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HorrorMystery

The Ring

- Before you die, you see the Ring.

Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed 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 so she can save herself and her son.

Release Date : 2002-10-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : DreamWorks PicturesBenderSpinkParkes/MacDonald Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : RingSeven DaysStatic

Cast

Naomi Watts

Character Name : Rachel Keller

Original Name : Naomi Watts

Gender : Female

Martin Henderson

Character Name : Noah Clay

Original Name : Martin Henderson

Gender : Male

David Dorfman

Character Name : Aidan Keller

Original Name : David Dorfman

Gender : Male

Brian Cox

Character Name : Richard Morgan

Original Name : Brian Cox

Gender : Male

Jane Alexander

Character Name : Dr. Grasnik

Original Name : Jane Alexander

Gender : Female

Lindsay Frost

Character Name : Ruth Embry

Original Name : Lindsay Frost

Gender : Female

Amber Tamblyn

Character Name : Katie Embry

Original Name : Amber Tamblyn

Gender : Female

Rachael Bella

Character Name : Rebecca Kotler

Original Name : Rachael Bella

Gender : Female

Daveigh Chase

Character Name : Samara Morgan

Original Name : Daveigh Chase

Gender : Female

Shannon Cochran

Character Name : Anna Morgan

Original Name : Shannon Cochran

Gender : Female

Sandra Thigpen

Character Name : Teacher

Original Name : Sandra Thigpen

Gender : Female

Richard Lineback

Character Name : Innkeeper

Original Name : Richard Lineback

Gender : Male

Sasha Barrese

Character Name : Girl Teen #1

Original Name : Sasha Barrese

Gender : Female

Tess Hall

Character Name : Girl Teen #2

Original Name : Tess Hall

Gender : Female

Adam Brody

Character Name : Male Teen #1

Original Name : Adam Brody

Gender : Male

Alan Blumenfeld

Character Name : Harvey

Original Name : Alan Blumenfeld

Gender : Male

Pauley Perrette

Character Name : Beth

Original Name : Pauley Perrette

Gender : Female

Joe Chrest

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Joe Chrest

Gender : Male

Stephanie Erb

Character Name : Donna

Original Name : Stephanie Erb

Gender : Female

Joanna Lin Black

Character Name : Cashier

Original Name : Joanna Lin Black

Gender : Female

Michael Spound

Character Name : Dave Embry

Original Name : Michael Spound

Gender : Male

Art Frankel

Character Name : Cal

Original Name : Art Frankel

Gender : Male

Billy Lloyd

Character Name : Darby Grasnik

Original Name : Billy Lloyd

Gender : Male

Sara Rue

Character Name : Babysitter

Original Name : Sara Rue

Gender : Female

Keith Campbell

Character Name : Ship's Mate

Original Name : Keith Campbell

Gender : Male

Ronald William Lawrence

Character Name : Library Clerk

Original Name : Ronald William Lawrence

Gender : Male

Lindsey Stoddart

Character Name : Grad Student

Original Name : Lindsey Stoddart

Gender : Female

Joe Sabatino

Character Name : Orderly

Original Name : Joe Sabatino

Gender : Male

Aixa Clemente

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Aixa Clemente

Gender : Female

Coleen Maloney

Character Name : Mourner #1

Original Name : Coleen Maloney

Gender : Female

Catherine Paolone

Character Name : Mourner #2

Original Name : Catherine Paolone

Gender : Female

Maura McNamara

Character Name : Girl on Ferry

Original Name : Maura McNamara

Gender : Female

David Povall

Character Name : Girl's Father

Original Name : David Povall

Gender : Male

Gary Carlos Cervantes

Character Name : Painter

Original Name : Gary Carlos Cervantes

Gender : Male

Chuck Hicks

Character Name : Ferry Worker

Original Name : Chuck Hicks

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Is she still in the dark place? After the mysterious death of her niece Katie, journalist Rachel Keller starts to investigate an urban legend about a videotape which kills you seven days after watching it. With dire consequences coming her way if she can not solve the mystery.... The sentence, English language remake of successful foreign horror film has been known to instill fear of the wrong kind in many a genre fan. So when it was announced that Gore Verbinski was to remake Hideo Nakata's terrifying nerve shredder, Ringu, the reaction in horror circles was akin to someone urinating on your chips. Refreshing to report then that The Ring is a candidate for best American remake and proof positive that remakes sometimes can be a good thing. Starring Naomi Watts (who is terrific) as Rachel, Verbinski and writer Ehren Kruger (adapting from Kôji Suzuki's novel) successfully transfer the atmospherics of Nakata's piece to a dank and eerie Seattle. It's with atmosphere that The Ring starts to play on your nerves, because after viewing the creepy and unsettling tape itself, we ourselves have been set up for the race against the clock theme that is driving Rachel on. So as the mystery starts to unravel, and sadness threatens to take a hold, the story quickly shifts direction to give horror one of its most baddest and cruelest characters. It's the kind of impact that crawls under your skin and refuses to move when you are trying to sleep at night. Though the story has been streamlined from its source, The Ring still has a bit too much filler in its meaty structure. Feeling a need to give Watts a quest among quests, Verbinski almost over cooks the mystery essence of the plot. However, with much relief he reins it in to stop any sort of scooby doo like nonsense detracting from the creepy sense of dread that has been built up previously. The ending here works a treat, but it is a tone down from the source and with that it's not even close to Nakata's version, and just maybe it has something to do with Dream Works wanting to secure a PG-13 rating? What is left though is a truly suspenseful and unsettling thriller - come horror film. One that even on revisits manages to bother and keep one on the edge of the seat. It made an $80 million profit in America alone, ensuring that a sequel was sure to follow. Now was that one a bad idea! 8/10