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The Spiral

1998 · 97 min

A slow, brooding horror-mystery that feels like a grim procedural haunted by a ghost, with a cold, unsettling atmosphere and a twisty plot that demands close attention.

Directed by: George Iida
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Starring: Koichi Sato, Miki Nakatani, Hinako Saeki

Overview: A young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same cursed videotape that caused the death of the friend's wife and son, which is haunted by the curse of Sadako, a relentless spirit.

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Directed by: George Iida
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Starring: Koichi Sato, Miki Nakatani, Hinako Saeki

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
grief
obsession
identity
fate
Places: big city
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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Ring Collection

RingMovie · 1998
The SpiralMovie · 1998 This title
Ring 2Movie · 1999
Ring 0Movie · 2000
Sadako 3DMovie · 2012
Sadako 3D 2Movie · 2013
Sadako vs. KayakoMovie · 2016
SadakoMovie · 2019
Sadako DXMovie · 2022

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