The Ring
2002 · Directed by Gore Verbinski
A journalist watches a cursed videotape and has seven days to break the curse. A dead girl crawls out of a TV. A franchise was born.
Why It's Cult
The Ring is Gore Verbinski's remake of Hideo Nakata's Ringu and one of the rare Hollywood J-horror adaptations that actually works. Naomi Watts's grief-investigator energy carries the whole thing. The horse-ferry scene. The well. The static. Redefined 2000s horror aesthetics single-handedly and spawned a decade of imitators.
The Plot, Officially
Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers (including her niece). There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. If the legend is correct, Rachel will have to run against time to save her son's and her own life.
Starring
Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox
Where to Watch
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