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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   73,661 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:
(112 articles)
The Author Of The Ring and Dark Water Brings You Toilet Horror.  While On The Toilet.
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Horribly Overrated more

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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
Colour:
Colour | Colour (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

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The tree with the fiery red leaves featured in the movie is a Japanese maple. The fruit of this tree is known as a "samara". more
Goofs:
Continuity: Mr Morgan tells Rachel to leave his house, he opens the door and you can see that the day is very sunny, when he closes the door, it's full of fog and very cloudy. more
Quotes:
Doctor: Your parents love you, Samara.
Samara Morgan: Not Daddy.
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Movie Connections:
Edited into The Ring Two (2005) more
Soundtrack:
HEY JOHN more

FAQ

Does the movie show what's on the tape?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Horribly Overrated, 30 November 2002
1/10
Author: mastermoviecritic from Marlborough, MA

This movie was terrible. I can't believe the amount of hype that this movie received. I went in expecting a movie that would be somewhat scary but all I got was a movie that was laughable at best. Let's see, there were so many weak points, it's hard to know where to start.

1. The lack of a coherent plot severely crippled this movie. It took too long to figure out what was actually going on and the ending was a tad lame. The ending didn't really answer any questions and at best, added to the confusion.

2. The lack of good acting skills also hurt this movie. In my opinion, the best character by far was the little boy. Everybody else was just gravy.

3. The capabilities of Samara were not scary, but just so far out there that it didn't make any sense. With the abilities that Samara was given, she should've been able to destroy everybody...weird...she didn't...

4. This movie was just plain overrated. If this is what is considered very scary, people need to watch the classics again. To relate this movie to The Exorcist does not do The Exorcist justice. That movie was truly scary. The Ring went for some cheap scares and it shows.

In the end, this movie was pretty poor. Too often, the standards of the general public falls when they view a string of weak movies. This movie might be scary compared to what has been released lately, but it is nowhere near the quality of The Exorcist.

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