Cure vs The Ring
Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.7/10 for The Ring). Cure is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 1h 55m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2002). Both are horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cure
The Ring| Cure | The Ring | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Horror, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Gore Verbinski |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara | Brian Cox, Adam Brody, Martin Henderson, Sasha Barrese, David Dorfman |
Synopsis
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
The Ring
Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring so she can save herself and her son.