Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, E. Roger Mitchell, Troy Rudeseal |
Director |
Scott Derrickson |
Screenplay | Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargillg from the story by Joe Hill |
Music | Mark Korven |
Cinematography | Brett Jutkiewicz |
Editing | Frédéric Thoraval |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2021 |
Produced by | Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Crooked Highway |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Horror |
Language | None (sic) |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | None (sic) |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None (sic) |
Comments | Contains scenes of horror. |
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R: Restricted | Rated R for violence, bloody images, language and some drug use. |
Runtime | 103 |
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. |
15: Suitable for 15 years and older | Child abduction theme, Strong threat, Violence, Language, Domestic abuse |
Runtime | 103 |
British version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. |
Sex / Nudity |
Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Suggested age limit 16 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
Violence |
Sex |
Language |
Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Metacritic.com 38 critics | 13 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 249 critics | 14 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer The Black Phone might have been even more frightening, but it remains an entertaining, well-acted adaptation of scarily good source material. | 16 | |
CommonSenseMedia Jeffrey M. Anderson Violent but effective horror tale about kidnapped teens. | 10 | |
ScreenIt Jim Judy Overall, it’s a fairly gripping and certainly imaginative offering, grounded by the best kid characters and related performances in a horror flick in a long time. | 14 | |
What the People say | ||
Metacritic.com users 168 users | 14 | |
Rottentomatoes users 5000+ users | 15 | |
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter | 18 | |
IMDB 104496 Netizens | 14 | |
The Movie DB Community | 16 | |
Average .. 72% | 14 |