
Rings (2017)
First you watch it. Then you die.
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Rings rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 8% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 4.5/10 on IMDb and 25/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Rings
Julia becomes worried about her boyfriend Holt when he explores the dark urban legend of a mysterious videotape said to kill the watcher seven days after viewing. She sacrifices herself to save her boyfriend and in doing so makes a horrifying discovery: there is a "movie within the movie" that no one has ever seen before.
Cast of Rings

Matilda Lutz
as Julia

Alex Roe
as Holt Anthony

Johnny Galecki
as Gabriel Brown

Vincent D'Onofrio
as Galen Burke

Zach Roerig
as Carter

Aimee Teegarden
as Skye Johnston

Bonnie Morgan
as Samara Morgan

Chuck David Willis
as Blue

Patrick Walker
as Jamal

Laura Slade Wiggins
as Faith

Lizzie Brocheré
as Kelly
- D
Drew Grey
as Sam
Rings facts
- Budget
- $25M
- Box office
- $83.1M
- Collection
- The Ring Collection
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •curse premise offers classic horror-thriller mythology foundation
- •female protagonist navigates supernatural mystery threat
- •supernatural horror genre delivers atmospheric tension setup
What the audience disliked
- •depressing tone overwhelms entertainment value throughout film
- •hallucination elements confuse narrative clarity and logic
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