Film · 2002 · PG-13 · 1h 55m · Horror, Mystery
The Ring
Gore Verbinski
Before you die, you see
Seen · Aug 6
Synopsis
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.
Reception
- Critics
- 72%
- Audience
- 48%
Critics mostly admired this remake for its slow-building unease, bleak Pacific Northwest look and preference for eerie imagery over blood. Naomi Watts's performance and Gore Verbinski's atmosphere were singled out. Audience reaction was much cooler than critical reaction.
Sources: Rotten Tomatoes
Box office
- Budget
- $48M
- Domestic
- $129M
- Worldwide
- $249M
Source: Box Office Mojo, as of Sep 30
Cast
Naomi WattsRachel Keller
Martin HendersonNoah Clay
David DorfmanAidan Keller
Jane AlexanderDr. Grasnik
Lindsay FrostRuth Embry
Amber TamblynKatie Embry
Crew
Hiroshi TakahashiWriter
Aug 6, 2026
The videotape that kills you when you watch it or the one night a year when sex is legal?
