Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "cursed-videotape"

1. The Ring (2002)

PG-13 | 115 min | Horror, Mystery

A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.

Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox, David Dorfman

Votes: 375,161 | Gross: $129.13M

2. Ringu (1998)

Not Rated | 96 min | Horror, Mystery

A reporter and her ex-husband investigate a cursed video tape that is rumored to kill the viewer seven days after watching it.

Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani, Yûko Takeuchi, Hitomi Satô

Votes: 77,522

3. The Ring Two (2005)

PG-13 | 110 min | Horror, Mystery

6 months after the incidents involving the lethal videotape, new clues prove that there is a new evil lurking in the darkness.

Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Naomi Watts, David Dorfman, Sissy Spacek, Simon Baker

Votes: 101,005 | Gross: $76.23M

4. Rings (2017)

PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A young woman finds herself on the receiving end of a terrifying curse that threatens to take her life in 7 days.

Director: F. Javier Gutiérrez | Stars: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Vincent D'Onofrio

Votes: 43,239 | Gross: $27.79M

5. Ring 2 (1999)

Not Rated | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Reiko takes Yôichi into hiding when her son begins to display frightening powers. Meanwhile, Mai Takano and the authorities begin a desperate search for them, as the mysterious Ring curse spreads.

Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Miki Nakatani, Hitomi Satô, Kyôko Fukada, Fumiyo Kohinata

Votes: 14,730

6. Spiral (1998)

Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same cursed videotape that caused the death of the friend's wife and son, which is haunted by the curse of Sadako, a relentless spirit.

Director: Jôji Iida | Stars: Kôichi Satô, Miki Nakatani, Hinako Saeki, Shingo Tsurumi

Votes: 3,978

7. Rings (2005 Video)

Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Horror, Mystery

Jake, a teenager watches a cursed video tape after joining a teen cult named "Rings". Join Jake as he lives the horrifying experiences of Samara Morgan's cursed tape.

Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Ryan Merriman, Emily VanCamp, Kelly Stables, Alexandra Breckenridge

Votes: 3,117

8. Ring 0: Birthday (2000)

Not Rated | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

In this prequel to Ring, a young Sadako becomes an actress in hopes of escaping her troubled past. But strange visions and terrifying powers begin to manifest...

Director: Norio Tsuruta | Stars: Yukie Nakama, Seiichi Tanabe, Kumiko Asô, Takeshi Wakamatsu

Votes: 9,921

9. The Ring Virus (1999)

Not Rated | 108 min | Horror

After the mysterious death of her niece and other three teenagers on the same hour and with the symptoms of heart attack, the journalist Sun-ju decides to investigate their last moments. ... See full summary »

Director: Dong-bin Kim | Stars: Shin Eun-kyung, Seung-Hyun Lee, Jung Jin-young, Kim Chang-wan

Votes: 2,439

10. Sadako vs. Kayako (2016)

Not Rated | 98 min | Horror

The vengeful spirits of the Ring and Grudge series face off.

Director: Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro, Aimi Satsukawa, Misato Tanaka

Votes: 3,990

11. Ring (1995 TV Movie)

95 min | Horror, Mystery

In different parts of Tokyo, four young and seemingly healthy people suddenly die of heart failure at exactly the same moment. Reporter Kazuyuki Asakawa decides to investigate the deaths, ... See full summary »

Director: Chisui Takigawa | Stars: Katsunori Takahashi, Ayane Miura, Mai Tachihara, Maha Hamada

Votes: 597

12. The Fear Footage 2: Curse of the Tape (2020)

74 min | Horror

On 19 April, 2019, a police deputy's body camera footage from the night he disappeared was leaked. In the footage, he watched a mysterious VHS tape entitled, The Fear Footage. On September ... See full summary »

Director: Ricky Umberger

Votes: 281

13. Ring: The Final Chapter (1999)

54 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Asakawa is a journalist. He is witness to the strange death of a biker. Later this day, he learned that his niece Tomoko died suddenly of heart failure at the same time as the biker .So, he... See full summary »

Stars: Toshirô Yanagiba, Tomoya Nagase, Kotomi Kyôno, Akiko Yada

Votes: 193

14. Thrill Me! (2020)

8 min | Short, Thriller

A duo of horror hosts attempt to invoke the power of a CURSED VHS TAPE during a livestream.

Director: Andrew Bowser | Stars: Jamie Avera, Andrew Bowser, Olivia Taylor Dudley

Votes: 16

15. Video Nasty

Horror | Announced

Three teens who rent a cursed VHS and are pulled into an '80s slasher movie that threatens to trap them forever.

16. Death by VHS (2013)

Not Rated | 72 min | Comedy, Horror

A battered and mysterious VCR...A bevy of lethal video- tapes... These are the building blocks of horror in "DEATH BY VHS". A mind blowing descent into madness and death. Five shocking ... See full summary »

Directors: Scarlet Fry, Jacob D. O'Neal, David Sabal | Stars: Kian Barazandeh, Jay Bennett, Brennen Benson, Kelsee Benson

Votes: 241

17. Door 1 of the 5 Doors to Hell (2017)

80 min

After renting a cursed VHS tape of a horror anthology nobody has ever heard of, four horror lovers are sucked into the tape and forced to live out each segment alone.

Director: Chuck Conry | Stars: Ryan Grooms, Kelly Carver, Blaine Gilliam, Bj Floyd

Votes: 41

18. The Seekers (2003 Video)

78 min | Horror

A cursed videotape unleashes terror on its unsuspecting viewers who barter with their souls! Horror thriller in the traditions of THE RING and WISHMASTER.

Director: John Bowker | Stars: Felicia Pandolfi, Rob Merickel, Bob Olin, Shannon Barksdale

Votes: 87

19. The Video Store Commercial (2019)

4 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy

A desperate video store owner hires a crew to shoot a commercial in his shop. But when they accidentally destroy a cursed VHS, suddenly, all their lives are in danger.- and worse yet, the commercial may never get finished.

Directors: Cody Kennedy, Tim Rutherford | Stars: Josh Lenner, Kevin Martin, Jesse Nash, Tim Rutherford

Votes: 64

20. The Ring 'Cursed' Video (2003 Video)

Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Horror

A hidden DVD Easter egg on the USA The Ring DVD featuring the full 'cursed' video.

Star: Shannon Cochran

Votes: 8

21. FoundFlix (2015– )
Episode: Rings (2017) Ending Explained + Origins of Samara (2017)

TV-14 | 10 min | Talk-Show

Rings (2017) is the third entry in The Ring franchise featuring Samara now haunting people in the modern tech age. Here's my Ending Explained full of MAJOR SPOILERS and a look at the origin of Samara, giving you all the info you need.

Director: Chris Dandridge | Star: Chris Dandridge

22. Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series (2006– )
Episode: Rocky VII (2006)

TV-14 | Animation, Comedy

Yugi duels Pegasus over a cursed videotape and Pegasus wins, taking Grandpa's soul.

Director: Martin Billany | Star: Martin Billany

Votes: 38

23. Transylvania Television (2007– )
Episode: The Killer VHS! (2017)

20 min | Animation, Comedy, Horror

When Batfink's precious copy of a rare horror film is accidentally destroyed, Dwayne switches it out with a cursed video store rental tape. Furry gets sucked into an 80's video game and Dwayne reveals a hidden past as a pop-star.

Directors: Michael J. Heagle, Troy Antoine LaFaye | Stars: Charles Hubbell, Gordon Smuder, Jeff Neppl, Laszlo Nemesi