7/10.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ring
    • Filming locations
      • Port Townsend, Washington, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Parkes/MacDonald Image Nation
      • BenderSpink
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $48,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $129,128,133
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,015,393
      • Oct 20, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $249,348,933
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • DTS-ES
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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