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HorroRated pickThe Black Phone
HorroRated verdict
- Directed by
- Scott Derrickson
- Written by
- Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
- Produced by
- Joe Hill, Jennifer Scudder Trent, Ryan Turek, Christopher H. Warner, Antonio Gallardo, Stephen F. Newnam, Jason Blum, Bryan Binder, C. Robert Cargill, Scott Derrickson, Jon Romano
Why it’s HorroRated
The Black Phone is a supernatural thriller with real emotional stakes and Mason Thames gives a performance of real vulnerability that carries the whole film. The period setting grounds the horror in something that feels historically specific. The phone calls from the dead provide the most inventive sequences. Derrickson directs with care and the ending earns every moment that built toward it.
Synopsis
Scott Derrickson builds the supernatural element carefully and gives Mason Thames enough to work with in a largely solo performance. The phone calls from the dead provide the most inventive sequences in the film. An emotional resolution that earns every moment that built toward it.
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Quick facts
- Release date
- June 16, 2022
- Runtime
- 1 hour 43 mins
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- Content rating
- R
- Entry type
- Movie
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