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7.1
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Critic Mark Dinning
rated 8

As modern horror, it's a firecracker up the genre's ass. Make sure you take a date - this is so spooky you can pull the 'yawning arm over shoulder' move and get away with it.

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Cast & Crew

Gore Verbinski
Director
Brian Cox
As Richard Morgan
Keith Campbell
As Ship's Mate
Naomi Watts
As Rachel Keller
Chuck Hicks
As Ferry Worker
Joe Chrest
As Doctor
Adam Brody
As Male Teen #1
Jane Alexander
As Dr. Grasnik

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In this chilling horror-mystery, a journalist investigates a cursed videotape that's rumored to cause the viewer's death within seven days. Despite her initial skepticism, she tracks down the tape and watches it, only to find herself racing against time to uncover its dark secrets. As the deadly countdown begins, she must confront her own mortality and face the terrifying truth behind the Ring. With each passing day, the stakes grow higher, and Rachel must use all her wits to save herself and her son from the clutches of this supernatural menace. Will she be able to break the curse before it's too late?

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Ring include Event Horizon, Silent Hill, The Devil's Advocate, The Invasion, The Others, The Faculty.

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The Ring was released in theaters on October 18, 2002.