Ringu
Movie • 1998 • Horror
ReportA mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
This movie contains 37 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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MuffinHeretic
the main Characters eventually come back for their kid.
BUT the villain very much does not.
BUT the villain very much does not.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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MuffinHeretic
There is no explicit abuse, but there is implied and there is a parent murdering their child.
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Anonymous
YES actually the child murder is shown onscreen, we see her father hit her on the head and push her body into the well (though she doesn't die from it)
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MagitekVai
Sadako becomes a killer after having herself been killed
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Anonymous
Sadako's father kills her onscreen in a flashback
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Addiction
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Animal
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Assault
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MagitekVai
Ryuji slaps Reiko while they're draining the well
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Is someone held under water?
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Samara777
its kind of like yes and no, the main monster in the movie dies by water and is pushed into a well but she is not held under water but she is held under that well with water in it for a good 30 years until she dies!
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XEN0N
if you say yes, please be clear and explain why. more information always helps.
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Is someone buried alive?
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soupestsoup
A character is buried inside a well.
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Is there body horror?
57 supporters
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MuffinHeretic
One very minor: Ripped out Fingernails, but only the aftermath is seen on screen.
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Does a head get squashed?
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soupestsoup
No, but someone gets knocked heavily on the head
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Does someone become unconscious?
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A woman briefly passes out from exhaustion
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Anonymous
not onscreen, but it's implied and it's awful and gross. when he climbs down into the well he sees blood and fingernails on the wall from Sadako trying to climb out.
look away when she crawls out of the TV too because you see her hands again
look away when she crawls out of the TV too because you see her hands again
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Is someone tortured?
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Anonymous
idk who commenter means but reiko spends the whole movie having a mental breakdown about the curse and the ghost girl suffers a lot too but no one is tortured
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Does someone fall to their death?
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CharlieCharlie
Falling in a well, which eventually leads to death.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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soupestsoup
No, but there are eyes in awkward and unnatural positions
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Is there excessive gore?
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MagitekVai
Very little gore. The most we see fingers without nails and a tiny bit of blood
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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Anonymous
high schooler dies offscreen at the beginning, some more dead bodies are shown with horrified expressions
they find out that Dr. Ikuma bludgeoned Sadako and pushed her body into the well (this is shown onscreen), where she died struggling to get out
they find out that Dr. Ikuma bludgeoned Sadako and pushed her body into the well (this is shown onscreen), where she died struggling to get out
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Samara777
nope but there is talk of how some characters could have overdosed even if they haven't and never canonically did! basically, slight mention of overdose but nobody does overdose
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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nanadaiba
The kid's father dies and his mother is in danger as well, however she survives.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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CharlieCharlie
Yes, multiple ghosts. One is seen.
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Are there jump scares?
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catnip34
Very infrequently, there are some mild jumpscares, but the majority of the movie is more of an "atmospheric dread" kind of scare.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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MagitekVai
Most of the middle part of the movie takes place on an island with the ocean being prominent
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Is there audio gore?
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CharlieCharlie
Yes, a loud crunch when a character is hit on the head.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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CharlieCharlie
There is a police officer in the movie, neutral viewpoint is shown.
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Anonymous
mentioned that the girl who witnessed the death at the beginning of the movie "went crazy" and went to a mental hospital
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MuffinHeretic
It is only mentioned, but the mother of the main villain did kill herself. Said mother is shown in screen, if only briefly in a flashback.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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MagitekVai
People enter and participate in flashbacks and have mild hallucinations
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Is there misophonia?
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CharlieCharlie
Lots of gross noises happen in this movie, especially in tense scenes. Crunching and snapping can be heard. This movies relies heavily on distorted and scary audio.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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soupestsoup
There are scenes inside small rooms and a well that may give that impression.
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Anonymous
it's mentioned that the psychic woman who predicted the volcanic eruption threw herself into the volcano
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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redvyn
a woman has a flashback in the room where her daughter died.
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Noxious
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Is there shakey cam?
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Anonymous
most of the camera work isn't but there's some in the scary scenes and there's a scene on a boat during a storm
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Anonymous
YES, the corruption on the old-timey video tape footage makes it kind of flashy, and especially in the close up shots of the screen
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Paranoia
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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The end is narrated by a girl talking to her friend about the video but she says "you" in a way that makes it seem like she's addressing the audience too. In general the urban legend aspect of this movie can make it very paranoia inducing so be careful!
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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ChrisSunHwa
One of the characters in the video is pregnant, but it's hard to tell what's going on unless you know the story.
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Prejudice
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Are there fat jokes?
57 supporters
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Anonymous
yes there is, when she goes to the cabin she finds a kid's notebook and reads an entry aloud complaining that the kid is fat because both their parents are, and she smiles like it's funny. the japanese word used is a slur too
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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SiRenfield
Sadako being intersex isn’t explicitly mentioned like it is in the novels
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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MagitekVai
Ryuji is heavily implied to be in a romantic relationship with one of his university students (made more explicit in sequels)
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Religious
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
58 supporters
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Anonymous
yes, it is very definitely an unhappy ending
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Vehicular
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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soupestsoup
Not shown on screen, only implied
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Is there blood/gore?
60 supporters
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CharlieCharlie
Yes, bloody fingers and fingernails are shown.
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