The Black Phone

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Theatrical - Wide 2022-06-24

Cast Mason Thames Ethan Hawke Jeremy Davies James Ransone
Directed by Scott Derrickson
Written by Scott Derrickson

Box Office Gross: $161,441,914

Running Time: 103 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Blumhouse Productions, Crooked Highway, Universal Pictures

Genres: Horror Thriller

JoBlo's Rating

9/10

Synopsis

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... See more 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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