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The Ring
Movie (2002)
Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring in order to save herself and her son.
Movie (2002)
Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring in order to save herself and her son.
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Sex & Nudity
A teen mentions staying at a cabin with her boyfriend, a woman is seen in a bra and underpants, and a character wears a wet T-shirt.
Violence & Gore
Four people and a horse die on-screen, including a suicide by electric cords and a woman throwing a child down a well.
Profanity
Profanity includes s--t, prick, bitch, and damn.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Teenagers and adults smoke cigarettes, and Vicodin is mentioned.
Frightening Scenes
The movie is very scary with intense sounds, a rapidly decomposing face, spontaneous nosebleeds, and a girl emerging from a television set.
Positives & learning
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Positive messages
Supernatural revenge is directed at innocent strangers.
Role models
Parents treated their difficult daughter badly leading to her death and supernatural revenge, while a mother frantically searches to save her son.
Representation
A mother searching frantically for answers about a supernatural curse is described as a strong central character, a narrowly worded note about the portrayal of the female lead.
Learning
Families can discuss the decision Rachel makes at the end of the film and its ramifications; this is a discussion opportunity, not proof of educational purpose.
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