The Ring (2002)
Directed by Gore Verbinski / Armand Mastroianni
Genres - Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Supernatural Horror |
Release Date - Oct 2, 2002 (USA - Unknown), Oct 18, 2002 (USA) |
Run Time - 115 min. |
Countries - Japan, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
A disturbing videotape appears to hold the power of life and death over those who view it in this offbeat thriller. A strange videotape begins making the rounds in a town in the Pacific Northwest; it is full of bizarre and haunting images, and after watching it, many viewers receive a telephone call in which they are warned they will die in seven days. A handful of teenagers who watched the tape while spending a weekend at a cabin in the mountains scoff at the threat, but as predicted, they all die suddenly on the same night. Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts), the aunt of one of the ill-fated teens, is a journalist who has decided to investigate the matter and travels West with her young son, Aidan (David Dorfman), a troubled child who has been drawing pictures of strange and ominous visions. Rachel managed to find the cabin in the woods and watches the video herself; afterward, she receives the same phone call, and realizes she must solve the puzzle of the video and the person or persons behind it within a week. Rachel turns to her ex, Noah (Martin Henderson), an expert in video technology, who at first is convinced the story is a hoax until he digs deeper into the mystery. The Ring was adapted from a 1996 Japanese film by Hideo Nakata, which became a massive box-office success in Asia and spawned two sequels.
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video-tape, legend [fable], folk-tales, investigation, reporter, death, ghost, mother, psychic-phenomena, son, television, cabin, horse-breeder, telephone, mental-institution