The Black Phone

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The Black Phone

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2022

1h 43m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Finney, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer's previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Finney.

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Critics Consensus

The Black Phone might have been even more frightening, but it remains an entertaining, well-acted adaptation of scarily good source material.

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Audience Says

With a terrific villain and a twisty story stacked with edge-of-your-seat thrills, The Black Phone is a must-watch for fans of suspenseful horror.

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Mark Kermode

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01/18/2024

It's not groundbreaking, but it's very well done.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

01/03/2023

Ethan Hawke continues his spectacular mid-career run in a rare villainous role.

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David Stratton

The Australian

07/30/2022

2.5/5

The young actors rise above their material, but Hawke is wasted as the killer.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23

8/10

The biggest pleasant surprise is the quality of the acting from the young cast. Especially Mason Thames who plays Finney, and Madeleine McGraw who plays Gwen, and has some of the best lines in the film.

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Meredith Jill Brown

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Jul 19

5/10

The Black Phone is another example of trying too hard to be cerebrally scary but failing miserably. It was all such a convoluted mess that left me beyond annoyed and speechless.

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Julian Singleton

Cinapse

Jul 12

The Black Phone reunites [Sinister's] creative team for a film that skillfully employs old-school horror and popcorn excitement with sincerity and heart.

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Brennan

Apr 19

A fun movie but far from perfect.

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luis smells like cheese

Feb 15

really good i enjoyed it a lot

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Richie

Dec 27

A little underwhelming in the horror aspect but the acting brings it home.

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W R A

10/29/2024

So much more could have been done with this as a realistic true crime story. The only "Horror" element to this was the ghosts of his victims. WAY too much coincidental happenstance stuff written into this screenplay to make the story work. You really have do a lot of mental gymnastics to believe any of it works at face value outside of the supernatural elements. Ethan Hawke delivers a great performance here and thats about it.

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Damion

10/07/2024

On edge the whole time, hoping for a part 2

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Brandon Richardson

01/13/2023

This movie is a terrifying and well-crafted experience. It’s filled with incredible performances and great cinematography. Even though it isn’t the most serious of films, it brings light to an imperative and often hard-to-discuss topic. The writers did a great job translating this to the screen and turning a short story into a feature-length film. While the new content doesn’t entirely complete the story, it adds more structure and gives the characters more depth. The Black Phone is a faithful adaptation that is absolutely worth a watch.

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Madeleine McGraw

Gwen

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Synopsis

Finney, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer's previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Finney.

Director: Scott Derrickson
Producer: Jason Blum, Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
Screenwriter: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Blumhouse Productions, Crooked Highway
Rating: R (Language|Bloody Images|Some Drug Use|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 24, 2022, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $89.9M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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