The Black Phone

The Black Phone

2022 · 103 min · EN · R · 7.5 (5,859 votes)
Dir. Scott Derrickson · Starring Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, E. Roger Mitchell, Troy Rudeseal · Music Mark Korven · The Black Phone Collection

Never talk to strangers.

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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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This film delivers a suffocating sense of dread, trapping you in a chilling, isolated nightmare. It's a grim, supernatural journey through childhood terror, where eerie whispers from beyond the grave offer a desperate glimmer of hope. The atmosphere is thick with suspense, building to a harrowing fight for survival against a truly unsettling evil.

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