# El aro 3 (2017)

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**Original title**: *Rings*
**Runtime**: 102 min
**Genres**: Horror
**Directed by**: F. Javier Gutiérrez
**Written by**: Akiva Goldsman, Jacob Aaron Estes, David Loucka
**Starring**: Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Vincent D'Onofrio, Zach Roerig, Aimee Teegarden

> *First you watch it. Then you die.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Darkness falls on a rainy campus, a VHS tape whirring, Julia's eyes fixed on Holt, a cursed videotape spreading its influence, F Javier Gutierrez brings a new wave of horror.

**Mood tags**: dread

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 4.5/10 (45579 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 8% · Metacritic 25/100

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