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Movie

The Ring

2002PG-131h 55m6.7 / 10

Before you die, you see

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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Checked Sep 4, 2026

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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.

More about The Ring

Cast

Naomi WattsRachel Keller
Martin HendersonNoah Clay
David DorfmanAidan Keller
Brian CoxRichard Morgan
Jane AlexanderDr. Grasnik
Lindsay FrostRuth Embry
Amber TamblynKatie Embry
Rachael BellaRebecca Kotler

Credits

Directed by
Gore Verbinski
Written by
Ehren Kruger, Hiroshi Takahashi, Kōji Suzuki

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Collection
The Ring Collection
Budget
$48M
Box office
$249.3M

Production

  • DreamWorks PicturesUnited States
  • BenderSpinkUnited States
  • Parkes+MacDonald ProductionUnited States

Themes

absurdcabin in the woodscursedrowningfemale protagonistghosthorseintense