The Ring

Theatrical - Wide 2002-10-18

Cast Naomi Watts Martin Henderson David Dorfman Brian Cox Jane Alexander
Directed by Gore Verbinski
Written by Ehren Kruger

Box Office Gross: $249,348,933

Running Time: 115 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: DreamWorks Pictures, BenderSpink, Parkes+MacDonald Production

Genres: Horror Mystery

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Synopsis

Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video… and watches... See more it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring in order to save herself and her son.

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