Film • Jun 16, 2022
The Black Phone
- Status
- Released
- Release
- June 16, 2022 (3 years ago)
- Alias
- Black Phone
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- Crime & Mystery, Supernatural & Paranormal
- Themes
- Psychological Horror, Supernatural Horror
- Origin
- United States
Cast
Mason ThamesFinney Blake
Ethan HawkeThe Grabber
Madeleine McGrawGwen Blake
Jeremy DaviesTerrence Blake
E. Roger MitchellDetective Wright
Troy RudesealDetective Miller
James RansoneMax
Miguel Cazarez MoraRobin Arellano
Rebecca ClarkeDonna
J. Gaven WildeMoose
Spencer FitzgeraldBuzz
Jordan Isaiah WhiteMatty
Brady RyanMatt
Tristan PravongBruce Yamada
Jacob MoranBilly
Brady HepnerVance Hopper
Banks RepetaGriffin
Kristina ArjonaMs. Fulgrim
Sheila M. O'RearPrincipal Keller
Rocco PoveromoChief of Police
Kellan RhudePatrolman
Gina JunBruce's Mother
Ryan CronanYoung Bruce
Scores
- Average Score
- 70.8%
FilmAffinity
- 62%
IMDb
- 69%
Letterboxd
- 65%
Metacritic
- 70%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 88%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- None >
- Violence
- High >
- Profanity
- High >
- Algohol & Drugs
- Moderate >
- Fright & Intensity
- High >
Reviews
The Arizona Republic'The Black Phone' takes 'Stranger Things'-style retro horror and makes it a lot scarier
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard Roeper’s best movies of 2022
Chicago Sun-TimesFrom the haunting scares to the ’70s vibe, ‘The Black Phone’ gets everything right
Noah BerlatskyThe Black Phone - Chicago Reader
FOX 5 New York‘The Black Phone’ review: Ethan Hawke rips and roars through this horror gem
John DeFore‘The Black Phone’: Film Review
The IndependentThe Black Phone inverts the suburban wish fulfilment of Stranger Things – review
Marisa Mirabal‘The Black Phone’ Review: Scott Derrickson Dials Into Realistic Terrors with Arresting Joe Hill Adaptation
InsideHook"The Black Phone" and the 5 Simple Rules for Locked-Door Horror
The Irish TimesThe Black Phone: Spooky tale of child abduction and maligned spirits
LAistFilmWeek: ‘Elvis,’ ‘The Black Phone,’ ‘Marcel The Shell With Shoes On,’ And Many More
Los Angeles TimesReview: If 'The Black Phone' rings, you're already in trouble
Mashable'The Black Phone' review: Ethan Hawke embodies fears of Stranger Danger generation
Radheyan SimonpillaiElvis is appropriately gaudy, periodically dazzling and grossly manipulative
Roger EbertThe Black Phone movie review & film summary (2022)
SlashFilmThe Black Phone Review: Scott Derrickson Delivers The Best Joe Hill Adaptation Yet [Fantastic Fest] - SlashFilm
Charlotte O'SullivanThe Black Phone: Ethan Hawke’s horror shouldn’t work, but it does
Jake WilsonEthan Hawke’s Grabber isn’t the only odd thing about this retro horror
Bilge EbiriThere’s a Better Story The Black Phone Wishes It Could Tell
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