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.
Practical Effects
Samara's wet hair remains iconic even in 4K.
Direction
The plane sequence is genuinely bonkers cinema.
Director
F. Javier Gutiérrez
Matilda Lutz
Julia
Alex Roe
Holt Anthony
Johnny Galecki
Gabriel Brown
Vincent D'Onofrio
Galen Burke
Zach Roerig
Carter
Aimee Teegarden
Skye Johnston
Bonnie Morgan
Samara Morgan
Chuck David Willis
Blue
Patrick Walker
Jamal
Laura Slade Wiggins
Faith
Lizzie Brocheré
Kelly
Kayli Carter
Evelyn Borden
Jill Jane Clements
Karen Styx
Andrea Laing
Libby
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was originally conceived as a found-footage prequel called 'The Ring 3D' before being reworked into a sequel. The plane opening was a reshoot added late in production.
The film's attempt to modernize the curse via email and viral video completely misses what made the original videotape so uncanny — physical media's obsolescence IS the horror, not a bug to fix.
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