Movie

Rings

2017 · 102 min

A grim, suspenseful horror that feels like a slow-burn mystery, with unsettling imagery and a pervasive sense of dread.

Tagline: First you watch it. Then you die.
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.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, death, isolation, guilt
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
death
isolation
guilt
obsession
Places: small town
big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild