The Black Phone (2021)
Directed by Scott Derrickson · 103 min · Horror, Thriller
53.3 TOPICAL score · #1,700 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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 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.
The Black Phone (2021, directed by Scott Derrickson) has a TOPICAL score of 53.3 - ranked 1,700 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and audience, and lowest on awards. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Saturn Award for Best Horror Film. Critics: 81% on Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic 65. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (6,153 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 40 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics81% on Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic 65
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (6,153 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Saturn Award for Best Horror Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 40 languages
- Still read88,072 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke (actor #243), Jeremy Davies