The Ring

2002 film directed by Gore Verbinski
Movie film Q212804
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The Ring

Summary

The Ring is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,383 views/month, #900 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ring received the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[3].
  • The Ring's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Ring's director is recorded as Gore Verbinski[5].
  • The Ring's screenwriter is recorded as Ehren Kruger[6].
  • The Ring's screenwriter is recorded as Scott Frank[7].
  • The Ring's screenwriter is recorded as Kōji Suzuki[8].
  • The Ring's screenwriter is recorded as Hiroshi Takahashi[9].
  • The Ring's composer is recorded as Hans Zimmer[10].
  • The Ring's genre is recorded as horror film[11].
  • The Ring's genre is recorded as psychological horror fiction[12].
  • The Ring's genre is recorded as mystery film[13].
  • The Ring's genre is recorded as film based on literature[14].
  • The Ring's genre is recorded as thriller film[15].
  • The Ring's genre is recorded as ghost film[16].
  • The Ring's based on is recorded as Ring[17].
  • The Ring's based on is recorded as Ring[18].
  • The Ring's followed by is recorded as The Ring Two[19].
  • The Ring's cast member is recorded as Brian Cox[20].
  • The Ring's cast member is recorded as Naomi Watts[21].
  • The Ring's cast member is recorded as Martin Henderson[22].
  • The Ring's cast member is recorded as David Dorfman[23].
  • The Ring's cast member is recorded as Jane Alexander[24].
  • The Ring's cast member is recorded as Rachael Bella[25].
  • The Ring's cast member is recorded as Amber Tamblyn[26].
  • The Ring's cast member is recorded as Lindsay Frost[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Walter F. Parkes[28] and Laurie MacDonald[29]. The Ring's director is recorded as Gore Verbinski[5]. Screenwriters include Ehren Kruger[6], Scott Frank[7], Kōji Suzuki[8], and Hiroshi Takahashi[9]. Cast members include Brian Cox[20], Naomi Watts[21], Martin Henderson[22], David Dorfman[23], Jane Alexander[24], and Rachael Bella[25].

Publication

Publication dates include +2002-10-02T00:00:00Z[30], +2003-02-13T00:00:00Z[31], +2002-11-02T00:00:00Z[32], +2002-10-18T00:00:00Z[33], and +2002-00-00T00:00:00Z[34]. The Ring's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[35]. Genres include horror film[11], psychological horror fiction[12], mystery film[13], film based on literature[14], thriller film[15], and ghost film[16].

Subject and Themes

The Ring's main subject is recorded as supernatural[36].

Reception

The Ring received the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[3]. Reviews include 6.6/10[37], 71%[38], and 57/100[39].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Ring's after a work by is recorded as Kōji Suzuki[40]. Its followed by is recorded as The Ring Two[19].

Why It Matters

The Ring ranks in the top 0.96% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,383 views/month, #900 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What awards did The Ring receive?

Honors received include MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [24] . interfilmes.com. Retrieved . interfilmes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [3] . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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