Rings

Julia grows anxious about her boyfriend Holt as he digs into a chilling urban legend about a cursed videotape that dooms anyone who watches it seven days later. She becomes determined to protect him, even as strange clues pull them toward a web of secrets. As Holt pursues the truth, they uncover a disturbing pattern linking the tape to a larger legend and a hidden history of those who tried to uncover it. The couple's efforts push them into uneasy alliances and dangerous discoveries, forcing them to confront the consequences of curiosity. The story keeps its focus on the couple's relationship under pressure while weaving in sinister imagery and escalating threats. What they find raises questions about fate and knowing.

Released in 2017 and directed by F. Javier Gutiérrez, Rings continues the Ring saga. It leans on Koji Suzuki’s original Ring material and its American film adaptations, with Akiva Goldsman and David Loucka among the producers shaping the project today.

Worldwide, Rings earned about 83,080,890 dollars against a 25,000,000 dollar budget. The film opened wide and built its revenue across North America and international markets, marking a solid return for a late stage horror sequel in the franchise today worldwide.

Rings contributed to the ongoing Ring franchise by reinforcing familiar dread around televised horror and cursed media. It kept the series in contemporary conversation through recognizable imagery and set pieces while introducing new tension around shared digital myths, echoing annoyances with online video culture and storytelling in contemporary horror discourse.

Critics gave Rings mixed reviews, praising the mood, suspense, and performances by Matilda Lutz and Vincent D’Onofrio, while noting its familiar setup and familiar scares. The film examines obsession with media, consequences of curiosity, and how fear reshapes relationships, offering a lean but effective late chapter of the series overall.