The Ring is a 2003 horror film starring Naomi Watts. A journalist (Watts) investigates the mysterious death of four teenagers and discovers an urban legend about a cursed videotape that kills anyone who watches it within seven days. She watches the tape to solve the mystery and must now try to save her son and herself from dying in a week. The film is set in suburban areas and directed by Gore Verbinski, with a budget of $48 million. It spawned several similar supernatural horror films involving cursed videos or images.

1. Fact File for The Ring
Film title:
The Ring
Plot:
Rachel Keller is journalist-investigating videotape that may have killed
four teenagers (including her niece). There is an urban legend about this
tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. If the legend is
correct, Rachel will have to run against time to save her son's and her
own life.
Setting:
Suburban House area
Main actors and there characters:
Naomi Watts as Rachel
Martin Henderson as Noah
David Dorfman as Aidan
Dave Chase as Samara
Brian Cox as Richard Morgan
The director and producer:
Gore Verbinski
Tagline:
Before you die, you see the ring
Release Date:
21st February 2003
Running time:
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2. 115 minutes
Country of origin:
USA and Japan
Budget:
$48,000,000 (£29, 752,704)
Production companies:
DreamWorks SKG, Macdonalds/ Parkes Productions, BenderSpink
Certificate:
Certificate 15
Films that are similar:
The grudge, [REC], Mirrors, The Shinning, Vacancy, Case 39, Saw, Devil, I
Know What You Did Last Summer, Hide & Seek and many more…
Film Poster and Snaps from the Film
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