Rings

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Rings

PG-13

Released Feb 3, 2017

1h 37m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A young woman (Matilda Lutz) becomes worried about her boyfriend (Alex Roe) when he explores a dark subculture surrounding a mysterious videotape said to kill the watcher seven days after he has viewed it. 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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Critics Consensus

Rings may offer ardent fans of the franchise a few threadbare thrills, but for everyone else, it may feel like an endless loop of muddled mythology and rehashed plot points.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Overall, RINGS is sadly disappointing.

Rated: D

Mar 22, 2017

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

The cursed video now looks like an experimental film made by somebody who has watched more Marilyn Manson videos than Stan Brackhage pieces. It does, however, provide clues to a mystery that really isn't worth solving.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 3, 2017

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Valerie Complex

Black Girl Nerds

The characters are grossly incompetent, in addition to being vapid, and devoid of common sense. They each deserved what they get because each death meant the film was closer to ending.

Rated: 0.5/5

Feb 20, 2017

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The repetitive nature of the story soon takes over.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 24, 2024

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Can a horror movie that isn't scary still be called a horror movie?

Rated: 1/5

Mar 4, 2021

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

Rings is a special kind of awful. It's not scary, or thrilling, or suspenseful, or remotely interesting. It's a complete drag of a movie.

Rated: D+

Jul 13, 2020

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Kawaii H

The Ring is one of my all-time favorite movie series. And this one single-handedly ruined it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Josh A

I can understand the hate for this one. The plot can get a bit weird at times. But, that being said, I liked it. For starters, it was nice to see a return to the books: this movie was a loose adaptation of Spiral, the second novel in the Ring series. It was also nice to see a return to the Rings in the short film, although I'm glad they didn't do a full movie about it because we already got that. It was also nice seeing more about Samara's origins and I hope we eventually get a Samara origin movie akin to Ring 0: Birthday. The ending is the best part though. It's where the Spiral inspirations are seen most, with Samara being reborn and the video going viral, similar to the fact that in the Japanese films and the novel series, Sadako kills via a thing called the Ring Virus. It leaves it wide open for a fourth movie, which I hope we eventually get. Also the tension as "rebirth" is slowly spelt out is amazing. Overall, good movie. Next up, nothing! That is the end of my big watch-through of the Ring series. I will edit this when the next movie comes out to say "Next up, (whatever the next one is called)!", but as of now, that ends it. What an amazing series. Can't wait for more Ring movies! As, let's face it: it's only a matter of time before we get more.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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James B

Although it doesn't add many new things to the franchise rings is still an enjoyable movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/21/24

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Saif R

Rachel and aidans absence in this Was so controversial, it left us an unanswered questions about their Fate and what happend to them and Where they are, i Will Never forgive them for not bringing back Naomi Watts, Rachel and Aidan story deserves a conclusion and a closure.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/17/24

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B P

‘Rings' Doesn't Live Up to its Incredible Potential

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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It was horrible. i wasted 1 whole hour and 42 minutes on this piece of garbage. and it wasn't even making sense until someone explained it to me, aka my best friend. don't waste your time with this horrible movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/24

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F. Javier Gutiérrez

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Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz

Julia

Alex Roe

Holt

Johnny Galecki

Gabriel

Vincent D'Onofrio

Burke

Aimee Teegarden

Skye

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Synopsis

A young woman (Matilda Lutz) becomes worried about her boyfriend (Alex Roe) when he explores a dark subculture surrounding a mysterious videotape said to kill the watcher seven days after he has viewed it. 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.

Director: F. Javier Gutiérrez
Producer: Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald
Screenwriter: David Loucka, Jacob Aaron Estes, Akiva Goldsman
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures International, Benderspink, Vertigo Entertainment, Parkes/MacDonald, Waddieish Claretrap
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexuality|Brief Drug Material|Thematic Elements|Violence/Terror)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 3, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 21, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.8M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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