| Overall: | C+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C |
| Sexual Content: | B+ |
| Language: | C- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A- |
| Run Time: | 115 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 11 Sep 2002 |
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The Ring is rated PG-13: for thematic elements, disturbing images, language and some drug references.
Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox
Studio: 2002 DreamWorks
Website: Official site for The Ring.
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
