Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- foreboding
- tense
- late night horror
- supernatural movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel intermittently tense but undermined by horror clichés, an implausible screenplay, and dull execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The cursed tape remains the mechanism through which Samara's supernatural threat reaches victims.
Rachel must protect Aidan after recognizing that Samara has returned as an immediate danger to her son.
Samara Morgan is presented as an evil ghost child whose presence drives the film’s visions and attacks.
The plot places supernatural danger around Rachel and Aidan’s family life, including the disturbing bathtub imagery.
Films like The Ring Two, and why
The Ring
supernatural ghost horror centered on a cursed visual object and escalating maternal terror
The Grudge
psychological ghost horror using eerie visions, child-centered supernatural danger, and jump scares
The Sixth Sense
mainstream supernatural horror featuring an ominous child apparition and a parent protecting a vulnerable child
Movie Details
- Director
- Hideo Nakata
- Release Date
- 2005-03-10
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (2534)
Cast
- Naomi Watts
- Simon Baker
- David Dorfman
- Elizabeth Perkins
- Gary Cole
- Sissy Spacek
- Ryan Merriman
- Emily VanCamp
- Kelly Overton
- James Lesure
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- 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 Two about?
- A mother races to shield her son from the returning ghost child behind a lethal cursed videotape.
- What is The Ring Two like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Ring Two as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Ring Two violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Ring Two as mild.
- What did critics think of The Ring Two?
- Critics broadly found the sequel intermittently tense but undermined by horror clichés, an implausible screenplay, and dull execution.
- Which films are like The Ring Two?
- Films with a similar feel include The Ring, The Grudge, and The Sixth Sense.
- How long is The Ring Two?
- The Ring Two runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Ring Two?
- In United States, The Ring Two streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
