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The Ring

Before you die, you see.

6.7(6,931)20021h 55m15

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 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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Status
Released
Budget
$48M
Box office
$249.3M
Language
English
Part of The Ring Collection · 3 films
  • journalist
  • island
  • drowning
  • investigation
  • supernatural
  • horse
  • telephone
  • paranormal
  • remake
  • urban legend
  • curse
  • female protagonist

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Behind the camera

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • TheatricalA7 Feb 2003
  • United StatesUS

    • PremierePG-13Hollywood Film Festival2 Oct 2002
    • TheatricalPG-1318 Oct 2002
    • PhysicalPG-13VHS4 Feb 2003
    • PhysicalPG-13VHS / DVD4 Mar 2003
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1521 Feb 2003
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA 15+14 Nov 2002
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical14A18 Oct 2002
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Premiere1622 Jan 2003
    • Theatrical1630 Jan 2003
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical1514 Feb 2003
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical165 Feb 2003
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1431 Jan 2003
  • ChileCL

    • Theatrical149 Jan 2003
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PremiereFebio Film Festival24 Jan 2003
    • Theatrical15+27 Feb 2003
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical157 Feb 2003

Frequently asked questions

The Ring was released on 18 October 2002.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    10/29/2018

    8/10

    Is she still in the dark place? After the mysterious death of her niece Katie, journalist Rachel Keller starts to investigate an urban legend about a videotape which kills you seven days after watching it. With dire consequences coming her way if she can not solve the mystery.... The sentence, English language remake of successful foreign horror film has been known to instill fear of the wrong kind in many a ge…

  • D

    daniel_carr

    2/13/2026

    5/10

    Was interesting and special effects were good but all comes down to story and they lost the plot at the end, sorry. Didn't make sense they seemed like they had a good idea and wanted to make a horror out of it when the obvious ending would have worked out better. Nice try!

  • G

    Getoff13

    6/3/2026

    Now this is a good movie.Acting and story is very good.You kind of know what will happen but it makes you watch it till the end in one shot without problem.Like a Grudge.Similar for me.Very good. /.7/10

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    TkA

    7/31/2026

    10/10

    **This is probably the best supernatural horror film of all time.** I first saw The Ring in 2006 while house sitting alone one evening. After seeing it in their DVD collection I decided to watch it to overcome boredom.\ \ Without really saying anything about the movie, it was a very disturbing experience all the way through, and after it finished I realized I had made a mistake to watch it alone in the dark at n…

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