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Rings

Rings

First you watch it. Then you die.

20175.01h 42m

Overview

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.

Directed by F. Javier Gutiérrez
Written by Akiva Goldsman, Kōji Suzuki, David Loucka
Produced by Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $83.1M

Top Cast

Matilda Lutz

Matilda Lutz

Julia

Alex Roe

Alex Roe

Holt Anthony

Johnny Galecki

Johnny Galecki

Gabriel Brown

Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

Galen Burke

Zach Roerig

Zach Roerig

Carter

Aimee Teegarden

Aimee Teegarden

Skye Johnston

Bonnie Morgan

Bonnie Morgan

Samara Morgan

Chuck David Willis

Chuck David Willis

Blue

Patrick Walker

Patrick Walker

Jamal

Laura Slade Wiggins

Laura Slade Wiggins

Faith

Themes & Keywords

investigationsupernaturalhallucinationsequelurban legendcursefemale protagonistvhsdeathmaggotrape and revengeseven daysvideo tapewatersuspensefuldepressingbaffled

About Rings

Rings is a horror film released in 2017 exploring themes of investigation, supernatural, hallucination, sequel, urban legend, curse. Directed by F. Javier Gutiérrez, it stars Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki. 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.

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