Directed by:
Hideo NakataCinematography:
Gabriel BeristainCast:
Naomi Watts, Simon Baker, David Dorfman, Emily VanCamp, Sissy Spacek, Ryan Merriman, Shannon Cochran, Gary Cole, Kelly Overton, James Lesure, Daveigh Chase (more)VOD (4)
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Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) and her son Aiden (David Dorfman) move from Seattle after their first terrible run-in with the tortured evil spirit Samara, relocating to Oregon. Attempting to make a fresh start, Rachel takes a job as a crime reporter at the local newspaper, instantly establishing a pluckily competitive friendship with colleague Max Rourke (Simon Baker). But when it turns out Samara (Kelly Stables) has followed their trail, taking out innocent teens along the way with her old videotape tricks, Rachel dives right back into the mystery. But Samara gets to her son Aiden first. And as a budding photographer in his own right, with a nifty digital camera that he takes everywhere, Aiden quickly finds his own way to harness the relentless ghost. (official distributor synopsis)
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