The Ring
The Ring is a 2002 American psychological supernatural horror film directed by Gore Verbinski from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger, and starring Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson and Brian Cox. It is a remake of Hideo Nakata's 1998 film Ring, based on Koji Suzuki's 1991 novel of the same name. The plot centers on Rachel Keller, a journalist who must figure out a way to escape death after watching a cursed videotape that seemingly kills the viewer seven days after viewing it.
Plot
Teenage girls Katie and Becca discuss an urban legend about a cursed videotape that causes whoever watches it to die in seven days. That night, Katie, who watched it a week ago, is killed by an unseen force.
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| author | Ehren Kruger Hiroshi Takahashi Kōji Suzuki Scott Frank |
|---|---|
| award | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain |
| contentLocation | Seattle Washington |
| director | Gore Verbinski |
| editor | Craig Wood |
| events | supernatural |
| genre | drama horror mystery thriller |
| keywords | adopt birth certificate craft curse drown funeral horse breeder investigative journalism journalist kill phone call possess precognition psychiatric hospital psychically etch images rescue seven days supernatural abilities teenage girl thoughtography urban legend videotape well widow widower |
| musicBy | Hans Zimmer |
| producer | Laurie MacDonald Walter F. Parkes |
| publisher | Asmik Ace DreamWorks Pictures |
| recordedAt | California |
| theme | death ghost japanese serial killer |