The Ring Two
Movie, 2005, America, Set in Astoria, Oregon
The Ring Two is #4 of 5 in release order and #4 of 5 in chronological order in the The Ring.
The story
After the ordeal with Samara, Rachel and Aiden move to a rural town. But soon Rachel learns about the death of a girl in a similar fashion. To save Aiden, she must dig into Samara's past even further.
The Ring Two recap
The Ring Two (2005) finds Rachel Keller and her son Aidan in Astoria, Oregon, when the cursed tape resurfaces and Samara tries to possess the boy. Hideo Nakata, director of the Japanese Ring, takes over, with Ehren Kruger writing again. Rachel (Naomi Watts) works at the local paper for editor Max Rourke (Simon Baker). When a teenager, Jake, dies after trying to pass the tape to a classmate, Rachel burns the copy, and Samara (Kelly Stables) turns her attention to Aidan (David Dorfman), who runs cold and bruised. Deer attack their car. In the bath Rachel sees Samara in Aidan's place and tries to drown her, and psychiatrist Emma Temple (Elizabeth Perkins) suspects abuse. Rachel goes back to Moesko Island and finds Samara's birth mother, Evelyn (Sissy Spacek), who once tried to drown her baby. A 2005 short film, also titled Rings, bridges the gap between the first two American films. It follows The Ring.
The Ring Two ending explained
The Ring Two ends with Rachel trapping Samara in the well. The possessed Aidan kills Dr. Temple, and Rachel finds Max dead in his truck. Following a dream, she sedates the boy and holds him under the bathwater until Samara leaves him. Samara appears on television, and Rachel lets herself be pulled into her black and white world. At the bottom of the well she climbs out with Samara scrambling after her and slams the lid shut on her. She then falls from the cliff where Anna died, wakes back in the real world and is reunited with Aidan.
Post-credits scenes
No. The Ring Two has no mid- or post-credits scene.
Where to watch The Ring Two
The Ring Two is streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Philo, and MGM Plus in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 21%
Where it fits
What to watch before The Ring Two
The Ring (2002), which The Ring Two (2005) continues.
Cast
- Naomi Watts as Rachel Keller
- Simon Baker as Max Rourke
- David Dorfman as Aidan Keller
- Elizabeth Perkins as Dr. Emma Temple
- Gary Cole as Martin Savide
- Sissy Spacek as Evelyn
- Ryan Merriman as Jake
- Emily VanCamp as Emily
- Kelly Overton as Betsy
- James Lesure as Doctor
- Daveigh Chase as Samara (archive footage)
- Kelly Stables as Evil Samara
Directed by Hideo Nakata.