The Ring‘s ending provides one of the most memorable scares in horror movie history, but that often distracts from the bleakness of the story’s conclusion. Based on Koji Suzukis novel and Hideo Nakatas Japanese adaptation of the same name, Gore Verbinskis The Ring was a hugely influential horror film of the early 21st century that inspired a flood of Hollywood projects that took influence from the booming Japanese horror movie industry. Apart from that legacy, The Ring is able to stand on its own as a terrific entry in the genre with an unforgettable ending.

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