Ring (1998)
リング
One curse, one cure, one week to find it.
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Ring rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.2/10· 82K votes
Rotten Tomatoes98%
TMDb7.1/10· 2K votesWith 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.2/10 on IMDb, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About Ring
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
Cast of Ring
Nanako Matsushima
as Reiko Asakawa
Hiroyuki Sanada
as Ryuji Takayama
Rikiya Ôtaka
as Yoichi Asakawa
Miki Nakatani
as Mai Takano
Yuko Takeuchi
as Tomoko Oishi
Hitomi Sato
as Masami Kurahashi
Yutaka Matsushige
as Yoshino
Yōichi Numata
as Takashi Yamamura
Katsumi Muramatsu
as Koichi Asakawa
Masako
as Shizuko Yamamura
Rie Ino'o
as Sadako Yamamura
Daisuke Ban
as Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma
Ring facts
- Original title
- リング
- Budget
- $1.2M
- Box office
- $19.4M
- Collection
- Ring Collection
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Methodical horror building creates sustained tension effectively
- •Cultural specificity of J-Horror atmosphere resonates universally
- •Curse premise remains genuinely unsettling and thought-provoking
What the audience disliked
- •Slow burn approach may feel tedious to impatient horror fans
- •Visual effects show age compared to contemporary standards
Trailer
Where to watch Ring(US)
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