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The Ring Two
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2005 American film directed by Hideo Nakata
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The Ring Two is a 2005 American horror film directed by Hideo Nakata and written by Ehren Kruger. It serves as the sequel to The Ring and was produced by Laurie MacDonald and Walter F. Parkes. The cast includes Naomi Watts, Simon Baker, David Dorfman, and Elizabeth Perkins. The film was distributed by DreamWorks and Netflix, with a runtime of 110 minutes.
Set in Oregon, the movie features a supernatural main subject and is classified as psychological horror fiction. It was released in English and received a PG-13 rating. The film’s budget was 50000000, and it generated revenue of 161451538.
Critically, The Ring Two holds a 5.4 rating on IMDb based on 105941 votes. It has a Metascore of 44 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 21%. The film received 2 wins and 11 nominations. Its tagline is "Fear comes full circle."
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Cast
- Naomi Watts as Rachel Keller
- Simon Baker as Max Rourke
- David Dorfman as Aidan Keller
- Elizabeth Perkins as Dr. Emma Temple
- Gary Cole as Martin Savide
- Sissy Spacek as Evelyn
Themes
- based on novel or book
- nightmare
- nun
- son
- bath tub
- sequel
- remake
- vision
- mental institution
- woman reporter
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Ratings
IMDb
5.4/10
105,225 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
21%
Metacritic
44/100
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 wins & 11 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Hideo Nakata
- Written by
- Ehren Kruger
- Based on
- Ring , by Koji Suzuki
- Produced by
- Walter F. Parkes Laurie MacDonald
- Starring
- Naomi Watts Simon Baker David Dorfman Elizabeth Perkins Sissy Spacek
- Cinematography
- Gabriel Beristain
- Edited by
- Michael N. Knue
- Music by
- Henning Lohner Martin Tillman
- Production companies
- Parkes / MacDonald Productions BenderSpink, Inc. Vertigo Entertainment
- Distributed by
- DreamWorks Pictures
- Release date
- March 18, 2005 ( 2005-03-18 )
- Running time
- 110 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $50 million
- Box office
- $164 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Ring Two is a 2005 American supernatural horror film directed by Hideo Nakata and written by Ehren Kruger. It is the second installment in the American Ring series, based on the 1991 novel by Koji Suzuki. Naomi Watts, David Dorfman, and Daveigh Chase reprise their roles from the first film, with Simon Baker, Elizabeth Perkins, and Sissy Spacek joining the cast. It also marks the feature film debut of Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
The Ring Two was theatrically released in the United States on March 18, 2005, by DreamWorks Pictures. The film received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, who deemed it inferior to its predecessor, but grossed $164 million against a $50 million budget. A further sequel, Rings, was released in 2017.
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