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The Black Phone

Never talk to strangers.

7.5(6,214)20221h 43m10

Finney Blake, 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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Status
Released
Budget
$16M
Box office
$161.4M
Language
English
Part of The Black Phone Collection · 2 films
  • mask
  • small town
  • child abuse
  • dreams
  • sibling relationship
  • kidnapping
  • sadistic
  • 1970s
  • supernatural
  • cellar
  • colorado
  • bullying

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Behind the camera

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United States of America

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Availability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereFantastic Fest25 Sept 2021
    • PremiereBeyond Fest9 Oct 2021
    • TheatricalR24 Jun 2022
    • Digital / OTTR15 Jul 2022
    • Digital / OTTRPeacock12 Aug 2022
    • PhysicalRBlu-ray / DVD16 Aug 2022
    • TVRStarz12 Feb 2024
    • Theatrical (limited)RBlumFest 202423 Oct 2024
    • Digital / OTTRNetflix12 Feb 2026
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1524 Jun 2022
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA15+30 Jun 2022
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical14A24 Jun 2022
  • AndorraAD

    • Theatrical24 Jun 2022
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical1623 Jun 2022
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical23 Jun 2022
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical1624 Jun 2022
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1623 Jun 2022
  • CroatiaHR

    • Theatrical23 Jun 2022
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical14 Jul 2022
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1524 Jun 2022

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The Black Phone was released on 16 June 2022.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    6/25/2022

    7/10

    The thing about adapting a short story for cinema is that we tend to get a great deal of padding to get it to the duration. This film is certainly guilty of that, with the first half hour spent on way too much character establishment that really has very little to do with the gist of the story. Once it does get going though, it's a cleverly crafted and well put together scary movie centred around "Finn" (Mason Thames…

  • C

    Chris Sawin

    6/26/2022

    7/10

    With supernatural dread lifted directly from the likes of _Stir of Echoes_ and _The Sixth Sense_, _The Black Phone_ features a breakthrough performance from Madeleine McGraw while Ethan Hawke’s hauntingly memorable turn as The Grabber is felt in a hair-raising sense; like someone who has unknowingly snuck up behind you and waits in your peripheral for that dramatic reveal. _The Black Phone_ is a solid, pulse racing h…

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    Manuel São Bento

    6/27/2022

    5/10

    FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/the-black-phone-spoiler-free-review "The Black Phone carries a horror premise with a supernatural touch full of potential, but it plays too safe by betting on a narrative that's too simple, predictable, and repetitive. Scott Derrickson elevates his work with a distinct style, and the fact that the main focus belongs to the protagonists developm…

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    Nathan

    7/5/2022

    8/10

    The Black Phone is a paranormal abduction thriller that balances the tension/despair of being trapped and the ghost elements very well. The movie does a great job setting up the main characters in the beginning that gives you a relationship with them and genuine desire for them to succeed. There are a few plot points that are a little questionable, but are they are minor nitpicks and didn’t pull me out of the story t…

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    Horseface

    7/24/2022

    1/10

    I had to abandon this very early on, as I couldn't see anything. I'm pretty sure it was daytime, because kids were going to school, but it was so darkly lit that it looked like late dusk. I think there was a sun in the sky, but it might have been a firefly. I put my TV on "vivid," but it couldn't remedy the problem. Maybe there's a good movie in here, but the production is clearly broken, so if you have an HDR TV, yo…

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