Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ring easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Ring end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Ring

Name: Ring
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 1998
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rikiya Ôtaka, Miki Nakatani, Yuko Takeuchi

One curse, one cure, one week to find it.

Directed by Hideo Nakata

Produced by KADOKAWA Shoten, Omega Project

199896 min7.1 / 10

A methodical supernatural thriller that builds dread through an inescapable curse, anchored by a journalist's race against time and an unknowable, malevolent force.

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.

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Questions people ask

Is Ring scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Ring easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does Ring end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Ring violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is Ring sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.