Ring

Ring

One curse, one cure, one week to find it

Rating

3.5 (1)

Release Date

1/31/1998

Runtime

96 mins

Overview

A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$1,200,000

Revenue

$19,400,000

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A methodical descent into supernatural dread where curiosity itself becomes a curse. The film builds a suffocating sense that the rules are unknowable and the clock is always ticking.

Mood

Dread-soakedTenseUnsettlingParanoid

Themes

SurvivalObsessionIsolation

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

Reviews

Ring Collection

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