# The Ring (2002)

> A determined journalist races to decode a lethal videotape’s supernatural mystery before its seven-day curse reaches her family.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/448

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery
- Director: Gore Verbinski
- Cast: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox, Jane Alexander, Lindsay Frost, Amber Tamblyn, Rachael Bella
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298130/

## Ember's analysis

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

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