# Ring (1998)

> A journalist races to decode a cursed videotape before its supernatural vengeance reaches her own child.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1794

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Hideo Nakata
- Cast: Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rikiya Ôtaka, Miki Nakatani, Yuko Takeuchi, Hitomi Sato, Yutaka Matsushige, Yōichi Numata
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0178868/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, oppressive, late night horror viewing, halloween

## Synopsis

A chilling investigation into a cursed video leads to terrifying revelations that threaten a family.

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