# Ring 2 (1999)

> A grieving investigator confronts a lethal haunted videotape while trying to protect a psychic child from Sadako’s legacy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4840

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
- Director: Hideo Nakata
- Cast: Miki Nakatani, Hitomi Sato, Kyoko Fukada, Fumiyo Kohinata, Kenjirou Ishimaru, Yûrei Yanagi, Rikiya Ôtaka, Yōichi Numata
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218553/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, anxious, foreboding, late night horror viewing, j-horror marathon

## Movies like Ring 2

- [Ju-on: The Curse (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/20264)
- [Sadako vs. Kayako (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/252077)
- [Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/40910)
- [Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/6744)
- [One Missed Call 2 (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/8229)
- [Pulse (2001)](https://ember.film/movie/16429)
- [Ju-on: The Grudge 2 (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/4838)
- [Ring (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/1794)
- [Sadako 3D 2 (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/147547)
- [Dark Water (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/6989)

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