The Ring (2002)
Directed by Gore Verbinski · 115 min · Horror, Mystery
39.9 TOPICAL score · #2,682 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Ring (2002, directed by Gore Verbinski) has a TOPICAL score of 39.9 - ranked 2,682 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and historical impact, and lowest on critics. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain. Critics: 71% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 57. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (6,928 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 51 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics71% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 57
- AudienceTMDB 6.7/10 (6,928 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 51 languages
- Still read133,582 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Naomi Watts (actor #226), Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox (actor #578)