Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- foreboding
- oppressive
- late night horror marathon
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's haunting atmosphere, creepy visuals, and Naomi Watts's performance while finding the storytelling and explanations uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rachel's investigation centers on a videotape said to kill its viewers seven days after they watch it.
The videotape spreads an apparently supernatural death sentence through ordinary viewing and telephone contact.
The film emphasizes creepy visuals, disturbing imagery, and haunting atmosphere over explicit gore.
Rachel must uncover the tape's mystery while trying to save her son Aidan and herself.
Films like The Ring, and why
Ringu
shares supernatural investigation, cursed media, psychological horror, and an oppressive atmosphere
The Grudge
shares supernatural mystery, disturbing imagery, child-centered stakes, and slow-building dread
The Mothman Prophecies
shares an investigative protagonist confronting an urban legend through eerie visual storytelling and paranormal menace
Movie Details
- Director
- Gore Verbinski
- Release Date
- 2002-10-18
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (6897)
Cast
- Naomi Watts
- Martin Henderson
- David Dorfman
- Brian Cox
- Jane Alexander
- Lindsay Frost
- Amber Tamblyn
- Rachael Bella
- Daveigh Chase
- Shannon Cochran
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Ring about?
- A determined journalist races to decode a lethal videotape’s supernatural mystery before its seven-day curse reaches her family.
- What is The Ring like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Ring as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Ring violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Ring as mild.
- What did critics think of The Ring?
- Critics broadly praised the film's haunting atmosphere, creepy visuals, and Naomi Watts's performance while finding the storytelling and explanations uneven.
- Which films are like The Ring?
- Films with a similar feel include Ringu, The Grudge, and The Mothman Prophecies.
- How long is The Ring?
- The Ring runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Ring?
- In United States, The Ring streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
