The Ring

The Ring

2002 · 115 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.7 (6,692 votes)
Dir. Gore Verbinski · Starring Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox, Jane Alexander, Lindsay Frost · Music Hans Zimmer · The Ring Collection

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Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring in order to save herself and her son.

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A pervasive sense of dread permeates this chilling journey into the unknown. It's an unsettling, atmospheric experience, building psychological suspense through its iconic, desaturated visuals and a relentless, ticking-clock tension. You'll feel the creeping horror long after the credits roll.

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