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The Black Phone Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

The phone is dead. And it’s ringing.

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Dec. 7, 2022

The Black Phone

Release Date: Friday, June 24, 2022 Nationwide

Mason Thames, Ethan Hawke, Scott Derrickson, James Ransone, Madeleine McGraw, Jason Blum, Jeremy Davies, C. Robert Cargill, Ryan Turek, Christopher H. Warner

R Horror N/A

  • 3.6

85%

15%

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
Finney Shaw, 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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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Black Phone.

Crew Behind the Film

The The Black Phone behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Scott Derrickson last directed Doctor Strange and Deliver Us from Evil. The film's writer Scott Derrickson last wrote Sinister 2 and Deliver Us from Evil.

Producers
Jason Blum
C. Robert Cargill
Scott Derrickson

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for violence, bloody images, language and some drug use
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
The phone is dead. And it’s ringing.
Also known as
Not available
Language
English

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Production Details

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Key Facts

  • Adaptation of a short story by New York Times Best Seller Joe Hill.

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Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Black Phone was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, June 24, 2022. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including Elvis, Downton Abbey: A New Era and The Man From Toronto.



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