The Ring
2002 · 1h 55m · Horror, Mystery · United States of America · Rated PG-13 (US)
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.
Directed by
Gore VerbinskiBased on the novel by
Kōji Suzuki6.7Smart score
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RatingPG-13 (US)
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