The Ring (2002 film)
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| Directed by | Gore Verbinski |
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| Screenplay by | Ehren Kruger |
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| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
| Cinematography | Bojan Bazelli |
| Edited by | Craig Wood |
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| Distributed by | DreamWorks Pictures |
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October 18, 2002 |
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115 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $48 million |
| Box office | $249.3 million |
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| Film score by Hans Zimmer, Henning Lohner, & Martin Tillman | |
| Released | March 15, 2005 |
| Genre | Classical |
| Length | 63:50 |
| Label | Decca |
The Ring is a 2002 American supernatural psychological horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Naomi Watts and Daveigh Chase. It is a remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film Ring, which was based on Ring, a novel by Koji Suzuki about a man who discovers a videotape that turns out to be cursed.
The film was released theatrically on October 18, 2002 and received mostly positive reviews. Many critics praised the reliance on dread and visuals over gore, and the direction along with the screenplay writing, but criticized the character development. The film also grossed over $249 million worldwide on a $48 million production budget, making it one of the highest-grossing horror films of all time. The film was followed by two sequels, The Ring Two (2005) and Rings (2017).
The Ring is notable for being the first American remake of a Japanese horror classic and for paving the way for a number of subsequent "J-horror" remakes, such as The Grudge, Dark Water, Pulse, and One Missed Call.
During a sleepover on one weekend night, two high school students, Katie Embry and Becca Kotler, discuss the urban legend about a cursed videotape that was rumoured to kill anyone 7 days after initially viewing it. Katie confesses to Becca that she watched the said tape with her boyfriend and two other friends last week but Becca assumes that she is trying to frighten her. At 10 PM, Katie witnesses several supernatural occurrences downstairs as she flees upstairs and calls for Becca. However, she notices water leaking out of her bedroom and as she opens the door, an image of a well is displayed on her TV screen as an unseen force rushes towards her and kills her.
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